Presenting At Stormont

On Monday the 11th June Michelle McIlveen MLA hosted a presentation of the Northern Ireland Motorcycle Fatality Report 2012 at Stormont’s Parliament Buildings. Having assaulted Stormont with an uphill walk to the top of the hill Right To Ride’s Elaine Hardy presented the report, which was a study of “Motorcycle Fatalities in Northern Ireland between […]

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Supporters Events June

With the recent warm weather and hopefully it is here for awhile, our supporters events move into June. June kicks off with this weekends The End Of The Line MCC Off The Rails Rally on Saturday, then the Quay Vipers MCC involvement in the Titanic Motorcycle Challenge – Guinness World Record Attempt and finally N.I. […]

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Changes for NI Drivers

During the week Environment Minister Alex Attwood proposed radical changes in driver training and new driver safety. The new measures which are said to reflect best practice around the world, are claimed to be a fundamental shift towards safer driving for young people. Alex Attwood said: “These proposals would create the most radical change in […]

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Save MANX Grand Prix

Supporters of the Manx Grand Prix (MGP) have formed a Manx Grand Prix Action Group to raise awareness in the face of Isle of Man Government proposals which would shorten the duration of the Isle of Man MANX Grand Prix from one week to a long weekend. According to the Manx Grand Prix Action Group, […]

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New Bike Licence Rules

Right To Ride has been attending a stakeholder’s group regarding the introduction of the 3rd European Driving Licence Directive in Northern Ireland which mainly concerns changes to driving licence rules for moped, motorcycle and tricycle riders and new rules for mopeds and motorcycles used for tests. This licence directive was adopted in the European Parliament […]

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Speeding Bikers Targeted

On Friday 25th May the UTV news programme and website covered a story entitled “Police target speeding bikers” with the PSNI featuring their BikeSafe coordinator. In the UTV news report the presenter  commented that, “The summer sun is finally here and the good weather traditionally brings many more bikers out onto the roads.” with his […]

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Historic MOT Exemption

While we wait for the outcome of the Northern Ireland consultation on the exemption of historic vehicles from MoT, the BMF (British Motorcyclists Federation) have reported that they are cautious over Historic Vehicles MOT Exemption announced in GB by the DfT (Department for Transport). The DfT said, ” Classic vehicles will be exempted from the […]

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NW200 Giant Ride Out

Unless you are living in a dark cave in Northern Ireland, you should be aware that this week is the Race Week Festival for the Relentless International North West 200 road races. Race Week Festival started on Saturday 12th May and sees a whole raft of events and entertainment continue with BikeSafe assessments, charity fundraising […]

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TAC Road Safety

The latest TAC (Transport Accident Commission) Australia – Victoria public education campaign targets two of Victoria’s biggest issues in road safety — motorcycle safety and speed. The campaign, titled “Reconstruction”, features a slow motion replay of a crash involving a motorcyclist and a car. The ad graphically depicts the rider suffering a broken neck as […]

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Mucky Road Fine

You’re out for a ride on the bike on country roads and your worst nightmare as you round a bend, muck is spread across the road. Surviving the lack of grip, handle bars going from lock to lock, sideways and thisways, backend stepping out in an all mighty slide, hopefully you ride on and you […]

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