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Sharp Motorcycle Test Results
Yesterday
The UK Department of Transport is now providing star ratings for motorcycle helmets, in a bid to improve safety and offer the buyer a rough idea of each product's protective qualities. Most UK bikers don't really known how motorcycle helmets are designed, manufactured and tested. Once there were BSI standards, now we have the UN ECE 22.05 tests, but many riders still make a judgement by asking other bikers for recommendations, or assess the overall construction, comfort and fit, when trying lids on in a shop. But all that is changing as the UK government backed SHARP ( Safety Helmet Assessment Ratings Programme ) comes onstream in 2008, offering ratings from one to five stars for most popular biking lids. The idea is to give consumers an idea of the potential protective qualities a helmet might have, with one star at the lower end, and five stars being the top rating.
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Shark Helmets Score Highly in New Helmet Ratings
12 June 2008
The highly anticipated SHARP (Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme) test results were released today by the Department for Transport, with very positive results for French helmet manufacturer, Shark. The top-of-the-range Shark RSR2 (rrp from £319.99) - as worn by top racers like Troy Corser, Randy de Puniet and Leon Camier - scored a maximum five stars, while the RSI (rrp from £199.99), the RSF2i (rrp from £159.99), the S800 (rrp £149.99) and the S500 (rrp from £114.99) all scored a very impressive four-star rating.
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Toseland Pledges Support for THINK! Road Safety at Donington
26 May 2008
MotoGP rider James Toseland, one of the biggest names in British motorsport, was greeted by hundreds of British Superbike (BSB) fans today as he visited the THINK! Motorcycle Academy at Donington Park in support of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) THINK! campaign. THINK! aims to reduce crashes involving motorcyclists by offering road safety advice and encouraging further training. Toseland who rides for the Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP team, gave up a rare morning off from his punishing round-the-world race schedule to highlight to fans the importance of getting further training and honing their road riding skills. Hundreds of delighted fans gathered to watch the interview with the two-time World Superbike Champion who also talked about his inaugural MotoGP season and signed autographs on the THINK! stand.
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THINK! Renews BSB Sponsorchip & Relaunches The Motorcycle Academy
02 April 2008
THINK!, the Department for Transport’s (DfT) road safety initiative, has signed up for a fifth consecutive year as a sponsor of the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike (BSB) Championship. The season, which kicks off at Brands Hatch on the 5th April will see a re-launched, interactive THINK! Motorcycle Academy, on-site at every BSB race to inform and entertain fans. The sponsorship - supported by on-site activity in the form of the THINK! Motorcycle Academy Unit - has been welcomed by BSB riders and fans who see the campaign as a positive and effective way of educating and informing motorcyclists about road safety. To maximise the campaign’s effectiveness the 2008 THINK! Motorcycle Academy will be more interactive than ever, combining important safety messages with fun and entertaining features such as top rider interviews, all the latest 2008 Superbikes on display, interactive computer pods, a Honda rider simulator and a BSB photo studio.
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TyreSafe - Bikers Are Getting The Message
14 March 2008
Since the start of the first ever Bike Tyre Safety Month, which extends throughout the month of March, TyreSafe has witnessed a surge in the popularity of its “Motorcycle Tyres and Your Safety” leaflet, which is only one of several information guides on tyre safety which can be downloaded free of charge from the TyreSafe website.
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Bikers: Your Life Depends on Your Tyres
19 February 2008
With the arrival of Spring, many bikers will be looking to get back on their motorcycles, after having been stored away during the winter period. With prolonged static activity, this poses added dangers for riders says TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation. Tyres may become under-inflated and will be subject to “dry rotting” or "cracking,” particularly if the bike has not been in covered storage, and has been exposed to cool temperatures.
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Tough New Powers to Tackle Road Works
11 July 2007
New powers which enable councils to cut the congestion and disruption caused by roadworks have been introduced, Transport Minister Rosie Winterton announced today. The regulations, laid in Parliament today, will enable local authorities to minimise the impact roadworks have on motorists, pedestrians, businesses and local residents.
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South London Schemes To Share New £4m Road Safety Grant
10 May 2007
Lewisham and Merton local highway authorities and their partners will share the first award of a new £4 million road safety grant, Dr Stephen Ladyman, Road Safety Minister, announced today. Lewisham will receive £179,000 for young drivers volunteer training and Merton receives £70,500 for child pedestrian training including community projects on safer mobility. The Road Safety Partnership Grant Scheme will provide funding to local highway authorities that are taking an innovative and collaborative approach to improving road safety.
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Vehicle Speeds In Great Britain - 2006
10 April 2007
With all of the hype over motobikes speeding more than cars, the government have released some very interesting statistics. Although the percentage of cars and bikes speeding were similar, the fact is that motorbikes carry higher sppeds when breaking the law. Here's what they have to say.
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Transport Minister Urges Motorists In London To Act On CO2 Emissions
11 March 2007
Motorists were today urged to take action to cut down on CO2 emissions from cars. Transport Minister Gillian Merron highlighted the vital role that each of us can play in reducing emissions as she launched the first phase of the Government's new 'Act on CO2' climate change campaign.
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Seven Days Until Tough New Phone Penalties Are Introduced
22 February 2007
Motorists caught using a hand held mobile phone while driving face strict new penalties from 27th February. The fixed penalty for drivers, introduced in December 2003, will increase from £30 to £60 and for the first time will include the award of thee penalty points. Minister Stephen Ladyman emphasised the importance of not being distracted while driving, saying most drivers agree accidents are more likely when their attention is diverted from the road ahead.
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Tough New Penalties For Motorists On Mobiles Welcomed By London Cyclist
21 February 2007
Motorists face tough new penalties from 27 February if they break the law by using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. From that date, the fixed penalty will for the first time include the award of three penalty points as well as doubling the fine to £60. One 35-year-old Londoner to welcome the enhanced penalty for drivers using phones behind the wheel is cyclist Ben Davies, who finds himself regularly in danger while on his bike from motorists on mobiles not paying attention to the road.
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Government Tackles Road Safety And Disadvantage
22 December 2006
The Government announced that it has met its target to reduce road casualties in disadvantaged areas. Since the target was set, road casualties in the 88 most deprived districts in England have fallen by 19% beside a fall of 15% for England as a whole. The target was introduced in 2002 as part of the Government's response following research which showed that children from the poorest communities are up to five times more likely to be involved in road accidents than some of their better off peers.
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Government Invests £201m To Improve Local Transport In The South East
19 December 2006
People in the South East will benefit from £201 million to improve local transport in the region, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander announced today. The investment is part of the Local Transport Capital Settlement given to local authorities each year to help them deliver transport improvements in their communities.
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Christmas 2006 Drink Drive Crack Down In London
05 December 2006
The Government and Police have joined forces this week to clamp down on the menace of drinking and driving over Christmas. As London gears up for the party season, the annual THINK! Drink Drive campaign - now in its 30th year - will swing into action to warn motorists in the capital about the dangers of getting behind the wheel after even just one drink.
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£371million A3 Improvements Will Go Ahead
27 October 2006
Much needed improvements to the A3 trunk road at Hindhead, Surrey, will go ahead Stephen Ladyman, Transport Minister, confirmed today. The Government is committing £371m to improve the last remaining single carriageway section of the A3, between South West London and Portsmouth, to a dual carriageway. This includes the construction of a twin bore tunnel under the Devil's Punch Bowl Site of Special Scientific Interest to minimise any negative impacts on the environment, as well as major landscape restoration following the closure of the old A3.
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Countdown To New Car Seat Laws
12 September 2006
With just under a week to go until the new child car seat laws come into force parents in Buckinghamshire are being urged to make sure that they are familiar with the changes. The changes are expected to save up to 2000 child casualties per year. The new law comes into force on Monday 18 September and will require drivers to ensure that all children under 135cms (4' 5") or age 12, whichever they reach first, use an appropriate car restraint when travelling in their vehicle.
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Department for Transport Accept Proposed A3 Tunnel Under Devil's Punchbowl.
20 July 2006
The Secretary of State for Transport, and for Communities and Local Government, and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, have today published their joint decision that they are "minded to" accept the Inspector's recommendations in favour of the published scheme for the construction of a tunnel to carry the A3 under the Devil's Punchbowl at Hindhead in Surrey.
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Fairer Rules On Parking Unveiled
12 July 2006
Plans for tough new measures to overhaul the country's system of civil parking enforcement were unveiled today by Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander. The draft guidelines make clear that the Government wants local authorities to use parking enforcement powers to keep the traffic flowing and not to raise money. The aim is a fairer system for all.
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BMF Welcomes Re-Think on Speed Cameras
21 December 2005
The Transport Secretary Alistair Darling says that there is going to be more flexibility over speed camera policy. The (BMF) British Motorcyclists Federation has welcomed the announcement. The BMF say, over-hyped by the over-zealous, speed cameras, sited sensibly, can nevertheless reduce speed-related accidents. But news that cameras will now be seen as only part of local road safety schemes and not treated as the automatic panacea to road casualty reduction, is a welcome change in policy. These so-called ‘safety cameras' are no substitute for proper policing say the BMF. Speed in itself is rarely the primary cause of an accident, but inappropriate speed is. What cameras have done is to allow police road traffic patrols to be reduced, hence the drop in drink-driving and careless driving cases, not because drivers are better, simply that the police are no longer around to see such offences committed.
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