Road safety 

RIDE Scheme

The Thames Valley Rider Intervention and Developing Experience (RIDE) Scheme aims to enable novice and experienced motorcyclists to gain a better understanding of the dangers and potential consequences of their riding decisions.

It ultimately aims to reduce the number of motorcyclists and passengers killed or seriously injured on our roads.

RIDE is a road safety initiative by Thames Valley Police and the Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership. It is managed and delivered by Drive Tech (UK) plc. RIDE is part of the National RIDE initiative.

To attend a RIDE course, the following criteria must be met:

• You must have been involved in a road crash, or committed an endorsable offence, where the police have investigated the circumstances and feel that you have a case to answer in court. RIDE is offered to riders who: have been riding in a careless or inconsiderate manner, not in a position to exercise proper control, failing to follow traffic signs and signals, or exceeding the speed limit.
• You must possess a full motorcycle licence.
• You must book your workshop within a maximum of 14 days.
• You must attend your workshop within two months (60 days) of booking.
• You must complete your workshop within 140 days of your offence.
• You must meet the terms and conditions. View the scheme's terms and conditions (opens new window).

RIDE aims to:

• Encourage riders to reflect on their own riding experience.
• Help riders to make better and more informed driving decisions.
• Provide new ideas and approaches for dealing with different riding situations.

Visit the Drive Tech RIDE website (opens new window) for more information.