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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

Safety advice for bikers
By Tim Skilton on 31/07/2007 14:19:31
New leaflet to give guidance on road safety

.The leaflet was written by Martin Cooke, who's a former police motorcyclist and a ket figure of the GEM Road Safety Charity. Martin believes the content of the leaflet gives useful advice with coming across as patronising and believes the leaflet will help

'Gear Up' says Mick Doohan
By Tim Skilton . on 19/11/2010 08:15:04
500cc maestro stars in another Aussie bike safety video

FORMER multiple 500cc World Champion Mick Doohan has again been working with the South Australian road safety partnership MAC (Motorcycle Accident Commission), this time to promote the importance of wearing protective clothing while riding a

Warning signs to bikers in Powys
By Tim Skilton on 31/07/2007 17:23:48
Council to act following 50% increase in road deaths

Powys authorities want bikers to ARAFFOLLOWING A 50% rise in accidents in the last twoo years, Powys Road Safety Partnership has launched a campaign aimed at speeding bikers.The Partnership is to erect yellow road signs around many of the popular

New Highway Code launched
By Tim Skilton on 02/10/2007 15:45:33
New code promotes bike safety

BRITAIN'S ROAD Safety Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick, has launched a new version of the Highway Code, which promotes a greater understanding to the dangers motorcyclists face from other road users. The new code addresses important issues like the dangers

Cheshire Police to target bikers and kit cars
By Tim Skilton on 11/07/2007 16:45:08
Cat and Fiddle to be patrolled by road and air

the enforcement in an even-handed way so motorists who ignore the rules of the road will also be dealt with. 'We concentrate the safety messages on the bikers and kit car drivers because if they are involved in collisions they are far more likely to be killed

Safety campaign gets £30,000 boost
By Tim Skilton on 15/06/2007 09:54:42
Council funding for Operation Halter

-priority operation across North Yorkshire's 6,000 miles of roads but, despite the massive resources being put into motorcycle safety campaigns by the force, the county council and our partners, rider casualties are at a totally unacceptable level. Nine riders have

Speed camera revenues rocket
By Tim Skilton on 04/12/2007 16:10:40
Speeding tickets draw in over £120 million per year

figures have triggered a strong reaction from the opposition, who accused the Goverment of using Britain's road users as form of easy financial gain. There are now about 6,000 cameras in England and Wales, compared to just a few hundred when the Labour

New Motorcycle Test: Familiarisation day
By Tim Skilton on 14/06/2007 13:57:12
New test demo day for industry and public

Agency motorcycle experts, National BikeSafe, Road Safety Organisations to help demonstrate the new test, which is being introduced in October 2008, as a road safety initiative. The event - at Britannia Stadium, Stanley Matthews Way - will bring together

North Wales Police consider banning bikes
By Tim Skilton on 06/11/2007 13:31:51
A hardcore minority still flouting speed limits

a racetrack and openly flouted speed limits. He said although many bikers were taking notice of the force's effort to educate motorcyclists on the dangers of speeding, a minority of riders were not taking the safety message on board. Two riders were

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