Archives for July 2014

ACEM 20th Anniversary

ACEM the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers celebrated part of this years 20th Anniversary celebrations with a cocktail reception held on the 24th June at the BMW Brand Store in Brussels. “The event provided an opportunity for former Secretary General Jacques Compagne to say farewell to ACEM members and key EU stakeholders, as he is […]

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MAG National Demo

MAG National Demo – Saturday 23 August 2014 As part of the MAG National demos in the UK, MAG in Northern Ireland will be holding a demo in Belfast. So what has MAG said nationally on the proposed demo. How much is a life worth? 
Every day, a motorcyclist is killed or seriously injured on […]

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Riding Through Road Works

The DOE (Department for the Environment) through their “Share The Road To Zero” safety campaign website has highlighted a reminder to – ‘Drive safely through road works’. The DOE reminder states: “There are many road works on-going throughout Northern Ireland to build better roads and improve everyone’s journeys. When you approach road works or see […]

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New Motorcycling Guidelines

IHE launches new motorcycling guidelines website The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) launched in June 2014 the revised motorcycling guidelines in a brand new multi-platform website. The award winning guidelines have been updated from the 2005 version and set out practical guidance for transportation professionals on providing a safer environment for motorcycles, mopeds and scooters. […]

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French Rider Awareness

We picked up this motorcycle awareness campaign from the French motorcycle magazine Moto mag.com which shows a motorcyclist in the rearview mirror of a motorist. The awareness campaign which will last for six months consists of a large poster displayed on the back of 30 lorries in Essonne, a French department in the region of […]

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USA Motorcycle Lobby

Last year we published an article entitled the – Strong Global Lobby! This started with the statement – Do you know that outside of Europe, motorcycle lobbying, along with Riders Rights, is alive and kicking…….……………. This is certainly true in the USA state of Washington at the Senate Transportation Committee. At the public hearing the […]

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Heavy Quadricycles Tests

Euro NCAP Crash Tests on Heavy Quadricycles Euro NCAP has tested four heavy quadricycles in a special safety campaign. They say that vehicles tested have performed very poorly and some have shown serious risks of life threatening injuries. Adding that although street-legal, quadricycles do not have to pass any of the rigorous crash tests to […]

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The Shining

At Right To Ride, continuing our support and promotion of Northern Ireland centric motorcycle business, the latest business we are featuring is “The Shining” The Shining is a complete and comprehensive valeting service for your motorcycle. Steve has over 20 years experience riding and cleaning his own,friends and family’s bikes. When Steve receives a bike […]

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Despair On Fatalities

As you know at Right To Ride we deal a lot with road safety and riders issues and concerns. Unfortunately after Mondays rider fatality and with another fatality today (Tuesday – in which the driver of a car has been reported as also having lost their life) this brings in total for 2014 – eight […]

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