Leading road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist has launched a new campaign to keep motorcycle riders safe this summer by encouraging car and van drivers to take an extra look for them at junctions, where many collisions occur. GEM warns that summertime sees many roads become busier with riders as they take advantage...
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Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has introduced new and upgraded speed cameras “that will ensure that all road users adhere to speed limits and do not engage in reckless or anti-social behaviour”. The upgraded spot speed cameras uses Jenoptik’s latest VECTOR SR technology. The camera system is ANPR-based and has the capability for 24/7 bi-directional...
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A coalition of organisations is calling on the Government to make changes to compulsory basic training (CBT) for motorcycles to strengthen safety standards and reduce danger on roads. The current CBT for motorcycles and mopeds, which enables people as young as 17 to ride up to the national speed limit with L-plates after one day...
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Heidi Duffy MBE, the National Young Rider Forum Facilitator, penned a thought-provoking editorial to coincide with National Young Rider Day on June 27. In it she asks if the lives of young motorcyclists matter to wider society, as so little seems to be being done to keep them safe on the road. As she points...
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A ‘hidden epidemic of drug-riding is at large in Britain’, according to a report by leading road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart – and it’s not just illicit drugs that are the problem. While the rules on riding after taking recreational drugs are well known and lead to hefty fines and bans from the road, what...
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