MY BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE
I'm Dave Hay, owner and Rider Coach for Bison Motorcycle Safety Consultants. I retired from RCMP Traffic Services in 2009 after a total of 28 years with the Force. I have been a Police motorcycle rider since 1993 and have been riding motorcycles since 1963. I was a Senior Instructor for the RCMP Police Motorcycle course and taught it in British Columbia and New Brunswick, teaching both students and new Instructors.
My Police training includes Crash Investigation and Car and Motorcycle Advanced Police Driver courses. I'm licensed as a driving instructor under the Motor Vehicle Act of the Province of B.C for Class 6,6L,8 &8L and have been teaching New Rider courses for three different local Riding Schools. I have acted as Instructor, Trainer and Consultant for Members of the RCMP in BC and New Brunswick, plus.. Victoria, Saanich, Oak Bay, West Vancouver, Abbotsford, Saint John,Fredericton and Halifax Police Departments.
I am the former National Director (Canada) of Rider Education for the Gold Wing Road Riders Association and taught Rider Education courses and seminars in Canada and the United States for them. I have also designed and presented numerous motorcycle safety seminars in both countries. I used to hold a Racing License and have road raced, drag raced and moto-crossed in the past. My riding has taken me as far afield as Australia and the Isle Of Man TT races. My 35 plus past bikes have ranged from a Honda 50, Ducati 750 Sport, through Harleys and all the way to Gold Wings and I rode Harley Road King Police specials on duty for 16 years.
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My many awards include Educator of the Year and the Meritorious Service Award for GWRRA. I was given the BC Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Committee Award of Excellence for Traffic Safety Education. Project TT focused on education and rider training, resulted in a 58% decrease in motorcycle fatal crashes in one season.
Cut & paste for videos https://youtu.be/JJ5TfIZ2CjM https://youtu.be/X06L-ErEM5A https://youtu.be/-4IHQduKrlM
I have been deemed an "expert" in the field of motorcycle safety and riding by the Supreme Court of B.C. and have given expert testimony in court.
This video shows me demonstrating the skills required to ride a Police Motorcycle. These are the same skills that I teach all my Bison students.
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Bison is registered as a Driving School under the BC Motor Vehicle Act
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