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Sharp Helmet Safety Scheme

28th August 2009

New Helmet Safety Ratings Unveiled Ahead Of Bank Holiday Weekend New safety ratings for motorcycle helmets were published today by Road Safety Minister, Paul Clark. An additional 25 motorcycle helmets have been rated by SHARP – the Department for Transport’s Safety Helmet Assessment and Ratings Programme – taking the number of ratings published to 150. […]

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Ride It Right – Coast Road

18th August 2009

“Ride It Right” launches a new initiative and event concerning motorcycle issues and the A2 Antrim Coast Road. Prompted by two motorcycle fatalities in the Moyle area in April 2009, of which one was on the A2 “Coast Road”, motorcyclists were invited to attend meetings by Councillor Oliver McMullan, Chairman of the Moyle District Policing […]

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Near Miss Riders Survey

26th July 2009

Thanks to all those who filled in the survey. The next steps are to analyse the data, put together a focus group and then publish the results in a report. Read the published report. Read more        

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Motorcycle Safety In Northern Ireland – The Rider’s Perspective

1st July 2009

Right To Ride has published “Motorcycling in Northern Ireland – the Rider’s Perspective”, a document offering the views of motorcyclists as a point of reference for a Motorcycling Strategy in Northern Ireland. At the start of April 2009 we circulated a consultation document to Agencies, Government Departments, Politicians, Interested Parties and Individuals, which covered all […]

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Antrim Coast Road – Getting It Right

29th June 2009

Prompted by two motorcycle fatalities in the Moyle area in April, one on the A2 “Coast Road” Right to Ride was invited to attend meetings with the Moyle District Policing Partnership (DPP). The outcome of this consultation was the setting up of the Motorcycle Initiative Ride It Right. www.rideitright.org An initial public meeting was called […]

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Intelligent Transport Systems – The Motorcycle Factor

31st May 2009

High on the European Road Safety agenda is focus on passive and active Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) to reduce road casualties. Drawing together stakeholders from within Europe: from the Europe Union (EU) Commission through to user organisations, an initiative called e-Safety claims that: “eSafety brings together the European Commission, industry, public authorities and other stakeholders […]

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Near Miss Riders Survey

24th May 2009

The objective of this survey is to provide evidence as to why collisions with other road users and road infrastructure occur. The survey began at the end of May 2009 and ran for two months and was published through the Write To Ride website and newsletter, our riders and motorcycle club contact list, News Feed, […]

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