In May the French authorities launched a new motorcycle safety video which highlights for their country that on a motorcycle, it’s not what you think: that most fatal accidents take place, not in town when it rains, but in open country, on dry roads in fine weather. The new road safety film by the Sécurité […]
Reducing Injuries Consultation EU
24th April 2012
Right To Ride has responded to a Road Safety public consultation on an European Union (EU) strategy to reduce injuries resulting from road traffic accidents. The consultation, a survey from the European Commission’s (EC) Energy and Transport states that “Road safety strategies traditionally focus on reducing fatalities. Injuries, however, are overlooked and have become a […]
NI Motorcycle Fatality Report 2012
12th April 2012
Right To Ride has today published the “Northern Ireland Motorcycle Fatality Report 2012” an indepth study of 39 cases relating to motorcycle fatalities in Northern Ireland (UK) between 2004 and 2010. The study, supported by the British Motorcyclists Federation Foundation, was carried out by Dr Elaine Hardy of Right To Ride with the collaboration of […]
Over The Rainbow!
9th April 2012
In a recent Right To Ride article we reported that Siim Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission (EC), intends to specifically target fatalities on motorcycles in 2012, because according to Mr Kallas, “Motorbikes remain a problem.” Mr Kallas had also stated, “that he would be writing to ministers in all Member States to ask […]
Icelandic Mandatory Clothing
8th April 2012
The Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) reports that Icelandic riders through FEMA members, the Sniglar Bifhjólasamtök lýðveldisinns (BLS) rider organisation has successfully resisted the introduction of mandatory protective clothing. BLS reports that the Icelandic government will most likely drop its plans to mandate protective clothing for motorcyclists. Riders in Iceland pointed out that almost […]
Two Tongue Approach
4th April 2012
According to new figures published on the 29th March 2012 by the European Commission (EC), progress in cutting road fatalities significantly slowed last year (to -2%) compared with a very promising EU-wide reduction throughout the last decade (on average -6%). A press release issued by the EC states, “Worse still, some EU Member States, like […]
Swedish Medical Cards
15th March 2012
According to the Swedish Riders Organisation (SMC) information in motorcycle helmets can save four lives per year! This week, 65 000 members of the Swedish Motorcyclist Association, SMC, get a Medical Card kit. The Swedish medical card follows the UKs Ambulance Motorcycle Club Crash Card, the Rider Alert scheme in the US with a CRASH […]
