Motorcycle safety videos usually fall into two camps: Shock horror crash gore or sensible but dull this-is-responsible-riding. Very few successfully get across a meaningful yet watchable message but this new video from the Motor Accident Commission of South Australia is the best effort so far. The Commissions other videos haven't been so well received by riders around the world with ...
- Motorcycle News
- General news
- 02 November 2009
If you’re starting out, this has got to be a question looming large in your mind – and if not yours, then definitely the mind of your nearest and dearest. The short answer is: riding a bike does expose you to more danger than most other ways of passing the time. And you need a certain amount of luck. You’re ...
- New rider
- 09 September 2009
The most common accidents that we bikers get involved in are collisions at junctions, collisions while overtaking, loss of control, either from a shunt or, and, surprise, surprise, failing to get round a bend. The key to minimizing the risk of any of these happening is anticipation, whether that’s reading the road ahead or another road users’ intentions, if you ...
- New rider
- 07 September 2009
A field bike and a patch of grass was many a teenage new rider's introduction to bikes, but these days there are a few schemes dotted around the country, many run by local authorities that give youngsters a taste of two wheels. The Auto Cycle Union has a list of national schemes. Contact Debbie Walmsley: 01788-540519. The best way to ...
So you’ve got through it. Decades of blissful riding stretch out in front of you. Well, I’ve been riding for decades, and spent almost as long studying what makes people good, happy riders (or lousy, miserable ones). So here’s my two penn’orth. You might not think that some of the stuff below looks like training, but it is. 1. Do ...
The 'First Bike on Scene' safety course run by North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Commercial Department has confirmed they will hold courses in Stoke and London and have five more locations to be finalised by the end of the year. Course instructor John Ward said, “We’re especially delighted to have secured a London venue which will held us reach ...
- Motorcycle News
- 08 March 2007
You could win a HJC AC-10 helmet worth £199 in our Motorcycle Safety Week competition, thanks to Bennetts insurance and Hein Gericke.The winner and nine runners up also receive a motorcycle safety pack, including essentials such as earplugs, wheel cleaner, chain lube, leather cleaner and visor cleaner, plus a What If? safety video.Motorcycle Safety Week runs from April 7-13, and ...
- Motorcycle News
- 08 April 2003
A Dorset based motorcycling group is offering a series of free safety presentations to motorcyclists this February and March. Presented by a qualified civilian police riding instructor, the “Dorchester & West Dorset Advanced Motorcyclists Group” courses are designed to make motorcyclists more skilled, confident and controlled on the road. Three 2hr theory presentations will be given on Friday 18th Feb, ...
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- Events
- 06 January 2011
Believe it or not, the safest way to ride through traffic is to go slightly faster than it. That way you won’t get stuck in a blind spot and the relative difference in speed between you and the cars will mean you stand out more. Further reading:Basic skills
A new motorcycle TV safety advert uses optical illusions to warn drivers how carefully they need to look for motorcyclists at junctions. The Transport for London ad was devised after psychologists found people mistakenly thought smaller objects would take longer to reach them than larger ones, even those moving at the same speed. This 'size arrival effect' could explain accidents ...
- Motorcycle News
- General news
- 18 March 2009
