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Road Safety campaign budgets cut by 80%
By Visordown News on 31/01/2013 09:18:17
Cyclists get just 1/25th of the budget allocated to motorcyclists despite cycling deaths continuing to rise
reduced by 80% to £4m.For 2013, the DfT has a budget of £3.7m to spend on road safety campaigns and motorcycle-related campaigns feature heavily in the plan. This year's budget is broken down like so:£1.685 million on drink-drive campaigns£1.275 million
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Pothole 'epidemic' grips Britain
By Visordown News on 28/01/2013 13:52:00
A terrible winter for the country's road network set to get worse
POTHOLES on Britain's roads are becoming an increasingly serious and common problem, according to Warranty Direct's campaign website, Potholes.co.uk - they blame shoddy repairs.Potholes attribute the parlous state of Britain's road network
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Policewoman escapes prosecution after killing biker
By Visordown News on 14/02/2013 11:07:56
'No evidence' to prove careless driving (though she was talking on the phone...)
. Carpenter pulled out of a side road in her Peugeot 206 and hit the Honda CBF1000 ridden by David Bartholomew, 54, who died of head injuries and multiple fractures after the collision in March last year. Witnesses confirmed Bartholomew was not breaking the speed
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Two sleeping policemen
By Visordown on 05/12/2012 10:13:00
Mexican plod brings presidential motorcade to a standstill
Ask a road safety campaigner and no doubt they'll spout on about the benefits of speed humps, or “sleeping policemen” as they used to be called. But this video shows just how unsafe they can be.Of course, the fact it's a police rider – part
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French bike cops' helmet hell
By Visordown News on 07/01/2013 09:59:00
Furious French continue to defy just about everything
MOTORCYCLE officers in the Morbihan region of France are making a stand against shoddy issued kit, exercising their right of withdrawal (a work stoppage for safety reasons), specifically citing the poor state of their helmets. Patrolmen were issued
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Discuss: Should cyclists require a licence?
By Ben Cope on 20/02/2013 10:54:03
Is anyone brave enough to stop the rise in cyclist deaths?
like referring to the law when it suits them and ignoring it when it doesn't. Every other road user is bound by the laws of the land.With improved safety and the banning of careless cyclists, gradually, cycling-related deaths would decrease. The trouble
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Australian government praises bikers
By Visordown News on 05/12/2012 10:55:00
Report states that motorcycles improve the city environment
that the nations 700,000 motorcyclists and scooter riders produce lower emissions than car drivers, take up less space on congested roads and reduce pressure on city parking areas.The report states: 'The major advantage of motorcycles and scooters in the urban
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First Ride: KTM 1190 Adventure review
By Ben Cope on 07/02/2013 00:25:13
Two-thirds of KTM's 260 technicians had a hand in the 1190 Adventure project. It's a big deal for KTM but will it be a bigger deal for the opposition?
of last year after almost 10 years. When you look at the growing list of Adventure bikes, the 990 Adventure is arguably still the best bike for the type of riding these bikes pretend they get used for: unpaved roads. So it’s ironic then that in order
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Used: Knox Aegis back protector
By Christopher Dodd on 08/01/2013 14:58:51
Living with the Aegis
Aegis, it was with a view to a long term test. I am a new rider and was told by the keen advocates here at Visordown that a back protector is an essential piece of safety equipment - but I wanted to know that I'd be happy to wear it every single time I
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