A coalition of organisations is calling on the Government to make changes to compulsory basic training (CBT) for motorcycles to strengthen safety standards and reduce danger on roads. The current CBT for motorcycles and mopeds, which enables people as young as 17 to ride up to the national speed limit with L-plates after one day...

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Heidi Duffy MBE, the National Young Rider Forum Facilitator, penned a thought-provoking editorial to coincide with National Young Rider Day on June 27. In it she asks if the lives of young motorcyclists matter to wider society, as so little seems to be being done to keep them safe on the road. As she points...

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The latest road casualties data from the Department for Transport has highlighted how much work needs to be done to promote safer powered bike riding after it was revealed that 21 per cent of all fatalities were motorcyclists, despite riders covering only just over one per cent of all the road miles covered. Tragically, 354...

There can’t have been many people who weren’t impressed by the stunning sight of the massed ranks of horses parading through the streets of London for the King’s coronation. It was all the more impressive because we don’t see horses on the roads that often in our cities, and it’s only when you see them...

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A ‘hidden epidemic of drug-riding is at large in Britain’, according to a report by leading road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart – and it’s not just illicit drugs that are the problem. While the rules on riding after taking recreational drugs are well known and lead to hefty fines and bans from the road, what...

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It’s tragic to know that while motorcycles make up only around 1% of road traffic, in 2021 they accounted for 20% of road fatalities and 12% of road casualties in Great Britain. To help change these statistics, the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) held a National Motorcycle Safety Week from 3-9 April, with the main...

And while this is a major headache for cars and vans, it is potentially life threatening for motorcyclists. A survey in 2022 by MCN Compare found that one in five motorcyclists had had an accident or sustained damage to their bike as a result of hitting a pothole, and the Motorcycle Action Group’s own survey...

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Motorcyclists of all ages and abilities are being encouraged to take part in further training to improve their skills.

Drivers in Greater Manchester are being urged to ‘look closer’ to help keep cyclists and motorcyclists safe, especially at junctions.

This year’s National Motorcycle Safety Week will focus on bike maintenance and PPE in the context of the cost-of-living crisis.

Two of the motorcycle industry’s leading players met with the Government this week to push the case for a “more sensible and holistic approach” to the path towards net zero.

“Today, people are turning to new technology to help them make greener choices – and one market that has seen a speedy rise is electric motorbikes.”