Archives for May 2011

Stay A Hero – Stay Safe

Ride It Right www.rideitright.org reports that, ‘Stay A Hero, Stay Safe’ is the new campaign from the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) in England aimed at reducing the number of motorcyclists casualties on Sussex’s roads each year. The new film which is available on: You Tube, on www.stayahero.co.uk and on the Stay A Hero – […]

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Bangor Car & Motorcycle Show

Ride It Right which has been working hard to promote bike safety in Northern Ireland and to gain acceptance by agencies that are involved in road safety, heads to the Bangor Car & Motorcycle Show at the Elim Church tomorrow, Saturday 28th May 2011. Event organisors promise a great day out for the whole family […]

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iBiker for NI?

An exciting new smartphone app designed to reduce the number of motorcyclists killed or seriously injured on the UK’s roads is now available. The ‘iBiker app’, which has been funded by the DfT (Department for Transport in Great Britain), is available on the iPhone and Android mobile phones. In addition to featuring ‘myth busting’ equipment […]

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Motor Tax Reminder Notices

From the The Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) The Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) has advised customers with motor tax discs which expire this month that the reminder notices they have received may be wrong. Incorrect duty rates Rates of duty changed on 1 April 2011 following the Chancellor’s Budget in March but some of […]

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NW200 – Do It Safely

Police are urging motorcyclists travelling to and from the North West 200 next week to use all their road craft to stay safe and stay alive on roads across Northern Ireland. Motorists can expect increased number of traffic patrols on our roads across the North Coast area during race week, with the aim of ensuring […]

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BIG DEMO DAY

Provincewide Harley-Davidson say,” We have pleasure in announcing that we are participating in a demo event organized by the NI Dealer Council, which represents all the main motorcycle franchises in Northern Ireland, to take place at the Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick on Sunday 29th May. A total of 8 franchises including ourselves will be represented with […]

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OZ Biker Film At NW 200

Right To Ride says that while all roads lead to next weeks NW 200 road races, you can view the premier of a fantastic OZ Biker film which is to premiere at the NW 200 race week. This years North West 200 race week will be the setting for the premiere screening of a new […]

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MLAs – Councillors 2011

MLAs elected for the Northern Ireland Assembly – May 2011. If you which to contact your MLA the most direct way  is to use the various websites that allow you to search for your MLA by typing in your postcode. Although until the Assembly is up and running again these may not work fully. Full […]

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Voting Counts

That’s counting of votes for the elections well under way albeit slowly for the 108 seats up for grabs across 18 constituencies for the Northern Ireland Assembly. Some ballot papers had been lost, some got mixed up, tables have collapsed and ballots got wet but counting goes on. We asked our own poll about what […]

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BikersRVoters 2011

As the elections on Thursday 5th May 2011 for the Northern Ireland Assembly and Councils fast approach, Right to Right has attempted to draw from the world of politics, important issues for motorcycling, through our BikersRVoters campaign. The saying “Good things come to those that wait” extols the virtue of patience. We have patiently waded […]

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