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

.Here's a dictionary definition of character:1. The combination of qualities or features that distinguishes one person, group, or thing from another.2. A distinguishing feature or attribute, as of an individual, group, or category.3. Genetics A structure

to shoot out into your path. The more space you give yourself, the more chance you have to avoid an accident.DON'T PUSH IT PAST STATIONARY TRAFFICIf the traffic's at a standstill, it might seem like a good idea to wind open the throttle and push on or get

’re a man and you have a scooter with a blanket, you need to have a word with yourself.Hi VizDoes hi-viz really reduce accidents? It’s not up to me to tell you how to be safer, but all I’ll say is 15 years ago everyone took the piss out of anyone wearing

.The first person to die on the TT course was Victor Surridge in 1911 (also the first person to die on the Isle of Man in an automotive accident). In its 104 year history, 134 riders have died on the TT course, that's an average of 1.34 deaths a year