Free BikeSafe offered

[TheArchitect]

On my way to work this morning got pulled over in Stamford Hill by what seemed to be a police check point. Had a balding rear tyre and a slightly small plate so was fearing the worst!

It transpired that all the officers were police bikers and they were just there to offer riders the opportunity to join a free bikesafe course (usually £50 i was told). Anyway they're doing this corporate thing where your company can get involved and have all the bikers in the office attend the course for free, but the company has to provide facilities for the classroom bit to take place. Individuals are able to do it too without company involvement.

The scheme is backed by TFL and organised by the Met so it seems to be well organised, mainly targeting commuters but all are welcome as long as you live/work in London.

Anyway, if anyone is interested I can give you the email address to contact them for more info.
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[c_dug]

Definitely interested
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[TheArchitect]

Email [email protected] with subject line BikeSafe-London Corporate - METOP.

Just ask them for more info on the Free Rider Skills Days and voucher code.
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[P.addy]

Please say you popped a wheelie after their lecture

[TheArchitect]

[stinkwheel]

Pulling people over to tell them this still strikes me as a total abuse of their power of stop.

They pulled this shit on me a few years back. Pulled me over on a blue light on a back road near Moffat. I told them when asked that no I didn't have time for a chat, didn't want a chat anyway now I'm stopped, wasn't interested in their bikesafe scheme, didn't want any freebies off them and that I object to being pulled over and stopped at the side of the road by the police for no good reason.

Instead of thanking me and appologising for wasting my time, they decided to make it into a vehicle check, questioned me about where I'd been, where I was going and what I was doing and issued a producer.

I wrote and complained to the chief of traffic police. His reply was along the lines of "If, having been stopped, you say you don't want to stand and listen to our road safety talk, you are a suspicious person and should expect to be questioned.".

As such, the police can roll their bikesafe roadcraft book into a tight cylinder and shove it up their arse as far as I'm concerned. If they choose to advertise it by abusing their power of stop to hassle motorists going about their business they can fuck off.

I have no objections to them setting up shop at a popular bike meeting spots and engaging people in conversation who showed an interest.
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[Rogerborg]

You mean to say that having more of your time wasted, being treated like a criminal and made to prove your innocence didn't win your trust, gratitude and friendship?

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[Aceslock]

They are doing the same course for free in my county, although the plod are not pulling you over to tell you.......(heard it on the local radio station)

So i have booked in to do it, apparently it can reduce your insurance premiums? Seems like a no brainer to me
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[Rogerborg]

[stinkwheel]

[CieL]

I got an invitation left on my bike at work the other day to one of these courses. It had a unique code on it to get the free session. A nice surprise.

Stinky...you remind me of one of those people who think life is s**t without realizing they suffer from depression. Anger management, maybe?
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[Doovy]

Well.

I was stopped at the front of the lights indicating right at Bow Road roundabout (the very dangerous one in London for cyclists), where there have been quite a few coppers standing at the lights over the past year or two now and again.. when one leathered up biker cop walked over to me and said "Free bikesafe course!" and handed me a bit of paper.

I haven't looked at the paper yet, it's in my jacket in my locker downstairs. So I wasn't pulled over, but just handed the info whilst stopped. Fair enough.

Would be my second free bikesafe day if I did it - my previous was free as I was 20 at the time and they were doing a free course for anyone under 21.

However last time I was on a un-restricted Hornet with a 33bhp license, 12" micron stubby can and a single bar end mirror

I'll see if I can be bothered again for the laugh.
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[Kris]

[Doovy]

I'm sure it would be a general 'offer', rather than individual unique identifying codes for each flyer handed out - I'll get the details posted up when I get it from my jacket shortly
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[TheArchitect]

[Amber Phoenix]

Have blagged a discount code, however if you want to book you will find pretty much all the Saturday dates are already fully booked. Still worth booking a day off work for though.
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