The HELI BIKES initiative was started to promote motorcycle rider awareness & biking safety.

With multiple years experience of dealing with motorcycle accidents whilst working air ambulances and drawing from the knowledge & experience of other emergency services, HELI BIKES was initially started to provide first hand feedback to the biking community at large. Originally within the counties of Berkshire, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire, the HELI BIKES initiative is now aiming to provide 'real' safety information to any and all motorcycle riders, locally & beyond.

This feedback is applicable to riders & pillions across the country and our experiences are shared by other air ambulances & emergency services in every region. With this in mind, we are working to develop regional Heli Bikes initiatives to further enhance our reach.

This feedback details our role as an air ambulance and other emergency services and in particular our experiences of dealing with motorcycle accidents and attempt to explain some of the reasons why they occur.

This initiative is aimed at all motorcyclists, regardless of age, gender, motorcycle/scooter & moped make & model.

The information contained herein is designed to provoke thought & open discussion on motorcycle safety, to improve rider awareness and to provide accurate & relevant information to enable sound decision making.

There are numerous reasons for accidents and a common factor is rider/driver error. As riders we are able to limit our exposure to accident incidence by riding with greater awareness of not only how we are 'riding' but also how other road users are 'driving'. We cannot affect the latter, but we are certainly able to affect the former.

The air ambulance is a reactive service as are all emergency services. HELI BIKES is intended to be a proactive service in order to help reduce incidents, injuries & fatalities on our roads by actively engaging with riders & pillions and to galvanise safety programs of various sources.

The message is the same for us all: RIDE AWARE!/RIDE SAFE!

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