Well worth it. A random conversation with a friend in 1999 led to us both booking and passing our direct access motorcycle test on the same day. From then on motorcycling has been my passion and has provided many happy experiences and memories. I’d talked about advanced training for years and never got round to […]

Cars – Cheif Bike Observer, Obesrver, Masters (Distinction), Police Advanced Driver Class 1, Police Advanced Driving Instructor, Police VIP Driver and Instructor, Police Tactical Pursuit and Containment Instructor, Skid Recognition and Correction Instructor. Motorcycles – National Observer, Masters (Distinction). I joined the police in 1985 and retired just over 30 years later. I spent most […]

A recycled (mid aged) beatnik, I first became an IAM driver 25 years ago, and wanted to repay the efforts of my observer in bringing me up to the required standard so volunteered to act as an Observer. Having driven virtually everything that has wheels (or tracks) from Unicycles to 70 ton HGVs, I found […]

I have been riding bikes on the road since I was 16 years old. Over the years I have ridden a variety of bikes from sports bikes to tourers and I also raced in moto cross for a few years. Track days taught me about bike handling at high speed, and although legal speed restrictions […]

I’ve always been a keen motorcyclist and driver; in fact, there are not many things I haven’t ridden or driven over the last 35 years,  thanks to her Majesty’s Government. However, I thought it was about time I learned how to do it better, which would in turn make me a safer rider and driver, […]

From childhood, I’ve never been without a motorcycle and at 9-years old my Father gave me responsibility for restoring an old Matchless. I enjoy building and maintaining motorcycles as well as riding them, hence my choice of career in Engineering rather than following my family tradition in Medicine. I’ve received bumps and scrapes along the […]

In today’s world there are more and more vehicles on the road and everyone seems to be in a hurry to get where they’re going, learning how to ride/drive is a very big achievement and some think it’s a walk in the park. I’ve always had a big interest in anything that had an engine […]

I served thirty-one years with Cumbria Constabulary, the last twelve as a Traffic Sergeant. During this time I drove both patrol cars and Police motorcycles and was involved in Bikesafe both locally and as the North West Regional Chairman. I was involved in many road safety initiatives and unfortunately I saw first hand on many […]

I’ve been riding motorbikes from the tender teenage annoying age of 15. It all started in the grounds of the old Souter Point lighthouse just down from South Shields on my fiends BSA bantam 175cc which he was given by a retiring lighthouse keeper. From the moment I started riding this bike…. I was addicted. […]

Hello, my name is Leah, I pride myself on being friendly and approachable and I enjoy driving and meeting new people. I am an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) living in Cockermouth and I am also an Advanced Driver and Local Observer for IAM RoadSmart. I am extremely happy to be associated with Carlisle and West […]