Warwickshire Safety News
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Riding and Road Safety Report, Spring 2010
By Niki Inglis - Safety Rep |
| The first thing to report is after many years of dedicated work FRAN PENN has decided to step back as County Rep, but will remain working as an examiner. We owe her a huge thank you for all the work she has done to develop and promote Road Safety in Warwickshire over the last 20 years. I hope that I can continue this work with the same enthusiasm as Fran has always shown. |
Following this news – we are actively looking for new venues. Venue requirements:
• Bare minimum fenced area for simulated test 20m x 40m; can be an arena but a level field is ideal • Room for the theory test with seating and writing facilities.
• Road route needs to include a minimum of two right turns and two left turns and a period of trot.
• A reasonable amount of traffic, although heavy traffic is not desirable. The route and facilities need to be risk assessed by two examiners and the charge for this is £35. |
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Training is best undertaken by a registered trainer or examiner to ensure this is up to date. A minimum of eight hours training is recommended, this would be split between theory and practical sessions. This is ideal during the dark winter evenings planning ahead to better weather for the test date. The test date needs to be booked through your county rep and needs a minimum of eight candidates. Everything you need to know about the test and the syllabus are available to download from the BHS website; follow the links to Safety and the Riding and Road Safety Test. Looking forward to meeting you and working with you to make Warwickshire the best county for Road Safety. The more people we can encourage and educate through the test, the more the driving public will see and understand the horse's place on the road. Consistency pays off – the more riders who have passed their test, the more everyone will ride the same and use the same signals therefore the driving public will start to appreciate and improve their expectations.
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Annual Report 2008/9 - Safety
The Safety Team organises Riding and Road Safety training and examinations in the county. During the year, 10 tests were held, for the maximum of 12 candidates per test. Of the 120 candidates, 95% achieved a pass and the remainder have since retaken and passed the exam – well done to them all! We have several test venues in the south of the county but are searching for test centres north of Coventry |
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In today’s society, the need to get from A to B quickly is very dominant. This results in busier roads and a higher volume of fast traffic on previously “quiet country roads”. Add to this a higher proportion of drivers in rural areas who are not used to the rural way of life and the profile of “safety” becomes very high. |
Warwickshire fully supports the need to educate both drivers and riders in order to make riding on our roads safer. Our main tool is the Riding and Road Safety Test and the training required to pass the Test. We run tests regularly at various venues in the County – Warwickshire College, Rookery Farm, Ettington, Seecham Equestrian Centre, Tamrin Farm, Warwick and Bubbenhall Bridge, Leamington Spa.
To organise a test, we need to have:
· a minimum of 8 candidates
· a suitable venue which has a safe area for a simulated route e.g. a paddock or school, an area to do the theory paper and a suitable road route · the venue risk assessed |
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If you are interested in either taking the Riding & Road Safety Test or want us to organise a test at your venue, please contact either Fran Penn, County Safety Representative on 07792649450 or Nikki Inglis, Committee Member and Examiner on 07815157871. Alternatively, contact the Safety Office at the BHS on 01926 707700. If you do not have access to a horse, some of the centres running tests will be able to provide one.
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Stop press: New examination centres - especially north of Coventry - are needed! If you think you may have a suitable venue, please contact Fran or Nikki as above.
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If you would like to contact the safety officers please click here to email them
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