Archives for 2009

Intelligent Transport Systems – The Motorcycle Factor

High on the European Road Safety agenda is focus on passive and active Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) to reduce road casualties. Drawing together stakeholders from within Europe: from the Europe Union (EU) Commission through to user organisations, an initiative called e-Safety claims that: “eSafety brings together the European Commission, industry, public authorities and other stakeholders […]

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Motorcycle Access Prohibited

No Motorcycles For The Weekend! Got your touring holiday booked – heading off – panniers packed – tank bag strapped on? Right To Ride reports on a successful motorcycle business in Germany that faces disaster because of a prohibition banning motorcycles along a stretch of road. A real threat to us as a riding community […]

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Near Miss Riders Survey

The objective of this survey is to provide evidence as to why collisions with other road users and road infrastructure occur. The survey began at the end of May 2009 and ran for two months and was published through the Write To Ride website and newsletter, our riders and motorcycle club contact list, News Feed, […]

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Newsletter

Welcome to our first newsletter – Focusing On Northern Ireland The representative voice of motorcycling in Northern Ireland is in a vacuum at present, that has left riders vulnerable to anyone who believes that we have no right to be on the road. Who Is Behind Write To Ride – Right To Ride? Trevor Baird: […]

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Supporters Frozen Bones MCC

Frozen Bones MCC support Write To Ride. Frozen Bones MCC is a new club that was formed by a group of friends in January 2009. We are now in the process of recruiting members, building the club website and establishing ourselves as a well organised, friendly club in the local and wider area of Dromore, […]

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Consultation – Motorcycle Safety

The Consultation document “Motorcycle Safety in Northern Ireland – The Rider’s Perspective” aims to provide legislators, decision makers and motorcyclists with information that collates the expertise of motorcyclists, based on years of experience, consultation and lobbying. It also aims to be a starting point for discussion and debate to develop a strategy for motorcycle safety […]

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Campaign – Shop 4 U

We have just had news through that the motorcycle discriminatory signs at the petrol station in Newtownards have been REMOVED! Before we got started it has all finished and a big thanks must go to Syd for highlighting the problem in the first place and Brian for his letter writing, both from the Lone Wolves […]

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Europe: Small Signs – Big Trouble

Norway and “Minutes of a Motorcycle Addict” report on on the campaign. Would you accept to be having to pre-pay gas at the petrol station before filling up just because you ride a bike? Or that you cannot ride your motorcycle on a particular road even if it is open for all other means of […]

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