Reporting potholes and other road damage to relevant authorities can pay off, says a long-time advocate for better road maintenance... Read More
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has added ratings on safety and comfort for eight jackets and eight... Read More
A rider representative group fears that a Victorian Road Toll Increase Inquiry (RTII) report will vilify riders with inaccurate representations of the danger of riding. This follows recent police media reports in most states that point out the increase in rider deaths this year but have so far failed to... Read More
A French risk-assessment study has released a shock finding that a five-year lane-splitting trial caused a 12% increase in motorcycle... Read More
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has added ratings on safety and comfort for nine jackets and two... Read More
Almost six years after lane filtering was first introduced for motorcycle riders in NSW in 2014, Western Australia will finally fall into line this year. However, some WA riders may not be as pleased as you would think as they claim they have been lane filtering for some time with... Read More
As summer heat continues to make riding conditions difficult, Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has rated 15 more... Read More
Recycled plastic inserts that look like combs could make wire rope barriers safer for motorcyclists, says a long-time motorcycling advocate.... Read More
A Draft 30-year plan for long-term transport infrastructure in Victoria has omitted road motorcycles and scooters. However, Infrastructure Victoria says they are still calling for feedback on their Draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy. If you would like to make a formal submission, click here. “We try our best to consider the... Read More
If authorities want young motorcyclists to ride safer, they should cease scare-tactic ads and employ young riders to deliver positive... Read More
One of the biggest concerns among motorcycle riders about the automated vehicle future is the ability of these vehicles to... Read More
Just in time for Christmas, Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has added 16 new items. The addition of safety and comfort ratings for ten jackets and six pairs of pants brings the total number of items of clothing to 239, comprised of 115 jackets, 56 pairs of... Read More
Two recent fatal crashes in Australia prove that wire rope barriers (WRBs) are not only a danger to motorcyclists, but... Read More
A massive and potentially lethal pothole on a popular motorcycle road that has been reported to authorities is still not... Read More
Australian riders have long been asking for a bigger say in road safety issues that affect one of the most vulnerable groups of road users … and now it looks like that may be on the road ahead. Last month’s Joint Select Committee on Road Safety final report, Improving Road... Read More
The shape of your motorcycle could have a big impact on rider injury in a crash, a landmark Australian study... Read More
I have never seen so many kangaroos on and around the road as I have in the Canberra region and... Read More
Norway is removing wire rope barriers from a six-kilometre stretch of road near the capital of Oslo in a win for motorcyclist safety. Riders have long regarded the roadside barriers as a danger. The Norwegian move follows a win for UK riders in August when The Motorcycle Action Group gained the support of the... Read More
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