With the hotter weather approaching, riders can check the breathability standard of their gear on Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP online...
Four years after melting tar on the Mt Glorious Rd west of Brisbane in 2017 resulted in at least one rider...
Motorcyclists want drivers to look, use their mirrors, check blind spots and ‘get off the phone’, according to a Motorcycle Council of NSW survey of more than 500 riders. The survey was conducted last month in preparation for the current Motorcycle Awareness Month to gain an insight into how to...
Soon your motorcycle and helmet could warn you if you have chosen the right apex and speed for a corner,...
Half of NSW motorcyclists have experienced a near-miss in the past three months, according to a survey conducted as part...
A Monash University Accident Research Centre professor has told the Australasian Road Safety Conference (28-30 September 2021) that mobile speed cameras need to be located in less predictable locations. Professor Maxwell Cameron‘s comments follow the recent Victorian Government announcement to increase mobile speed camera hours by 75%. He says the increased...
Crashes involving motorcycles and cars are often referred to as SMIDSY incidents or “Sorry mate, I didn’t see you.” Many...
Strange line markings on corners could prevent riders from head-on crashes, according to a recent study by Austrian safety group...
The UK Highway Code is being revised to incorporate a hierarchy of vehicles where bigger vehicles have to look out for smaller, more vulnerable, road users such as motorcyclists. Sounds like fair deal, right? After all, big vehicles such as trucks have huge blind spots and drivers need to take...
Riders who use the Snap Send Solve app that helps Australian authorities identify and fix road hazards that pose a...
Detailed tests are required on the efficacy of blow-up vests and jackets as used by MotoGP riders, says Australian safety...
Australian motorcycle trainere motoDNA has developed a computer software system that analyses rider behaviour and uses a computer game environment to reward riders and improve their skills. Founder Mark McVeigh says the system is “100% data driven”. Using a GoPro mounted on your motorbike, the motoDNA software analyses riding, grades...
Riders from all states, not just Tasmanian residents, have been urged to contribute to a Tasmanian Road Safety Inquiry given...
Lower rub rails on safety barriers that are important for the safety of riders have proliferated in recent years, but...
Motorcycle jackets and pants that have good breathability for the warmer riding months sacrifice safety standards, according to the latest test results from Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service. MotoCAP has now performed testing and issued safety and comfort ratings ratings for 354 items of rider jackets, gloves...
Painted road surfaces that present a dangerous slip hazard to motorcycle and scooter riders could son be a thing of...
Australian Motorcycle Council chairman Shaun Lennard hopes to address how roads can be made safer for riders at an international...
Millions of dollars of Victorian motorcycle safety levy funds remain unspent as minutes of the ministerial advisory panel on motorcycle issues are shrouded in secrecy. Retired industry veteran and Two Wheel Action Group spokesman Stuart Strickland OAM “strongly disagrees” with the confidentiality around all aspects of the Motorcycle Safety Levy collected...
According to a report from BusinessWire, Two companies in Massachusetts have announced a joint venture to improve safety on the...
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has now performed testing and issued safety and comfort ratings ratings for...
A rule allowing drivers to cross solid white lines to overtake cyclists has now been extended to Victoria, making it a blanket rule across all Australian states. Back in 2016, crash victim Maritha Keyser and rider groups said the implementation of the rule was putting the lives of motorcyclists in...
Most motorcycle road craft courses are only as good as the training on the day, but Riders Academy by motoDNA also provides...
Reporting potholes and other road damage to relevant authorities can pay off, says a long-time advocate for better road maintenance...
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has added ratings on safety and comfort for eight jackets and eight pants to its growing list of tested products. The new ratings brings the total number of items of clothing to 297, comprised of 125 jackets, 80 pairs of pants and 92 pairs...
A rider representative group fears that a Victorian Road Toll Increase Inquiry (RTII) report will vilify riders with inaccurate representations...
A French risk-assessment study has released a shock finding that a five-year lane-splitting trial caused a 12% increase in motorcycle...
Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has added ratings on safety and comfort for nine jackets and two pairs of pants to its growing list of tested products. The new ratings brings the total number of items of clothing to 281, comprised of 117 jackets, 72 pairs of pants and...
Almost six years after lane filtering was first introduced for motorcycle riders in NSW in 2014, Western Australia will finally...
As summer heat continues to make riding conditions difficult, Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has rated 15 more...
Recycled plastic inserts that look like combs could make wire rope barriers safer for motorcyclists, says a long-time motorcycling advocate. Motorcycle Safety Consultant John Nelson, 63, has long campaigned against WRBs and recently warned of the rollout of higher wire rope barriers which could be even more dangerous to riders. John believes...
A Draft 30-year plan for long-term transport infrastructure in Victoria has omitted road motorcycles and scooters. However, Infrastructure Victoria says...
If authorities want young motorcyclists to ride safer, they should cease scare-tactic ads and employ young riders to deliver positive...
One of the biggest concerns among motorcycle riders about the automated vehicle future is the ability of these vehicles to identify them. We have already reported on several instances of riders being hit by autonomous vehicles and authorities are now aware of the difficulties of these vehicles identifying small road...
Just in time for Christmas, Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP motorcycle gear safety ratings service has added 16 new items. The...
Two recent fatal crashes in Australia prove that wire rope barriers (WRBs) are not only a danger to motorcyclists, but...
A massive and potentially lethal pothole on a popular motorcycle road that has been reported to authorities is still not repaired weeks later, says Victorian rider Rodney Brown. “It was 6.30 on a Sunday morning, dark and foggy, when I came across this road hazard killer,” he says. “The water...
Australian riders have long been asking for a bigger say in road safety issues that affect one of the most...
The shape of your motorcycle could have a big impact on rider injury in a crash, a landmark Australian study...
I have never seen so many kangaroos on and around the road as I have in the Canberra region and this is now reflected in a study of insurance claims on roadkill crashes by AAMI. It found that the nation’s capital was the top hotspot for animal collisions. Hitting animals...
Norway is removing wire rope barriers from a six-kilometre stretch of road near the capital of Oslo in a win...
Motorcyclist and road safety researcher Ross Blackman (pictured) has waded into our debate last week about whether roadworks speed limits...
Portuguese helmet manufacturer Nexx has added a matte black stealth version to its X.R2 carbon range called the Dark Vision. But is it just adding to our dangerous “invisibility” on the road?’ Sorry Mate I Didn’t See You (SMIDSY) crashes are among the most common involving motorcycles. I have written...
Riders could be torn to shreds by a rough “tyre-shredding” road surface designed to stop “hoons” doing burnouts and drifting,...
While roadworks speeds in some jurisdictions can be as low 40km/h (25mph), the UK may be heading toward a standard...
A motorcycle safety advocate who crashed his motorcycle has been gifted a Honda VFR800 as a replacement after launching a GoFundMe page to try to raise funds for a bike so he can continue his advocacy work and support his sick wife. John Nelson, 63, says he crashed his Honda...
A motorcycle safety advocate who crashed his motorcycle has launched a GoFundMe page to replace it so he can continue his...
As Australia’s internationally awarded MotoCAP safety and thermal comfort testing and ratings system for motorcycle clothing has surpassed 200 tested items,...
Apart from being considered dangerous by motorcycle riders, wire rope barriers are also unfair and discriminate against motorcycle and scooters riders, says an Australian university road safety professor. The professor who wishes to remain anonymous points out that WRBs are officially acknowledged as posing more danger to riders and therefore...
With summer just around the corner, riders will be considering riding pants and may be wondering whether traditional double-layer protection...
While wire rope barriers continue to be rolled out in Australia despite growing anger from riders, Irish authorities have admitted...
A helmet scanner service that checks for hidden fractures in your helmet has reached the halfway point in investment funding and is calling for more riders to respond to their survey. The Helmet Doctors who developed the helmet laser scanner say it would give riders peace of mind that their...
Emergency call systems are coming to motorcycles and helmets with a French company the latest to release a helmet that...
A new road safety program called RoadSet is targeting school children from Year Nine with plans to ramp up motorcycle awareness....
UK protective clothing company Covec Limited has released their Tactical range of jeans and cargo pants with a single layer of protective material. Instead of a separate protective liner, these cargo pants are made with Covec’s “Oneskin” protective material made by re-engineering inflexible liquid crystal polymer. Covec claim the material has...
Princeton University is developing an automated radar system that will detect and alert drivers and riders of oncoming traffic and...
(Contributor post) The daily lives of people have always been heavily influenced by the technologies that are currently available to...
Kawasaki is seeking sensory overload with load, blinker, and position sensors complementing ABS and traction control to sense for “upcoming scenarios”, according to a filing with the Japanese Patent Office. The company is not the only motorcycle manufacturer adding more and more electronic riders aids in an effort to make...
One of Brisbane’s most popular motorcycle roads up to Mt Glorious will receive major resurfacing plus the installation of motorcycle-specific...
Claims about the safety and cost effectiveness of wire rope barriers have been slammed by a damning report that also...
Queensland motorcycle and scooter riders are being asked to complete an online survey to help Transport and Main Roads identify rider types and develop relevant policies. The research group running the survey, Enhance Research, has sought our assistance in reaching out to riders of registrable motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, so...