Archives for October 2014

Event Data Recorder Devices

A research study regarding Event Data Recorders (EDRs) just published by Directorate General For Internal Policies and requested by the European Parliament’s Committee (MEPs) on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) has the intention to inform the European parliamentary debate on the topic. The study looks at the contribution that EDRs could make to EU road safety […]

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Epiphany – On Facebook

On our Right To Ride EU Facebook page, one half of the “team” has just had an epiphany after driving in Italy on the Via Aurelia, (through San Remo) which is the main road going down the coast from France to Genoa. The other half at Right To Ride EU had no such epiphany, having […]

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General Secretary – FEMA

The Swedish riders organisation SMC is asking some interesting questions. Can you imagine living near Brussels? Can you speak and write English without any problems? The reason for these questions is because the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Association is looking for a new General Secretary. The successful candidate will be FEMA’s 6th General Secretary, the […]

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Never Too Good

THINK! You’re never too good to be a better rider In September (2014) the Department for Transport (DfT) in Great Britain, launched the first of four videos (videos below) aimed at motorcyclists. The campaign launched through the government’s THINK! road safety campaign which encourages riders to undertake further training to improve their safety on the […]

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Here’s Looking At You……

Ever since somebody took a 19th century “Sam Browne Belt” and adapted the concept by covering it with high-visibility cloth, then adding reflective material and wore it while riding a motorcycle, there has been a debate whether high-visibility (aka Day Glo or Hi Viz) actually helps riders’ visibility. In 2011 to 2013, rumours were rife […]

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Project Velocity – A Need For Speed

If you put motorcycles and Northern Ireland together,  you’ll always find somebody who draws in people like moths to a candle, especially when racing on our roads or racetracks is involved. In Northern Ireland we like watching motorbikes speed, we have a passion for it! Project Velocity is a team based in Northern Ireland made […]

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Motorcycling Kicking Back

The Department of the Environment (DOE) has published the – ‘DOE Driver, Vehicle, Operator and Enforcement Statistics April to June 2014. While not a riveting bedtime read the department says that the, “official statistics show that the number of Driving Test applications submitted to the DVA during the period April to June 2014 was 14,230, […]

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Adelaide Motorbike Awards

Grand Prix Stars Launch Adelaide Motorbike Awards Local Grand Prix stars Jeremy McWilliams and Natalie Kane have launched the search for Ireland’s top bike racers in 2014. The winners will be revealed at the Adelaide Motorbike Awards at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Belfast on January 23 in the New Year. Once again organisers have […]

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Sainsburys – Parking Up!

In November 2011 we reported about the new Sainsbury’s supermarket built in Bangor which had a dedicated motorcycle parking bay opposite the front doors of the new store. The bay, large in size has blockpaving on its surface area which means no sinking sidestands, while the surrounding car park has a “tarmac” surface. The block […]

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Angels of Hope

Angels Of Hope – Ovarian Cancer Awareness – Charity Ride Out On a weekend when we saw the temperatures drop,  I headed out to N.I. Bikers & Trikers Club Angels Of Hope charity ride out. Meeting at A1 Tyres on the A1 between Dromore and Banbridge, over a hundred bikes assembled to take part in […]

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