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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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A leading road safety charity has urged motorcyclists to be alert to potholes and poorly-maintained road surfaces after it found that more roads than ever are in poor condition, posing a serious risk to riders. GEM Motoring Assist said the problems were most acute on rural roads where two-thirds of motorcycle fatalities occur. An exceptionally...

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Clearing the way for emergency vehicles Would you know what to do if you looked in your rear view mirrors and spotted a ‘blue light’ emergency vehicle following you with its sirens and lights on? The sight and sound of ‘blues and twos’, as emergency vehicles’ driver warning kit is known, can make riders panic...

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Surrey Police is asking other road users to look out for motorcyclists after it launched a new campaign encouraging them to take #OneExtraLook for us. Its launch coincided with a national two-wheel safety campaign co-ordinated by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). It features an emotive video of a young person asking car and van...

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Skills on the menu for gig economy riders UK fire & rescue services put the focus on gig-economy and leisure riders for this year’s 2024 National Motorcycle Safety Week, which ran from June 3-9. The week, which was organised by the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), was looking to reduce motorcycle casualty numbers. Motorcycles make...

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We want to send a clear message to the young rider community: never ride after taking recreational drugs. The appeal comes after a new survey by IAM RoadSmart found that a fifth of young people believed it was okay to drive or ride after taking Class A drugs. Equally worrying, almost a third of respondents (30%)...

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Most motorbike breakdowns could be prevented if owners performed just a handful of basic checks before they set off on their ride. That’s the claim made by breakdown provider Start Rescue, after its data showed that half of all motorcycle breakdowns are due to the engines not starting or cutting out. Non-start issues, such as...

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Bike training in the future could be a much more hi-tech affair if trials of an innovative riding simulator prove successful. Devon & Cornwall Police has taken delivery of a new state-of-the-art motorcycle simulator, funded by the DfT and Vision Zero South West, which uses a real motorbike – a Honda CB500X – and custom software to...

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