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...]
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...]
FIM Dinner Debate : Robots – European Automation
Europe - The FIM Dinner Debate 2016 “Sharing the Road with Robots: When Motorcycling Meets Automation” took place in Brussels on 19th October 2016. Representatives from the motorcycling community, the industry and EU decision-makers exchanged over the future interaction between automated vehicles and powered two-wheelers, stressing the need to make roads safer for all transport modes. FIM announced during the evening its intention to join the Connected Motorcycle Consortium (CMC). The event was hosted by two influential Members of the European Parliament, Mr Wim van de … [Read more...]
STORM-ing Around The World
Global - STORM Eindhoven is a team of Dutch students from Eindhoven University of Technology, in the Netherlands, who have self-built two electric motorbikes with the goal to show the world what electric transport can do - on two wheels. To achieve that goal, STORM Eindhoven– is “competing” in the “80 Day Race” which is inspired by the Jules Verne book “Around The World In 80 Days”. The 80 Day Race’s vision is, “To contribute to a future in which mobility is solely reliant on renewable resources. Aiming for this vision, we challenge mankind to push boundaries of … [Read more...]
Pedants ‘R’ Us
Europe - The one thing that we (Motorcycle Minds) try to ensure in the reporting of our articles is that they are factual to the point of being pedantically detailed. What we detest in articles or reports that we come across by others, is misrepresentation, misinterpretation, no references, or a just lack of professionalism. A general rule of thumb is that it’s not good to pass your personal opinion across as fact or truth in articles. While it might give the author a warm fuzzy feeling, it does not help the reader to understand the issues which are central to whatever … [Read more...]
Infrastructure Improvements to Reduce Motorcycle Casualties
Australia – At Motorcycle Minds we look at research from all over the world from countries that look at what affects motorcyclists locally, nationally and internationally in terms of road infrastructure, with a bias towards issues affecting the United Kingdom. Whether this is specific for road infrastructure such as crash barriers, manhole covers or covering all aspects within the UKs IHIE Guidelines, first published in 2005, which offered practical guidance for policy makers, transportation professionals and aimed to ‘mainstream’ motorcycles into core transport policy, … [Read more...]
Save Time And Money
Europe - The Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations FEMA reports that during the summer they carried out mobility tests in various European cities using a combination of different modes of transport. FEMA’s conclusion is that if you want to save time and money – use a bike! However London as a major European city is not included in this mobility test which is surprising considering its size. Right To Ride would have welcomed the opportunity to get Belfast as a capital city involved with all modes of transport – motorcycle, moped, car, public transport … [Read more...]
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