The programme
The programme for this event comprises pre-recorded presentations, a live discussion session and podcasts – all of which will be free to view.
Content will be published throughout March at 10.00 each day (unless otherwise stated) commencing Monday 8 March.
If you’d like to pitch for a slot on the programme, or have any other questions about it, please contact Edward Seaman by email in the first instance.
Timed agenda
All dates and times subject to final confirmation
Week one (8-12 March)
Monday 8 March
Safeguarding motorcyclists: trialling new PRIME road markings for casualty reduction
Professor Alex Stedmon, Director, Open Road Simulation
Motorcycle Roadcraft - the Police Rider's Handbook (podcast)
Featuring: Lisa Daniels and Dan Whittle (TSO); and Inspector Colin Reid, Police Scotland
Tuesday 9 March
The Dynamics of Motorcycle Crashes
Elaine Hardy PhD
Wednesday 10 March
TBC
Colin Brown
More about this presentation (to follow)
Thursday 11 March
Know the Dangers campaign (video podcast)
Heidi Duffy MBE, Facilitator, National Young Rider Forum
Question Time
Panellists:
- Karen Cole (MCIA), Dr Cris Burgess (University of Exeter), Colin Brown (MAG) and Iain Temperton (Traject)
Friday 12 March
#ridebetter with ‘Angry Al'
Debbie Huckle, Vice Chair, 2Wheels London & Road Safety Officer, London Borough of Brent
Week two (15-19 March)
Monday 15 March
How to survive a powered two wheeler collision - a NHS trauma surgeon’s perspective (podcast)
Goldie Khera BSc (Hons), MBChB, MRCS, FRCS, Consultant General, Brighton and Sussex NHS Trust
Tuesday 16 March
The $64,000 question: Are advanced riders safer than everyone else?
Neil Greig, Policy & Research Director, IAM RoadSmart
Wednesday 17 March
Putting the 'Rider' in 'Rider Safety'
Christopher Hodder, Public Affairs Manager, FIM Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
Thursday 18 March
Understanding who 'young riders' are
Heidi Duffy MBE and Tanya Fosdick
Friday 19 March
PTWs during the Covid pandemic (TBC)
Tony Campbell, CEO, Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA)
The Science Of Being Seen (SOBS)
Kevin Williams, Survival Skills Rider Training
More about this presentation (to follow)
Week three (22-26 March)
Monday 22 March
The work of Fire Bike teams across the UK
Tony Smith, Fire Bike Team Leader & National Fire Chiefs Council Motorcycle Safety Lead, Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service
Tuesday 23 March
'Sorry mate, I didn’t hear you'
PC Paul Ennis, West Midlands Police Road Harm Reduction Team, Central Motorway Police Group
Wednesday 24 March
Workshop: how to hit a motorcyclist (2pm)
Saul Jeavons, Director, The Transafe Network
Thursday 25 March
The Ridefree initiative (tbc)
Lorraine Willis & Tanya Fosdick
An Industry which keeps doing the same things
Peter Riley, Director, Airvest Ltd
More about this presentation (to follow)
Friday 26 March
Working with YouTube Vloggers - 'Stepping into the Unknown'
John Furniss, Young Rider & Driver Officer, South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership/SY Fire & Rescue
Loss of Control
Mike Abbott MBA, Advanced Rider Coaching
More about this presentation (to follow)