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The Blood Runners - Emergency Riders
By Jon Urry on 04/10/2011 11:33:33
We spend a night shadowing SERV riders who give up free time to transport emergency blood between hospitals to give those in need a fighting chance
a biker was knocked off and rushed to hospital. His mates, who were out riding with him, followed the ambulance to the hospital only to be told by the staff that they were out of his specific type of blood. A biker volunteered to ride to a nearby
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Bloodrunners - the real thing
By Tim Skilton on 29/12/2007 16:34:36
Lancashire volunteers to transport emergency blood by bike
ago by volunteers who transport emergency blood supplies at night.The aim of the charity is to provide a free out-of-hours service to transport blood and other urgent medical items for NHS hospitals.Anyone interested in volunteering or sponsoring
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Drink drive limit unchanged
By Visordown News on 22/03/2011 11:19:28
Government u-turns on lowering blood alcohol limit
per year.Transport Secretary Philip Hammond could have brought the blood alcohol limit down in line European but has said the government will instead concentrate on “greater enforcement and education”. RAC survey data suggests 90% of UK motorists
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US drink-related bike deaths on the increase
By Visordown News on 29/08/2008 10:29:45
Latest government report shows car drivers are getting the anti-drink-drive message while bikers are not
13,000 people were killed in crashes in which the driver had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08, the legal limit in the United States, or at higher levels. Overall, alcohol deaths were down nearly 4 percent compared with 2006, when nearly 13
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Drink-drive limit set to be lowered
By Visordown News on 08/01/2010 15:29:41
Government launches review into drink and drug driving laws
NEW ROAD road safety legislation announced yesterday could reduce the drink-drive limit to the equivalent of one pint of beer, or half a glass of wine.The plans, announced by Transport Secretary Lord Adonis, could also see the implementation of a
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Ducati to debut exotica at MCN London Motorcycle S
By Visordown News on 04/01/2007 17:29:23
Hypermotard, 1098 and exotic Desmosedici on display
and the last MotoGP win of the season, are famous for their blood red bikes. They'll debut the awesome 1098, the ultra-exotic and limited edition Desmosedici RR MotoGP replica plus the extreme Hypermotard. Ducati 1098 ... stroke it at the MCN London show
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Mar 2009
By Niall Mackenzie on 13/03/2009 10:26:35
Ex-Grand Prix legend turned superfast roadtester Niall Mackenzie meets a very nice man... and Gordon F!@KING Ramsay!
in Inverness on a cold, wet day and then have to be chauffeured home to the Midlands with me up front and my bike on the back of a nice warm Iveco transporter. I figured even if that only ever happened once every ten years the annual premium of £80 (and wifey
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Living with a 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6
By Andy Stevens on 16/06/2008 11:51:11
Andy loved his R6 and rolled around on it like a cut-price Rossi. Here's his review
tyres - £224 Any good tyre retailerMILES: 4566Septmeber 2008As I write this I have cotton wool in my ears to stop the blood dripping out and staining my shirt! A few months back I said I didn’t feel the need to upgrade the R6 in performance terms because
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Long in the Tooth Racing
By vegnomeat on 18/04/2007 09:49:23
A triumph of money over talent and ability
to transport the bike to the circuit, to sleep in on weekend meets and to carry my spares, extra wheels and tools etc. So I bid on a 1985 Renault Trafic 2.1 Diesel on ebay with tax and test for 7 months and lo and behold I won at £396.00. So tomorrow I catch
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