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Safety campaign to target Somerset roads
By Visordown News on 03/03/2009 09:08:03
Somerset Road Safety Partnership plan action after biker death toll rises
BIKERS IN Somerset look like becoming the subject of a major safety campaign this year after figured released by the Somerset Road Safety Partnership showed that motorcyclists deaths are up on the county's roads.According to the partnership
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Doohan honoured for road safety contribution
By Visordown News on 02/08/2010 08:40:54
"I'm always happy to be apart of these programs and do anything we can to make riding a motorcycle safer," says multiple World Champ
AUSTRALIA'S Gold Coast City Council has honoured former 500cc legend Mick Doohan for his contribution to the State's road safety program, which has seen a significant reduction in the number of fatalities in 2010.Doohan, who fronted the thought
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Government under fire over road safety cutbacks
By Visordown News on 02/09/2010 11:00:07
Road safety groups call for rethink over speed camera decline
THE GOVERNMENT is facing a major backlash over substantial road safety budget cuts after several major road safety organisations issued a joint statement backing speed cameras. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has joined forces
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Bikers should be seen and heard says road safety t
By Tim Skilton on 05/07/2007 18:31:15
Launch of major consultation to improve safety
County Council Road Safety Team's ongoing motorcycle safety campaign, 'Bringing Bikers Out of the Blindspot'. The Blindspot scheme was launched in 2004 to tackle issues that bikers felt posed the greatest risk.Councillor Margaret Rogers, Devon County
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Staffordshire launch biker road safety campaign
By Visordown News on 06/03/2009 09:13:17
Another county council gets another wad of cash to start another biker safety campaign
road safety across Britain, will be dedicated to reducing the number of motorcyclists involved in accidents on the county's roads.The funding, announced by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick, is the biggest awarded to any county.Staffordshire County
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Road Safety Minister unveils new SHARP website
By Visordown News on 27/05/2010 13:53:55
Thinking of buying a new helmet? Look here first
A NEW-LOOK SHARP ( Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme) website has been unveiled by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.The website gives motorcyclists the best advice and information on a choice of over 200 of the latest helmets. The site
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UK motorcycle road safety improves 32% since 1998
By Visordown News on 03/10/2008 10:44:51
Training body claim efforts to develop rider safety are making a big difference
A new report released by the RMI Motorcycle Rider Training Association (MRTA), has claimed that efforts to develop rider safety on the roads are making a big difference. The findings come in relation to the Department for Transport report
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Speed cameras face axe in road safety spending cuts
By Visordown News on 26/07/2010 10:29:20
It's 'Goodbye Gatso' for many of the UK's cash cow cameras
SPEED CAMERAS around the country face the axe following the Government's announcement to cut £38 million from the UK's road safety budget. The 40 per cent reduction in spending is likely to effect many road safety initiatives, with controversial
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Australia to employ 'bendy' road signs as part of biker safety initiative
By Visordown News on 21/10/2010 10:24:16
"It's about making the road and the roadside more forgiving for motorbike riders"
roadside furniture initiative was unveiled by Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace. The first of 76 signs to be installed along the Captain Cook Highway north of Cairns as part of a $20 million safety program.According to state statistics, motorcyclists are 30
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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
SIXTY PER CENT of the UK's A-roads are unsafe - that's the claim being made by The Road Safety Foundation following a recent research programme.Busy A roads that take high volumes of traffic between towns and villages represent the highest risk
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