HANOVER is known for its long stretch of white sand beaches, sugar cane, and proliferation of motorcycles. Petal Gayle, 26, is one of those motorcycle drivers.

She was one of 21 participants, and only female, attending Youth Innovation Centres motorcycle safety workshop in Lucea last Sunday. The event, hosted by Back To Basics (BTB), was free to the public.

“I heard about the programme through my company Celebration Brands. They recommended that I attend,” Gayle told the Jamaica Observer’s weekly Auto magazine yesterday.

A sales representative for Celebration Brands Limited, she uses her motorcycle — an India-made 200cc Special Edition — daily for doing work in the neighbouring parish of St Elizabeth.

“I also have a small bar and I use the bike to carry goods for it,” she said.

The 26-year-old said she has been riding since 19, picking up tips and a few lessons from an ex-boyfriend. Yet, with seven years of riding behind her, she still found the BTB workshop a revelation.

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