UK roads go bike-friendly

New bike-focused guidelines for highway designers will make UK roads more rider-friendly than ever before.

The Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers (IHIE) published its Engineering Guidelines For Motorcycling today (April 14). They give practical advice to highway engineers on how to address our needs when they work on new road designs, layouts and traffic management.

The work has been part-funded by the BMF and covers:

The design of roads and traffic calming with motorcycles in mind

The integration of motorcycling into local transport plans

Convenient, clear and safe motorcycle parking

The way motorcycles are ridden and can react

Improving road maintenance methods and procedures

Access to bus lanes and the Advanced Stop Lines facility currently used by cyclists.

The BMF reckons they will result in better integration of bikes into the road and transport infrastructure. The IHIE Guidelines follow up and compliment the Government’s Motorcycling Strategy – which is aimed at putting us into the maintstream of transport policy.

MCN attended the launch on Thursday morning and will bring you more on how these guidelines will effect you in our April 20 issue.

Copies of the IHIE Guidelines for Motorcycling are available HERE (external site)