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PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS FOR OBSERVERS ONLY
Hi all,
I have lined up Kevin Williams to present on 19th Jan 2025 at 11:00, Dial Post Village Hall.
This presentation will be free to all observers and should be an excellent session covering training.
I am not setting this up as a Facebook event, as it is not open to all.
Please let me know if you will be attending (no need to copy everyone, just me), so I have an idea of numbers.
Regards
Iain
Here is a brief introduction to Kevin:
PRESENTER: Kevin Williams MSc – inveterate biker, serial writer, scientific thinker… rider coach, safety advocate, speaker, creator of ‘Science Of Being Seen’ (SOBS).
I’ve been riding motorcycles for a living for most of my adult life. After 16 years as a courier, I spent 12 years from 1995 to 2007 working with learner riders as a CBT then one of the first DAS instructors in the UK. In 1997 I set up ‘Survival Skills’ as an independent post-test training school, gaining a BTEC as a rider coach. I’ve worked with thousands of riders at all levels from complete novices to police motorcyclists wanting to try something different.
I’ve written the ‘Staying Alive’ column for MAG for over 20 years and self-published a range of books. I’ve worked on various rider safety schemes; Bucks County Council’s ‘Be a Better Biker’ scheme, Somerset Road Safety Partnership’s innovative multi-format ‘Rider Skills’ days at Castle Coombe circuit, and with Kent Fire & Rescue Service on their ‘Ride Skills’ days at Brands Hatch from 2014 until 2019.
I researched and storyboarded the ‘Lucky 13’ cartoon series for ACEM (the European Motorcycle Manufacturers Association) and in 2011 I created the ‘Science Of Being Seen’ (SOBS) presentation as the third ‘crash prevention’ module for Kent Fire & Rescue Service’s innovative ‘Biker Down’ courses. The module looks at the causes of the SMIDSY collision, addresses why hi-vis clothing and day-riding lights aren’t a full answer to motorcycle conspicuity issues, and concludes with proactive approaches to staying out of trouble. As part of the KFRS team, we won a Prince Michael of Kent International Road Safety award in 2012. SOBS forms the background to the ‘Thinking Rider’ video currently used by some FRSs. In 2020, SOBS was delivered online as part of the RoadSafety GB motorcycle awareness week, and to viewers worldwide as one of the presentations in the US-based REVVTalks series.
At the invitation of the New Zealand Transport Agency I have three times toured New Zealand as a keynote speaker on their ‘Shiny Side Up’ rider safety roadshow. I have also acted as a consultant for the Transport Research Laboratory examining rider training in London, including BikeSafe.