IAM Expands

The “Institute of Advanced Motorists” charity has expanded in Northern Ireland. To cope with the demand for more advanced rider training in Northern Ireland, the charity – Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has joined forces with a number of local interested parties i.e. BikeSafe, Phillip McCallen Motorcycles, the Quay Vipers Motorcycle Club and Adelaide Insurance […]

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BikeSafe – Bridge The Gap

BikeSafe Launch New Website to ‘Bridge the Gap’ With Post-Test Training and Enhanced Rider Safety BikeSafe are launching their refreshed new website www.bikesafe.co.uk to provide a more interactive site that for the first time offers a streamlined web  booking service and most importantly will help to monitor the links between people attending a BikeSafe workshop […]

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CBT for N Ireland

Twenty years after Compulsory Basic Training (CBT ) was introduced in the rest of the United Kingdom, the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) will be introducing a system of CBT in Northern Ireland to be completed by those wishing to ride a motorcycle as a learner rider on public roads. In addition an Approved Motorcycle […]

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Get On – Biking Open Day

Have you ever wanted to ride a motorcycle? Are you thinking about learning to ride a scooter or a motorcycle? Or thinking of getting back on one after a bit of a break? Have you heard of “Get On”? You have a chance to find out what it is all about on Saturday 19th June, […]

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European Driving Licence Directive Consultation – Madness!

Right To Ride has replied to the madness contained in the Department of the Environment’s (DOE) consultation on proposals for implementing the 3rd EC Directive On Driving Licences. This directive voted on and passed in the European Parliament in 2006 must be transposed into national legislation by 19th January 2011 and enter into force as […]

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Motorcycle Test Debacle – Over There – Over Here?

Motorcycle organisations in the UK including the Motorcycle Industry, have responded to a report by the Parliamentary Transport Select Committee (TSC) on the new European motorcycle test. The report is the result of a short enquiry with submitted written evidence and an oral evidence session which took place in October 2009 in the House of […]

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RoSPA Information Nights

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ advanced drivers and riders network is expanding in Northern Ireland, with prospective tutors and group members invited to two information nights to find out more. Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service’s (NIFRS’s) Road Rescue Team will be demonstrating its skills at the two events, which will be […]

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Driver Training and Traffic Safety Education – EU Consultation

Right To Ride has responded to a European Commission consultation which deals with a major area of road safety: driver training and traffic safety education. The objective of the consultation is to provide a framework to help further define guidelines and recommendations for efficient driver training and traffic safety education in the European Union. Right […]

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