Researchers are inviting local authorities to come forward to take part in trials of allowing motorcyclists to use Advanced Stop Lines at road junctions. TRL...
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...
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...
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 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:...
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 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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Have just seen the new TfL video http://www.tfl.gov.uk/streets/roadsafety-p2w-video.shtml Operating within the context that they do I think TfL have done a...
Tony, I have shown the film to a range of colleagues and received several comments. It would seem our reactions are mixed. I have experienced a very similar...
Can anyone recommend a good method of treating existing manhole covers to make them less of a hazard to riders? We have recently put a calcined bauxite...
I have just read in Surveyor (18/05/06 page 11 that there are trials into the use of rubber road surfacing. There is a mention of cars being tested on them,...
Hi every one, sorry for the instances of SPAM that the site has suffered recently but such is the problem with an 'open access' site. The DfT has just...
Have to Question the vadility of the Guardian report, Two Stroke emissions are Know to be notoriously higher than four strokes. As the test appear to have...
Source - http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5360490-117780,00.html [is there research based on a bwetter range of PTWs?] Motorbikes '16 times worse than...
... Yes there is. the Californian group that did the measurements for the MOBILE 6 US standrad emission model dd th esame tests (not the ones defiend in wht...
Hi All Your thoughts or have you heard of this "Road Ramp" and how it would affect a motorcycle travelling over it. Has it been tested on motorcycles. Of to...
A good friend of the Guidelines Craig Carey-Clinch is currently undertaking a memorial charity ride to Africa. The aim is to raise awareness for healthcare...
Those of you that attended the Guidelines launch will recall a presentation by Michelle Cadby National Wheels to Work Co-ordinator. The Wheels 2 Work Toolkit...
Hello, Does anyone have any experience of using (or riding on) the products used to clear up spilt diesel? Do these materials cause just as much problems for...
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