Riders Rights in Northern Ireland
As reported by the Department for Regional Development (DRD) on 26th April 2013, work has progressed with Belfast On The Move, a new northbound bus lane in operation on Great Victoria Street between Hope Street and Grosvenor Road. The bus lane is approximately 150 metres in length and will operate between 7am and 7pm Monday [...]
Preformed Markings Assist NW200 Motorcycle Road Race Safety was the main topic when Preformed Markings assisted leading specialist highways contractor EMTEK in Northern Ireland, to provide anti-slip solutions to the many manhole covers that stretch along the NW200 Motorcycle Road Race track. The race (as we know) which started in 1929, runs in a triangle [...]
Well Belfast may be on the move, with the next phase of “Belfast On The Move”, which aims to make the city centre more accessible to everyone by improving access to transportation for everyone in the city, including the introduction of Bus Lanes. However the DRD (Department For Regional Development) reports that, ““Motorists in the [...]
Vauxhall International North West 200 Teams Up With Tuftac and NI Water to Increase Safety A revolutionary new manhole cover is to be piloted over the coming weeks on the famous North West 200 course as an answer to the currently used covers which can be uneven and slippery. In collaboration with the Vauxhall International [...]
Following on from our latest communication about the Bridge Joints on the M3 Lagan Bridge we have received an update from Roads Service. The update includes clarification of the material used on the joints, description of part of the joints and news of further testing on these components to ensure, that there is a uniform [...]
Updated 17th January 2013 Roads Service tell us, regarding the Maintenance scheme: Sea defence wall at the junction on the Portaferry Road that: “The decision to lower a section of parapet between the junction of the Mountstewart Road and A20 Portaferry Road was based on standards set out in the Design Manual for Roads and [...]
If you have been following our concerns about the bridge joints on the M3 bridge over the Lagan in Belfast, you will know that we and other motorcyclists, had voiced concerns over the grip when passing over these joints. Over the weekend of the 15th September the application of a skid resistance treatment to all [...]
We have been contacted by Preformed Markings, a company that makes “Premark Anti-Skid”, which is a high performance anti-slip material that works extremely well on steel and iron. Manhole covers have always been a danger for the safe riding of motorcyclists because of the combination of being slippery and placed in the wrong position (in [...]
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy announced at the start of July 2012, the opening of two new bus lanes in Belfast city centre, on Oxford Street and East Bridge Street, both of which will allow access for motorcycles. The Minister said: “The new bus lanes are part of the Belfast on the Move Transport Masterplan [...]
Granting motorcycle access to certain Bus Lanes in Northern Ireland started in 2004 with lobbying over several years from the local regions of, The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF), the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) and supported by local politicians. Most Bus Lanes in Northern Ireland are available to buses, motorcycles, bicycles and Belfast public hire [...]
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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