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20mph Limits

Thought you all might be interested in this from the Department for Regional Development (DRD). The Roads (Speed Limit) (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 – looking at reducing the speed limit in Belfast City Center to 20mph and other speed limit changes in other areas in Northern Ireland. So as the document says, “Any […]

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Half Cocked on 20mph!

We have received a response to our article – Saying Plenty About 20. The response is from Gordon Finlay the campaign coordinator for the campaign, which is seeking to have a 20mph default speed limit where people live, without traffic calming on the Ards Peninsula. The campaign is part of a UK wide campaign. To […]

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Speed Limit Bill

20 MPH Speed Limits At The Northern Ireland Assembly Previously we have reported on a Private Members’ Bill – Road Traffic (Speed Limits) Bill – being introduced at the Northern Ireland Assembly. On Tuesday of this week this bill when through its second stage to go forward to Committee Stage due on the 15th April […]

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Ireland’s Speed Limits Review

MAG Ireland has reported that new proposals published by a Speed Limits Working Group are to address the inconsistencies in Ireland’s speed limits. MAG Ireland welcomes the recommendations “as a positive step in ensuring a balanced and transparent approach to the setting of limits appropriate to the road in question. In particular, we welcome the […]

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Cast Iron Cover

At Right To Ride we have read through ‘many’ diverse articles about and associated with motorcycles, some which would drive you to drink! However it is a pleasure to have read through such an interesting, short and to the point article that was sent to us entitled “The Traditional Cast Iron Manhole Cover”. Cast Iron has […]

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Saying Plenty About 20

A local road safety campaigner has accused two “weekend motorcyclists” of exceeding 70mph in a County Down seaside village. The accusation, apart from being reported in a local newspaper, The Newtownards Chronicle & the Co. Down Observer, was also related to Right To Ride in a conversation with the local road safety campaigner, Portavogie resident […]

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Stone Chip Dressing

Worst Of All! – Tarting The Road Up With Stone Chip Dressing! The common practice of laying a surface dressing consisting of stone chippings spread over tar on the road, which is then bedded in by traffic is not acceptable for motorcyclists. This practice is no doubt risk assessed and warning signs are present (mostly […]

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Roads Infrastructure

From here you can access the Roads and Infrastructure Issues that we were involved in. For European Issues – consultations – campaigns – Click Here We also monitored motorcycle issues and were involved at Government Departmental level and lobbying in the background, setting the ground work, for the future. Motorcycle parking in Belfast has previously relied […]

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