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Two bikers airlifted from M6 crash
By Visordown News on 22/06/2010 13:01:24
Motorcyclists involved in multivehicle pile up on busy motorway
TWO MOTORCYCLISTS were seriously hurt in a crash on the M6 in Cheshire. They were airlifted to hospital, as shown in the video above.The crash was a multi-vehicle accident with cars and motorcycles involved. The southbound carriageway was closed
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Bike cop serious after training accident
By Tim Skilton on 13/06/2007 14:12:09
Police motorcyclist injured on M61
A POLICE motorcyclist on a training ride suffered serious injuries after crashing into a motorway barrier.Allegedly, he was riding along a slip road from the M61 to the East Lancs Road when he careered into the central reservation barrier
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EU orders wire-rope barrier review
By Tim Skilton on 09/10/2007 09:26:28
'Cheese-cutter' barriers branded lethal for motorcyclists
Wire crash barriers...lethal to motorcyclistsTHE EUROPEAN UNION have ordered a review of central wire rope barriers on motorways following increasing concerns over incidents involving motorcycles.The wire barriers are mainly seen in Ireland
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Study: 1-in-4 fatal or serious crashes involves a motorcyclist
By Visordown News on 30/06/2010 09:39:51
Single carriageway roads six times more dangerous than motorways
A SURVEY conducted by the Road Safety Foundation has revealed that one-in-four fatal or serious crashes on the Britain's A-roads or motorways involves a motorcyclist.The report, entitled Saving Lives for Less, found that a third of all fatal
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Disemboweled biker to make full recovery
By Visordown News on 25/06/2008 10:21:52
US motorcyclist survives horror crash with central reservation
A KANSAS biker who had his intestines torn out of his body during an horrific accident at the weekend is expected to make a full recovery.According to police reports, the biker was exiting a motorway on Saturday when he lost control of his bike
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Spanish test new bike-friendly barriers
By Visordown News on 01/07/2008 11:02:27
New impact-absorbing composite barrier much safer than metal equivalent, says manufacturer
Crash test dummy meets new barrierAFTER ALL the talk about safer crash barriers on motorways, it looks like the Spanish have made something of a breakthrough.The Tecnivial company have developed a motorcyclist-friendly barrier system out of a new
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Cat and Fiddle declared most dangerous biking road
By Visordown News on 25/06/2009 11:29:07
Sixty per cent of UK A-roads unsafe according to the Road Safety Foundation
also shows that motorcyclists are more likely to be killed in road crashes than other road users. Bikers account for just two per cent of road travel but 16% of all road deaths. They are four times more likely to be killed in a road crash than pedal
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Biker hit by wooden plank on M25
By Visordown News on 28/08/2009 13:55:32
Police seek witnesses after motorcyclist suffers "life threatening" injuries
A MOTORCYCLIST suffered life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a wooden board that fell from the back of a vehicle on the M25.Police closed the motorway between junctions 7 and 5 after the biker was hit by a plank, which fell off what
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South Yorks police appeal for info on A57 crash
By Visordown News on 23/07/2007 13:22:30
A57 horror smash leaves Yamaha rider disabled
POLICE have today renewed their appeal for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision in which a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries.Mr Gordon Swift of Dinnington was travelling along the A57 on his Yamaha motorcycle when he was in collision
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Rush Hour
By Simon Bowen on 12/10/2007 16:10:24
Woke up. Fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and drank a cup and looking up, I noticed I was late...
of that alarm clock-style invasive violence beating up your karma: a packed bus, a car in a jam, a heaving platform, a full train...Or you can be inside a crash helmet, grinning like a man - or woman - possessed, just you and your route to work. The idea
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