A CHARITY founded in Dorset that works to save lives on our roads has been recognised with a Royal award.

Docbike has won the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its exceptional contribution to motorcycle injury prevention.

The awards, organised by RoadSafe, recognise outstanding achievement and innovation at organisations worldwide that help to improve road safety.

DocBike works in collaboration with partners on a national level to reduce deaths and serious injuries on the UK’s roads due to motorcycle collisions.As well as providing roadside critical care, the charity helps motorcyclists become more skilful riders and reduce their risk of being involved in a collision, by sharing its research and experience from attending collisions, along with championing BikerDown and seeking further rider training.
The Judging Panel which included representatives from Highways England and RoadSafe recommended to His Royal Highness that DocBike should receive an award.

Chris Smith QPM, co-founder and trustee of DocBike, said: “Working alongside Dr Ian Mew at the scene of road traffic incidents, it was clear that we needed to reduce the number of motorcycle collisions on our roads and would be able to engage more effectively with riders in high-risk groups, if we tried something new.
“Since starting DocBike as a project in 2013 with the support of Dorset Police as our partner, our motorcycle injury prevention work has gone from strength to strength.
“This award recognizes the exemplary efforts of those who have helped us over the years and continue to do so into the future.”
Fellow co-founder Dr Mew added: “DocBike helps to keep bikers on two wheels in three ways. Firstly, we provide critical care to any member of the public who needs life-saving intervention, not just motorcyclists; secondly, we teach members of the public how to manage the scene of a motorcycle crash and show them how they can help keep someone alive until the emergency services get there; and finally, we share our experience of why motorcyclists crash and give bikers tips and tricks from some of the UK’s most experienced riders, to help them become a more skilful rider and be less likely to be involved in a collision in the future.”
The award was presented by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent during a ceremony at The Savoy in London on December 13.