Better Biking - the Official DSA Training Aid - DVD

ISBN 9780115529559
Publishers decription:
Author: Driving Standards Agency (DSA) Publisher: TSO (The Stationery Office)

This official training DVD for all motorcyclists and rider trainers provides expert advice on improving your skills and post-test rider training skills to Driving Standards Agency (DSA) standard. Learn how you can sharpen your biking skills as you watch expert trainers deliver post-test training and the assessment for the Enhanced Rider Scheme (ERS).

Key Features:

• Authoritative advice on bikes, clothing, machine checks and security with Louise Brady, presenter of 'Bikes Aloud' and 'Isle of Man TT'.
• Dip in and out of short films showing enhanced rider training being delivered on all the key skills.
• Hear the trainer analyse each film to reinforce and explain the on-road advice. Sergeant Rick Weaver - chief trainer in advanced riding for Cheshire Constabulary - demonstrates an ideal solo ride in each skill category to show the standard of riding you can aspire to.
• This DVD is the perfect companion to enhance post-test training programmes for motorcycle trainers.
• This DVD is the ideal preparation for the ERS assessment - which could cut insurance costs - for bikers interested in improving their skills.

The 'Better Biking' training section covers the following key skills:

• Bends, Junctions and Roundabouts
• Town Riding
• Motorways and Dual Carriageways
• Overtaking and Filtering
• Separation Distance
• Other Road Users
• Road Surface and Weather Conditions.

This DVD features advice from industry experts and experienced motorcycle trainers from DSA, Cheshire Constabulary and The Metropolitan Police Service.

Industry Reviews: "A mine of information for bikers, 'Better Biking' is a superb guide that anyone taking to the road on a motorcycle should watch. Everything is clearly and helpfully illustrated and the emphasis is on being safe and legal while enjoying the ride." (MotorBar, 3rd July 2008.)