Dear All

To help raise awareness and to teach vital skills, on Saturday the 10th August, RAF Shawbury hosted a “Bike Safe” Motorcycle Safety Training event.

Some 70 motorcyclists from across Shropshire and the wider West Mercia area, including serving military, veterans and civilians, attended RAF Shawbury on a wide variety of motorcycles to take part.

SAMM committee wish to thank all those who attended the presentation evening for new members. A great evening with formal presentation of certifications as well as a talk from Stuart Walker of Ultimate adventure on Skid prevention and skid control. He covered How to prevent skids, the physics behind skid, how breaking distances increase with speed as well as the technology which is used in new cars to prevent or control skidding.

Presentations were given to the below new members and New Local Observers.

Dave Duggan
Daz Coombs
Fiona Parry
Alan Allmond
Stuart Dalton
Kiaran Asthma
Jim Meaney
Steve Foskett
Chris Bickerton
Pete Allman

97% of riders find riding more enjoyable
61% actively avoided a specific accident or incident
94% make an improved use of available road space

...the statistics speak for themselves

Safe, but not bored
Positive, but not aggressive
Relaxed, but not casual...

...and have a 50% - 70% better driving record than the average driver

Throughout Shropshire, SAMM work to improve road safety through training and education to make better drivers and riders.