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Motorcycle accident? Here's what you're most likely to hit
By Ben Cope on 22/06/2010 15:10:18
Europe-wide study's results show grim reality of a motorcycle accident
A EUROPEAN study of 921 motorcycle accidents reports that you've got a 60% chance of a car being your collision partner during an accident.The study shows what the collision partner was and not what the cause of the accident was. In 60% of cases, a
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Motorcycle accident? Here's where you're most likely to get injured
By Ben Cope on 26/05/2010 11:53:23
European study tells us where we're most likely to get injured during a motorcycle accident
A Europe-wide study of 921 accident cases over 3 years has been analysed and the results published in this infographic. The results chart damage sustained in a motorcycle crash but not all cases were walking wounded, 11% of the accident cases were
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Carlo Cudicini in hospital following motorcycle crash
By Ben Cope on 12/11/2009 21:36:36
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper in hospital with severe injuries after motorcycle accident
PREMIERSHIP footballer Carlo Cudicini has been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, which took place on Thursday morning in East London.Cudicini, who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur, collided with a Ford Fiesta while riding his BMW
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What it's like to slide under a truck..
By Ben Cope on 23/04/2011 07:56:17
First-person video gives you a scary look at a close encounter
No-one wants to end up under the wheel of a truck, but that's exactly what happens to this guy's bike (and leg). Close call.Bonus points if you can guess the bike he's on.
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Biker-friendly central reservation
By Ben Cope on 11/08/2009 12:26:43
Spanish company design new central reservation that aims to lower threat to bikers
THIS CENTRAL reservation barrier could limit injuries and deaths to bikers if it were introduced in the UK.Developed by two Spanish companies, the barrier is designed to mount onto an existing central reservation.Instead of leaving the normal exposed uprights that pose a serious ...
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Cycling with headphones? You deserve to crash
By Ben Cope on 17/09/2009 10:13:47
If you don't look after yourself on the road, don't expect others to either
You may have made your mind up about this piece already, seeing as I'm the Ed of a motorcycling website, you'd expect my views to be totally biased towards motorcyclists and against everyone else. We minorities always stick together, right? Wrong.I love cycling, I respect people ...
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Discuss: Should cyclists require a licence?
By Ben Cope on 20/02/2013 10:54:03
Is anyone brave enough to stop the rise in cyclist deaths?
AS BIKERS, we appreciate our vulnerability. Being 'at risk' is a part of our lifestyle we all accept and often embrace but that doesn't mean we don't get it wrong. Motorcycles can be dangerous but the number of bikers dying in accidents continues
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Helmet vs. No helmet: some figures
By Ben Cope on 20/07/2012 08:35:14
If you don't like pie-charts, look away now
, said: "Helmets don't prevent accidents."Good one, Vince!
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That crushing morning commute...
By Ben Cope on 28/01/2013 10:42:12
...and you think you had a close shave on the way in?
Sometimes, as this scooter rider probably realised, it doesn't pay to be eager at the lights..
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Inside the mind of Valentino Rossi
By Ben Cope on 01/09/2010 18:14:10
One of the UK's leading graphologists analyses Valentino Rossi handwriting from a note he wrote to his team and offers remarkable insight
Valentino Rossi is the most famous man in motorcycle sport and one of the most famous sportsmen on the planet and yet, not much is known about him personally. He's guarded by a close inner circle and rarely lets the outside world in.Until now.Visordown has had the handwriting of ...
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