Thames Valley Police launch ACPO RIDE

[TC]

Thames Valley Police is about to launch its new ACPO RIDE (Rider Intervention Developing Experience) early next month.

The safer rider scheme will involve the Thames Valley safer Roads Partnership, Drive Tech and partners from local authorities.

The scheme is an educational workshop aimed at reducing accidents.

Riders wil be referred to the programme when they are involved in a collision where they are cnsidered at fault or partly at fault, caught riding carelessly, failing to conform to traffic signs, when not in proper control and for certain speed offences.

The classroom based sessions will encourage riders to question their ability and make them aware that reckless, careless or anti social riding makes them vulnerable, and non offending riders will also be encouraged to attend the RIDE scheme.

My sources are unable to advise me at the moment whether attendance on the course will be a substitue for a prosecution or whether it will be in addition to a prosecution, I will let you know once I know.

[Samray]

Presumably this will be at the riders expense?

Riders wil be referred to the programme when they are involved in a collision where they are cnsidered at fault or partly at fault, caught riding carelessly, failing to conform to traffic signs, when not in proper control and for certain speed offences.

That sounds like a 'catch all' if treated as such.

There will be accusations of yet another money cow.

[Kwackerz]

I think a certain amount of rehab training is a good thing should it be proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that the rider was or is lacking in certain riding skills.
Riding is a constant learning curve, sometimes people do drop back, or behind and something like a collision can serve to show this, to highlight it. A solution to bring the rider up to speed (pun intended) would be some form of corrective riding training.. as mentioned above..
What I do like Sam, worry about is it becoming a cash cow.