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BMW's anti-SMIDSY system
By Visordown News on 17/05/2011 10:06:05
'Turn left assistant' to stop SMIDSY crashes

SO in the UK it should be called the “turn right assistant” but BMW's latest safety prototype is a device that physically stops car drivers from turning right into the path of oncoming bikes.“With the left turn assistant we’ve developed an assistance system which helps drivers wh...

SMIDSY biker killer cleared
By Visordown News on 03/07/2012 10:09:22
Motorist denies charge of causing death by careless driving, walks

A CAR DRIVER who killed a motorcyclist after pulling out into his path, has been cleared in court.Ian Duncan MacIntyre, 58, of Shepreth Road, Foxton, Cambridgeshire, pulled out of a junction at the A155 at Hagnaby in his Jaguar XF car into the path of David Blackburn, 53, from th...

Inflatable metal: SMIDSY prevention?
By Visordown News on 18/10/2011 10:57:28
Why packing cars full of explosives could make roads safer for bikes

ON the face of it cars and their drivers usually present a great enough threat to bikes without having extra explosives bolted to them, but a new technology from one of the world's leading car safety companies means doing just that.Autoliv is one of the pioneers when it comes to ...

Caption That: SMIDSY
By Visordown on 06/01/2012 09:00:46
You don't have to be a member to leave a caption: have a go...

Welcome to Visordown's weekly caption competition, where you get the chance to slap your best effort on our chosen image.It's over to you. Get those crazy minds to work and let the captions commence...Find out what the witty people are saying on our Facebook page.

“Apologies, human. I did not detect you.”
By Visordown News on 08/05/2012 13:36:24
Forget SMIDSY, Google wants robots to drive cars

INTERWEB colossus Google has its sights set on changing more than just the virtual world – it's just managed to get a licence to use its prototype driverless cars on real roads in Nevada.The firm's prototype Toyota Prius has already covered 140,000 miles in testing, its only acci...

Could your next bike talk to a car?
By Visordown News on 12/11/2012 16:21:45
Honda sees a SMIDSY-free future...

COULD future Hondas tell the car coming out of the side street up ahead to hang on a bloody minute, you're coming through?No, each Honda two-wheeler of the future won't come with a free Asimo to do your every bidding - but they well might be fitted with technology that can commun...

Police biker killed near Bristol
By Visordown News on 10/08/2007 14:47:01
SMIDSY crash kills 41-year old biker police officer

A POLICEMAN from the Avon and Somerset police force was killed while riding his motorbike to work near Biddestone, just outside Chippenham.The policeman, Pc Andy Gough, 41, worked at Filton police station, near Bristol. The accident happened on the A420 after he collided with a V...

Most new cars 'to be Internet-ready by 2014'
By Visordown News on 15/02/2013 11:25:06
Sorry mate I was looking at Facebook...

AS IF drivers needed yet another distraction, experts are predicting most major-brand cars will have full Internet connectivity as soon as the end of next year. Jack Bergquist of IHS told the BBC that 'by the end of 2014, for some of the bigger brands, every vehicle they sell wil...

Brake call for mandatory eyesight testing
By Visordown News on 05/11/2012 11:49:00
Road-safety charity Brake make controversial call for compulsory eyesight testing in the wake of new accident statistics

'SMIDSY'?

Caption That: Pillion safety
By Visordown on 03/04/2013 09:49:29
You don't have to be a registered member to enter Visordown's caption competition!

unveil a new approach to eradicating SMIDSY. What IS going on here?Here's your chance to impress the world with your knife-sharp wit, so get those witty minds into gear and CAPTION THAT!

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