A rider’s down and you’re first there. Would you know what to do?
Biker Down is a free course for motorcyclists across Staffordshire. Learn how to make a crash scene safe, keep an injured rider alive until the ambulance arrives, and cut your own risk on the road.
- Free
- Any licence, any age
- Trauma kit to take home
Course dates
Every course is free. Book a place below. If a date is full, join the waiting list and we’ll email you if a place comes up.
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What the course covers
The course runs in three parts, taught by people who have done this for real at the roadside.
Scene safety
How to protect the scene so nobody else gets hurt, what to tell the 999 operator, and how to make yourself and the casualty visible to other traffic.
Casualty care
Hands-on first aid for the injuries riders actually get: checking breathing, controlling serious bleeding, and when a helmet should or shouldn’t come off.
Rider skills
Why riders get missed at junctions, how to be seen, and the habits that make it less likely you’ll ever be the one on the ground.
What you take home
Everyone who completes the course goes home with a compact trauma kit made to fit on a motorcycle, and a Biker Down pin badge.
More importantly, you’ll leave knowing you could step in and help, rather than standing back hoping someone else will.
On the course
Photos from recent Biker Down sessions around Staffordshire.
Run by bikers, for bikers
The Biker Down Staffordshire team are serving and former emergency-service staff, including police motorcyclists, paramedics and pre-hospital care specialists, who give their time for free.
The course was set up in memory of PC Luke Van De Sande, who died in an off-duty motorcycle crash in 2019. It’s delivered with Staffordshire Police, the Central Motorway Police Group and DocBike.
Questions
Anything else? Email bikerdown@example.org
Does it cost anything?
No. The course, the trauma kit and the pin badge are all free.
Who can come?
Any rider of any age, ability or licence type. Pillions and people who don’t ride are welcome too: anyone can be first on the scene.
What should I bring?
Just yourself. Wear clothes you’re happy to kneel on the floor in, as the first aid is hands-on.
What if I can’t make it?
Sign in and cancel from My bookings. Your place goes straight to the next person on the waiting list.
Can you run a course for our bike club or dealership?
Yes. Email bikerdown@example.org with roughly how many people and where, and we’ll be in touch.