Road safety courses
We offer various courses for motorcycle riders and drivers to help reduce the number of deaths and serious accidents. Why not take one to gain more experience when you're on the road?
A full list of upcoming courses is below:Safe Rider is a joint initiative between Norfolk Constabulary and Norfolk County Council which aims to reduce motorcycle casualties.
The scheme comprises a series of downloads to keep, a two-and-a-half hour evening session and a five hour road session. Riders will be introduced to the Police Roadcraft system - the corner stone of police riding.
The workshop provides individuals with professional advice and confirms their strengths and identifies their weaknesses as a rider.
During the road session you will receive a demonstration ride by a police rider and there will be an opportunity to have your riding assessed with constructive feedback.
Safe Rider is available to residents of Norfolk and the border towns who have a full licence including Category A2, and are not already members of an advanced riding group.
The administration of the Norfolk project is handled by a former police instructor/now Norfolk County Council's Road Safety Officer (Motorcyclists), who also conducts the evening session with a Norfolk Constabulary motorcyclist. The road sessions are conducted by serving police motorcyclists.
Booking
Enquires for inclusion in Safe Rider can be emailed to Norfolk County Council's Road Safety team. Please include your postcode in the email.
The Young Driver Education Team visit schools, colleges and other venues attended by young people, to deliver Norfolk Road Casualty Reduction Partnership’s presentation Fatal 4, It Could Happen To You.
The team consists of experienced roads-policing officers and fire officers. Their audiences of young drivers and riders, soon-to-be drivers and those likely to be the passengers of young drivers, take part in the presentation. They are encouraged to think about how they can change their behaviour and avoid bad habits. The sessions cover speeding, driving under the influence, mobile phone use and seat belts, as well as driving when tired and driver inexperience.
Since September 2011, over 80,000 young people have seen a presentation delivered by the team.
Booking a presentation
If you would like to arrange a presentation for a group of young people in a school, college or youth club or similar, please contact the Norfolk Constabulary Young Driver Education Coordinator via phone, on 07500 126061, or email.
As drivers get older, some may become less confident on the road or have specific concerns about aspects of their driving, health or mobility.
Norfolk County Council is committed to supporting older drivers through its Guidance for Older Driver programme (GOLD). GOLD can help to reassure drivers and offers a driver development session, designed to refresh skills and increase confidence.
You can book on the GOLD website.