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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 on our roads.
In the three years between 2021 and 2023, four 16 to 19-year-olds were killed and 126 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 2024, between 8.30am and 4pm. People can complete an online form to book their free place, which can be accessed using the QR code attached.
Further workshops are due to be rolled out across Beds, Cambs and Herts in the coming months.
The workshops will include:
Those in attendance will also receive a voucher for £100 to be spent on 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. This is disproportionate.”
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