Dr Ian Mew teaching biker life-saving skills at Biker Down course in Dorset

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Important COVID-19 Update

Due to current Government guidance regarding people meeting in groups and the increase of COVID-19 transmission within the UK, BikerDown courses might not be running at this time. Please check the COVID-19 restrictions in your area and contact your local BikerDown group below for more information.

Find your local BikerDown course

To find out more information about a BikerDown course in your area, please search via the tabs below.

To find out more information and to book onto our 2022 courses, please visit our page on TicketSource.

For a full list of course dates and to book onto BikerDown in Staffordshire, please visit our page on TicketSource

To find out if a BikerDown course is running in your area, please visit the national BikerDown directory.

About BikerDown

BikerDown is a FREE course, taught only by emergency service professionals, on how to keep an injured motorcyclist alive until the ambulance arrives. It was created by Jim Sanderson from Kent Fire and Rescue Service and is taught all over the UK by emergency service personnel who are dedicated to saving the lives of others and helping the public to know what to do, should they arrive at the scene of a motorcycle collision.

The Biker Down course covers the following modules and content:

Module 1 – Managing the scene of the incident

  • How to keep yourself and the injured person safe
  • Protecting the scene from other traffic
  • Calling for help

These are all elements of the first module and when delivered by the fire service team serve to give people the confidence of getting involved when they first come across a collision, whilst reducing the risk of further injury to those at the scene.

Module 2 – How to keep someone alive until the ambulance arrives

  • ‘Snatch rescue’
  • Catastrophic Haemorrhage Control
  • Airway Maintenance
  • Helmet removal (when and how)
  • CPR

These are elements of the second module. We look for the rider of the DocBike to teach this module locally where possible. Having an air ambulance doctor or CCP who manages injured motorcyclists as a daily duty gives the course credibility and acts as a big draw for bikers to sign up.

Module 3 – How to avoid being knocked off your bike in the future

  • Visibility – making yourself seen
  • Invisibility – how to protect yourself from others who don’t see you
  • Protective riding strategies
  • Finding out about the things you didn’t know – why bikers get knocked off their bikes and how to prevent against it.

BikerDown is Free!

BikerDown is FREE. Not only that, thanks to the DocBike charity, you go home with a FREE first aid kit, small enough to fit on your bike, but capable enough to help save a life.

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