THE CLIENT
The Dorset Doctor Bike project is the brainchild of PC Chris Smith, from Dorset Police BikeSafe, and Dr. Ian Mew, an intensive care and air ambulance doctor.
Originally, the focus of the initiative was to equip the local motorcycle community with key life-saving skills; knowledge and expertise that might prove vital at the scene of a road accident. This would be achieved by offering Biker Down courses, an interactive trauma aid skills session, at BikeSafe events across Dorset.
Not content with simply offering training to riders of all ages and experience levels, Dr. Ian Mew had ambitions to take the project to the roadside and so...Dorset DocBike was born.
Through Dorset Police, PC Chris Smith was able to source a BMW police-spec motorcycle and rebranded it as the country’s first mobile ‘Doctor’ bike.