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Discuss: Government Speed Control
By Tim Dickson on 02/12/2010 15:03:10
Tim Dickson is clearly a man who worries a lot. And now he's worried about the government governing our speed. How likely is it?
all to suit. But there's a dark side. The Government is experimenting with automatically speed-limiting bikes via satellite tracking. Is a future of sticking rigidly to strictly enforced limits on the cards?Quite possibly. But why us? Aren
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Government to clamp down on speeders
By Visordown News on 20/11/2008 08:14:57
Caught speeding twice? Expect to lose your licence under new government proposals
ROAD USERS who seriously break the speed limit just twice could lose their licence under new Government proposals.Announced as part of a consultation paper on speeding offences on British roads, the news comes as just one of the measures outlined
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Chilean Government wants Dakar
By Visordown News on 10/01/2008 15:48:12
Formal request to be sent next week
HE HEAD of the Chilean Tourism Service, Oscar Santelices, has said the government will back proposals to bring the Dakar Rally to South America.The news comes after this year's event was cancelled due to terrorist threats, allegedly from al-Queda. A
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Industry chiefs call for Government help
By Visordown News on 05/02/2010 13:00:01
Scrappage schemes, alternative-fuel incentives and vehicle excise costs - just a few of the topics presented to the Government by the MCIA
THE MOTOR Cycle Industry Association (MCI) has met with Government representatives with a view to gaining financial support for the motorcycle industry.MCI representatives met senior advisors, calling for equal status in the automotive field
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Government shelve fuel duty increase
By Visordown News on 16/07/2008 11:24:48
The Chancellor halts another rise in fuel costs ahead of next week's Conservative-called fuel debate
THE GOVERNMENT'S fuel price 'strategy' has gone from bad to worse after an announcement that the planned 2p increase in fuel duty, due to come into action this October, is to be postponed. The delay, the second in six months, is because of rising
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Government release SHARP helmet ratings
By Jon Urry on 12/06/2008 10:28:05
Check in here to see how well - or how badly - your lid stacks up. Some of the results are surprising.
The results of the Government’s latest safety initiative, SHARP, has caused a mixed reaction from the UK’s helmet importers with some discrediting the scheme and others supporting it.SHARP (the Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme
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Aussie Government clampdown to curb bike deaths
By Visordown News on 12/11/2008 10:33:14
Queensland Government takes tough action after 79 per cent increase in bike-related deaths
AUSSIE BIKERS are facing a clampdown as part of a raft of new measures aimed to reduce accidents.The Queensland government announced the new rules for learner motorbike riders. Premier Anna Bligh says there has been a 79 per cent increase
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Too many road signs, says Government
By Visordown News on 26/08/2010 10:12:59
Officials call on local councils to cut down on unnecessary "street clutter"
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS have callled upon local councils in England to cut the number unnecessary road signs, branding them "street clutter".Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Transport Secretary Philip Hammond have written to council leaders
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Government announce anti-congestion plans
By Visordown News on 16/07/2008 09:41:56
Multi-million pound plans in place to ease motorway gridlock
THE GOVERNMENT is due to announce multi-million pound plans to ease congestion on motorways.The plans are expected to include more use of hard-shoulders across around 500 miles of motorway system across the country during peak times.A similar
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Government announce biker death reduction plan
By Visordown News on 25/07/2008 09:11:26
'The new action plan sets out how we will work to improve the safety of motorcyclists' says Labour MP
what the Government will do to improve safety for motorcyclists and to continue to facilitate motorcycling as a choice of travel.Jim Fitzpatrick said: "Motorcyclists are the single most vulnerable group on Britain's roads today. They account for just 1
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