How often do you check your motorbike’s headlights and other bulbs? According to eBay, if you don’t check them over often, you are not alone: a survey by the online marketplace found that 67% of all motorists admit to having never checking their bulbs were working properly or looked them over for potential problems. As...
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Motorcyclists who ride their bikes as part of their job, and their employers, are being urged to check out the great road safety resources available on the Driving for Better Business (DfBB) website. Driving for Better Business – we’ll forgive them for saying ‘driving’ and not ‘riding’ – is a government-backed road safety initiative that...
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If you are planning a long-distance ride this autumn, the National Highways has some simple advice: have a good TRIP. In National Highways’ case, the good TRIP is its acronym for a checklist to keep you safe. It stands for: T – Top–up – fuel and oil – and check all electrics and lights are...
Biker Down! is a free nationwide scheme that was devised to provide the tools to help bikers if they're involved in a crash. The scheme is run by the London Fire Brigade in partnership with London Ambulance Service and Transport for London. The course lasts roughly three hours and is split into three modules: How...
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New bikers are being warned not to fall for an online scam selling fake Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) certificates. It is estimated that around 180,000 riders complete CBT every year in the UK; it is the essential first step riders need to take before we ride a powered two wheeler on the roads, to keep...
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Young motorcyclists are invited to drop into a special webinar to hear guidance on a host of biking issues as part of NYRF Young Rider Day. The event has been set up by the Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership and the National Young Rider Forum (NYRF), and will take place on 1 October, from 6.30pm-8pm. It...
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A NEW CAMPAIGN encouraging motorists take a second look for bikers has been launched. It comes as new figures from the North East of England revealed the devastating impact of biker collisions in the region, where over half of all bike crashes result in the rider being either seriously injured or killed. Over 800 bikers...
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The Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme (SHARP) has been running for many years. The legislation on motorcycle helmet testing and approvals changed this year, at long last, raising the safety standards for motorcycle helmets. So, this is the ideal moment to take stock of what SHARP has achieved, and ensure that safety in the...
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Young bikers working in Redbridge’s gig economy had a chance to chat to members of the Met Police’s Motorcycle Safety Team at an informal event organised in conjunction with 2 Wheels London on 30th June . The police bikers met their fellow riders at locations in the borough where gig economy workers rest between jobs,...
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Planning a longer ride this weekend? Then make sure you use the TRIP programme. It’s a new safety programme devised by National Highways, with the aim to at least halve the number of people killed or seriously injured on our longer distance roads by the end of 2025. The long-term target is to achieve a...
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