Motorbike workshops launched in Hertfordshire to combat young adult injuries

Hertfordshire Constabulary is participating in a joint-policing operation designed to lower collisions involving motorbikes.

The Road Policing Unit (RPU) in Beds, Cambs and Herts are launching new biker workshops for 16 to 19-year-olds with the aim of reducing the number of young motorcyclists killed or seriously injured. One-hundred-and-twenty-six were seriously injured whilst driving a powered-two-wheeler across the three

counties. In total, 441 riders were involved in road traffic collisions.

The first workshop will be taking place at the Joint Emergency Services Academy in Stevenage on Sunday 7 April between 8.30am and 4pm.

Interested parties can complete an online form to book their free place, which can be accessed using a QR code.

Further workshops are due to be rolled out across the three counties in the coming months, police say.

The workshops will include:

 An observed ride by police riders and slow riding course.

 Learning the importance of the correct PPE.

 Immediate first aid.

 A VR session on hazards on the roads.

 Learning basic maintenance.

Those in attendance will also receive a £100 voucher for protective equipment.

RPU Inspector Pete Scholes said: “It’s so important to work with this age group, as they are most at risk of being killed or seriously injured on our roads.

“We want to implement good techniques and knowledge from a young age, to ensure riders stay safe on their bikes. Being on a motorcycle can be dangerous; they make up approximately 3% of all traffic, but nationally in 2021, motorcyclists accounted for 20% of those who were killed or seriously injured on our roads.”