England - London - We Ride London - #WeRideLondon - has launched as the lead group to drive fair changes and improvements to the way transport policies from Transport for London and the Mayor’s office treat powered two-wheeled vehicles (motorcycles and scooters). Motorcycles and scooters are being literally squeezed off London’s roads. New daily charges are about to be approved, which will affect thousands of riders. Almost £1billion is budgeted to support bicycle schemes in the capital, but despite motorcycles and scooters also helping to bust congestion and pollution, … [Read more...]
Ability or Disability? – That is the question…
United Kingdom - National Association of Bikers with a Disability (NABD) - Support of people with disabilities who wish to enjoy the freedom and independence of motorcycling It is about ten months now since I was first contacted by Andy from Exeter. He explained that he had suffered a cerebral abscess in 1984, at the age of fourteen, which had affected his vision, in particular a field of vision to the right of centre; he asked if I could help him to get a provisional licence to ride a motorcycle. My initial though wasn’t one of great optimism. The DVLA rules on … [Read more...]
The Stupid Factor
We Are Human - Over the last ten years I have been involved in road safety research. In the last 5 years I have had the fortune of working with professional road collision investigators who kindly gave me access to their case files of road traffic fatalities in Northern Ireland. Overall, I studied around 150 fatalities, broken down into three groups: Motorcyclists, Pedestrians and Vehicle Occupants (the latter referring mainly to car drivers and passengers). What interested me was the way that in each case it was not a specific issue that caused the death of the "victim" … [Read more...]
“Speed Kills” – A Big Fib?
United Kingdom - The British Superbike School’s Mike Abbott has made what some may regard an outlandish statement (though we at Motorcycle Minds don’t), following the recent publication of the 2015 National Statistics (Great Britain) on road collisions. His statement that the very misleading “Speed Kills” strap line is a big fib and that it needs to be abandoned, from what is seen as rhetoric used in road safety circles. Perhaps it is just maybe an easy solution to use for blame when looking for an overarching one stop panacea. Mike says, that after abandoning the … [Read more...]
Yes You Can!
First published in DURO RIDER Gazette - About four years ago, I was milling around at the end of a demonstration run against proposals from the European Commission that supposedly would have rung the death knell for motorcycling and customising – the freedom of choice to modify and change your motorcycle. I asked a rider who I knew had been involved in “rider’s rights”, what we were demonstrating against on that occasion. His reply, paraphrasing the retail slogan of “you name it we’ve got it” was, “you name it, we’re protesting against it”. Perhaps that rider may not … [Read more...]
Just A Motorcycle Jacket
Yorkshire - United Kingdom - My current motorcycle jacket is of the wax cotton variety. When I was looking to purchase a jacket of this type - at least six years ago - I mail ordered a Belstaff jacket - what else. Unfortunately Belstaff had been purchased by the Italians - fortunately keeping the Belstaff name going - however their vision of a 3xxxl sized jacket was a large chest but a 34 inch waist - I haven't had a 34 inch waist in several decades - so I was able to return the jacket. I then discovered Aerostitch in the USA - using their sizing chart for ample sized … [Read more...]
SKIDBIKE – “It’s About Grip Not Slip”
United States - Popping up in our news feed recently, are reports of the technological and practical motorcycling training aid – the SKIDBIKE™ described as a “Disruptive Training Technology”, revolutionising the rider learning process. The people at SKIDBIKE™ say that it, “Is the safest technology ever offered in the history of motorised 2‐wheel training. Many accidents that occur on training ranges across the globe daily can be prevented or eliminated with SKIDBIKE. Not only does it make motorcycle training safer, but also reduces the required time commitment for student … [Read more...]
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