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Future Tense

14th November 2014

ACEM the motorcycle manufacturers’ association in Europe has released the latest edition of its newsletter which in part looks at the future of motorcycling from an industry perspective. According to Antonio Perlot, ACEM Secretary General – the European elections back in May have brought to Brussels many new Members of Parliament – In the coming […]

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Why Motorcyclists Crash

13th November 2014

England: From Kevin Williams at Survival Skills, a report on the National Bike Safety Seminar at the Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service’s Training & Development Centre in Stevenage, Hertfordshire in England. The event was a one-day free workshop organised by Tony Smith, road safety coordinator for Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service and was an opportunity […]

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Stars Flying – Adelaide Awards

7th November 2014

Superbike Stars Fly Home For Adelaide Awards Superbike stars Jonathan Rea and Eugene Laverty will both make a special flying visit back home in January to attend the Adelaide Motorbike Awards at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Belfast. Rea, who finished third in this year’s World Superbike Championship, will take a short break from pre-season […]

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For Whom The Toll Pays

5th November 2014

On our travels entering Austria from Italy we had to “pay” and display a Motorway Vignette on the inside of the windshield at the cost of 8.50 euros, then to use the motorway we had to pay 8.50 euros more. Although the same price appeared to apply to motorcycles as well as cars for the […]

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More Wire Rope?

5th November 2014

Northern Irelands Transport Minister Danny Kennedy – Department for Regional Development (DRD) – has announced the appointment of a contractor for the A26 dualling scheme which includes the section of the famous “Frosses Trees”. For riders will this see the fitting of wire-rope barrier restraint system along this new eight kilometre stretch of new dual […]

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ETSC – Ebola

3rd November 2014

ETSC – European Road Safety Transport Council Has this safety body lost the plot? Antonio Avenoso, Executive Director – states – “Amidst the screaming headlines surrounding the possibility of an outbreak of Ebola in Europe over the last few weeks, I can’t help but question our society’s perception of risk. Less than a handful of […]

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Event Data Recorder Devices

29th October 2014

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

28th October 2014

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

21st October 2014

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

14th October 2014

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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