Motorcyclist and road safety researcher Ross Blackman (pictured) has waded into our debate last week about whether roadworks speed limits... Read More
Portuguese helmet manufacturer Nexx has added a matte black stealth version to its X.R2 carbon range called the Dark Vision.... Read More
Riders could be torn to shreds by a rough “tyre-shredding” road surface designed to stop “hoons” doing burnouts and drifting, according to an ex-bike cop and now riding instructor. George Foessel joined Queensland Police in 1983 and became a bike cop and a driver/rider trainer as well as a qualified... Read More
While roadworks speeds in some jurisdictions can be as low 40km/h (25mph), the UK may be heading toward a standard... Read More
A motorcycle safety advocate who crashed his motorcycle has been gifted a Honda VFR800 as a replacement after launching a... Read More
A motorcycle safety advocate who crashed his motorcycle has launched a GoFundMe page to replace it so he can continue his advocacy work and support his sick wife. UPDATE: He has now been gifted a replacement bike. Click here to read the article. John Nelson, 63, says he crashed his Honda... Read More
As Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP safety and thermal comfort testing and ratings system for motorcycle clothing has surpassed 200 tested items,... Read More
Apart from being considered dangerous by motorcycle riders, wire rope barriers are also unfair and discriminate against motorcycle and scooters... Read More
With summer just around the corner, riders will be considering riding pants and may be wondering whether traditional double-layer protection is better than the new single-layer materials. Traditional double-layer jeans and riding pants have a separate layer of protective material, usually Kevlar, and sometimes even a third layer of mesh... Read More
While wire rope barriers continue to be rolled out in Australia despite growing anger from riders, Irish authorities have admitted... Read More
A helmet scanner service that checks for hidden fractures in your helmet has reached the halfway point in investment funding... Read More
Emergency call systems are coming to motorcycles and helmets with a French company the latest to release a helmet that calls for help if you crash. The Kosmos Smart Helmet has sensors which detect a crash and then uses your paired phone and a proprietary app to contact emergency services. However,... Read More
A new road safety program called RoadSet is targeting school children from Year Nine with plans to ramp up motorcycle awareness.... Read More
UK protective clothing company Covec Limited has released their Tactical range of jeans and cargo pants with a single layer of... Read More
Princeton University is developing an automated radar system that will detect and alert drivers and riders of oncoming traffic and pedestrians around blind corners. Professor Felix Heide,an assistant professor of computer science at the uni, says the system has ramifications for the safety of motorcyclists. “We have already tested bicyclists... Read More
(Contributor post) The daily lives of people have always been heavily influenced by the technologies that are currently available to... Read More
Kawasaki is seeking sensory overload with load, blinker, and position sensors complementing ABS and traction control to sense for “upcoming... Read More
One of Brisbane’s most popular motorcycle roads up to Mt Glorious will receive major resurfacing plus the installation of motorcycle-specific lower rub rail barriers. The Department of Transport and Main Roads has today provided details of the proposed updates on the Mount Glorious Road and Samford-Mount Glorious Road Route Safety... Read More
Claims about the safety and cost effectiveness of wire rope barriers have been slammed by a damning report that also... Read More
Queensland motorcycle and scooter riders are being asked to complete an online survey to help Transport and Main Roads identify... Read More
Writer: Alana King What feeling do you get when I say the word “motorbike” or “scooter” to you? Are you the type of person who sees riding down a highway as freedom or does it make you feel a little nervous? If you like the thought of it, what’s your... Read More
An oil spill has claimed a BMW R Nine T Racer that was being test-ridden by a potential buyer, highlighting... Read More
Our highways are littered with shredded tyre debris mainly from trucks often using retreaded tyres, posing a significant danger to... Read More
Inactive motorcyclists who haven’t ridden for some time are being urged to ride again, especially for commuting, as the pandemic travel restrictions begin to ease across the country. This comes as the national cycling lobby is calling for $300 million to be spent on bike lanes. Inactive riders Federal Chamber... Read More
Germany is banning fixed speed camera alerts provided on most GPS units and many mobile phone apps in a worrying... Read More
Some motorcycle, scooter and bicycle delivery riders are flouting traffic and parking rules, endangering pedestrians and other road users, says Motorcycle... Read More
Have you ever hit a big bump that hammers your groin on to the fuel tank, sending tears streaming down your face? Old Triumph motorcycles used to have a luggage rack on the tank (pictured above) that many called “the castrater” for obvious reasons! Thankfully modern bikes don’t have such... Read More
Despite the US introducing helmet laws more than half a century ago, only 19 American states require all riders to wear... Read More
Riders are being urged to make submissions about the perceived dangers of wire rope barriers to a Victorian inquiry into... Read More
We can all learn something from this video from a Canadian truck’s dash cam that captures the moment a rider hits a freeway barrier and flies over the side of the off-ramp. It happened in Montreal last week and the unlicensed rider suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The male rider... Read More
Two riders were injured in separate crashes with stray cattle over the weekend, promoting us to reissue our warning to... Read More
Part 1 – The new European Standard EN17092. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing protection... Read More
Part 2 – The new levels of the standard. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing protection standard (EN17092). We have asked Dr Chris Hurren to explain the new European standard and what it means for Aussie riders. Dr Hurren is a research scientist at Deakin... Read More
Part 3 – Impact abrasion resistance. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing protection standard (EN17092).... Read More
Part 4 – Seam strength and risk zones. Over the past seven years, Europe has developed a new clothing protection... Read More
Commuting to work is one legitimate way to ride and avoid the pandemic lockdown and travel bans, yet some riders are either scared for their safety or find it inconvenient. Motorcycle commuting is not only fun and challenging, but also handy for parking, faster than cars because of lane filtering... Read More
A new video has emerged of motorcycle cop in a thrilling but highly dangerous motorcycle chase through the narrow streets... Read More
A UK council’s claims that “motorcyclists are a danger to themselves” and “environmentally unsound, not sustainable, and contribute to air... Read More
Higher and “more dangerous” wire rope barriers (pictured) will soon replace the current WRBs around Australia. The BRIFEN MASH compliant cable barriers will supersede current NCHRP-350 systems that will be phased out from 30 September 2020 in NSW with other states set to follow. Supplier Safe Direction say the Brifen... Read More
Riding gear with multiple layers usually rates higher for abrasion safety than comparative gear, according to the MotoCAP safety and thermal comfort... Read More
Alpinestars GP Plus R2 motorcycle gloves (pictured) have become only the second pair of gloves to be awarded a full five stars... Read More
Two recent crashes involving riders running into each other have prompted us to investigate multi-motorcycle accidents and provide tips on how to avoid them. In one recent accident, two riders and a pillion were injured when two motorcycles collided head-on (pictured above) and in the other, two riders travelling the same direction... Read More
We cop criticism from some riders for our motorcycle crash reports — usually after a spate of accidents — but... Read More
Road conditions play a significant role in motorcycle safety so some state governments and councils are now auditing thousands of... Read More
If you’ve ever crashed on slippery painted road markings, you will be glad to hear that an Australian company is helping make our roads safer for motorcyclists with a coloured surface. SmarterLite’s OmniGrip is not paint, but a coloured aggregate which has the same grip levels as the surrounding tarmac... Read More
Despite its much-lauded safety benefits, ABS may not be your saviour in a motorcycle crash because many riders don’t have... Read More
Speed is not necessarily linked to the severity of injuries in a motorcycle crash, according to the first global rider... Read More
The issue of the condition of roadworks has flared again with several riders complaining about gravel left on roadworks on the Hume Highway in regional Victoria. The road was recently reopened with a reduced speed limit before it was completed, leaving the last 200m of about 3km of roadworks between Wandong... Read More
A rider has died in a hit-and-run crash with a truck in Sydney this afternoon in a tragic five days... Read More
Helmet cameras, GPS units, radar detectors and other devices could be ruled unlawful by Western Australia Police under a rule... Read More
Never mind coronavirus; the biggest epidemic seems to be reduced speed limits, especially on popular motorcycle roads around the country. The latest is the reduction of speeds on the very open Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd (aka Splityard Creek Rd) which leads to Brisbane’s Holy Grail of riding, Mt Glorious. A Transport and... Read More
BMW has secured a patent that turns the front wheel into a crumple zone similar to the safety feature built... Read More
Auckland will trial smart signs at intersections that alert drivers to the presence of riders as part of a four-stage... Read More
In response to rider concerns about the safety of white line bumps, Transport for NSW conducted tests with a range of riders and found concerns may have been overstated. The raised bumps of thermoplastic material in painted lines are called audio-tactile line-markings (ATML) and sometimes erroneously called ripple or rumble... Read More
There may be no need for a loud exhaust so drivers can hear riders with future technology allowing cars to... Read More
Aussie motorcycle road-safety knowhow is helping to train Thailand’s road engineers in an effort to reduce the country’s horrendous road toll.... Read More
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Many of us love nothing more than to get on the open road and explore on our motorcycles. No matter how long you’ve been riding for, your health and safety should naturally be your number one priority. When comparing the fatality rate for... Read More
It’s enough to send shivers up your spine, but an Indian man has ridden 11km with a deadly krait snake... Read More
Since novice motorcyclists have one of the high rates of fatal crashes, have you ever wondered if rider trainers are... Read More
After months of drought and bushfires, much of eastern Queensland and northern NSW are experiencing flash flooding with emergency services urging motorists: “If it’s flooded, forget it”. The police are pretty serious about the current situation and warn motorists to “stay informed and be prepared”. Monitor regular media sources, including the SES... Read More