Not sure if you are familiar with the Sniff Petrol campaign - see attached. Keith Firth Associate Director Colin Buchanan Newminster House 27-29 Baldwin Street...
Might be easier to visit sniffpetrol.com and go through the archives - issues 39-42 deal with the moped/ scooter campaign. Be advised - not for the easily...
I've just uploaded our two most recent bike safety publications to the Forum - our Summer 06 Newsletter and our guide to Group Riding. The first is the latest...
Hi Jeremy Had a look at the publications. Impressed. Informative. Encouraging. Good work - keep it up. Nice to see a local authority encouraging biking and...
Jeremy, Regarding your Group Riding guide you ask the question "Did we succeed?" Yes, you have. You have provided excellent advice in a style so as to not lose...
Transport for London has now reported back on their 3-year study of `experimental' Motorcycle Access by Motorcycles into Bus Lanes. I've posted the report in...
Tony et al, Having been through this and comparing it to the report produced in 2004 I must say that I am (at best) disappointed with the conclusions reached...
Hi Andrew Doesn't ring a bell. Unless this http://www.network.mag-uk.org/barriers/bikeguard.pdf or this http://www.network.mag-uk.org/sept06p1.html If you...
Hi I wondered if you had seen the briefing note from the Highways Agency regarding the (allegedly) motorcycle friendly installation on the A2070? I only have...
Hi Thats the one. Have fired it up to Les Unwin in Derbyshire to see if they have / could consider on their tricky sites. Regards Andy Bailey Group Manager...
Thanks Andy Keep us informed. For your info if you go to http://www.network.mag-uk.org/barriers/index.html there is lots of "stuff" there on crash barriers. ...
Andrew, I've uploaded documentation on `Bikeguard' onto the website. Bikeguard is now approved for use on the whole of the HA network and, therefore (?),...
For your information, it might be worth knowing that FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations), which we (MAG UK) are a member off, is taking...
Tony, Section 2.23 of the Design Manual states "The RRRAP is not capable, at present, of assessing the risk to motorcyclists." This seems to imply that, in the...
Tony, Section 2.23 of the Design Manual states "The RRRAP is not capable, at present, of assessing the risk to motorcyclists." This seems to imply that, in the...
Hi Any more comments for Phillipa? Regards Andy Rutland CC ... 05/12/06 09:40 >>> Philippa, The following from our head of maintenance policy sums up our view:...
All This was reported in the MAG Activists newsletter http://www.network.mag-uk.org/sept05p10.html last year. We didn't get much feedback. However I will...
The IHIE guidelines seem to have gone from strength to strength from a very successful launch in 2005; winning a Prince Michael Award in the same year;...
Hi Tony. Sounds like great news. Im developing our skid policy in relation to HD28/04 (and the forthcoming IAN). Do you think that there are any specific...
Andrew, The guidelines do make rference to HFS but if you think that some re-wording to 'punch it up a bit' would help with your (and of course others)...
Hi Tony. Thanks for the email. Will do. Do you think the Skid Resistance Standard (HD 28/04) is ok? Do you think that there are any specific cautions to ...
A student at Brunel University has created a device that warns car drivers when motorbikes are nearby. The invention, designed by Sam Bairstow, an industrial...
A similar device is used by competitors in the annual Dakar Rally to prevent drivers of racing 4X4's hurtling into the back of bikers obscured by dust clouds...
see below Does this mean TfL will be removing PTW entitlement to use the three 'trial' bus lanes (East India Dock Road, Brixton Road & Finchley Road)? Does it...
Matthew Hutchinson, Plymouth UK, is petitioning for a change on the road for bikers, to cover up all manhole covers with gripped surfaces to stop bikers coming...
I have signed the petition as it's an admirable idea and because I'd be interested in finding out if there is a material that can be stuck to covers which...