News : CSRP sponsors local Supersport Rider

10th December (Winsford, Cheshire) Ellesmere Port biker and British Supersport Cup Championship star Jenny Tinmouth is backing a national police initiative that is also being supported by the Cheshire Safer Roads Partnership (CSRP) to reduce the number of motorcycle rider casualties on our roads.

Aimed at full licence holders and working closely with the biking industry, BikeSafe is a police led initiative run by police forces across the UK that encourages members of the public to become safer and more competent riders, with police riders passing on their advanced knowledge, skills and experience. This will support riders in increasing their ability and confidence, and ultimately gaining even more enjoyment from riding a motorcycle.

“The skills I have learned on the race track can give me the edge in potentially difficult situations and I believe that all riders must continually develop their skills to ensure that we reduce the numbers of killed and seriously injured on the roads. BikeSafe is an important initiative because it promotes lifetime learning and bridges that gap between your initial training before going onto more advanced rider instruction. By working with the BikeSafe team, I’ll be able to pass on some of my experience to riders – helping them to learn new skills, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and ride in a responsible and safe way,” says Jenny.

Sergeant Rick Weaver, Senior Motorbike Instructor at Cheshire Constabulary, comments: “We’re delighted to be working with Jenny, who’ll be joining us on some of the BikeSafe dates. Together with our Bikesafe assessors, she’ll be able to provide attendees with an insight into the skills she has learned as one of the top female bikers in the country. BikeSafe is a riding skill assessment and referral scheme with the ultimate aim of encouraging riders to go on to further professional training such as the ‘Enhanced Rider Scheme’. Motorbiking has never been so popular and we want all riders to safely enjoy the freedom, flexibility and manoeuvrability that motorbikes provide.”

CSRP will be sponsoring Jenny throughout the 2010 season as she looks to retain her crown as Britain’s fastest female rider and challenge for the British Supersport Cup Championship.

For more information on BikeSafe, visit the Bikesafe website