The New Rider Hub would like as many young riders aged 16 to 24 years riding machines of 125cc or less to complete the survey and have a chance to win a brand new SHARP accredited motorcycle helmet of your choice. NYRF are totally focussed on young motorcyclists, and they want to hear from you and...
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The head of the AA Charitable Trust has warned young riders not to put themselves at risk this Christmas, after new statistics revealed that young people are involved in a fifth of all December night-time road fatalities. That’s despite their age group making up less then three per cent of licence holders. Edmund King, Director...
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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 working R...
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Biker Down!: Saving lives on the road Biker Down! – the innovative training course that shows motorcyclists how to respond if they come across a road traffic collision – is coming to Greater Manchester, and all bikers are encouraged to attend. The course offers advice and training on how to administer first aid, make a...
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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