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Gregory Solid at Hawkstone on RM-Z450
3 Days ago
The MMX British Open Championship took place at the legendary Hawkstone Park in Shropshire at the weekend, with the Relentless MX team making some changes to the usual format by giving Lewis Gregory an outing on the RM-Z450, alongside his regular big-class teammate Jamie Law. With the sandy track in great condition, Law was looking to continue his good run of form in the MMX, starting the weekend off from his solid fifth place in the series standings. Frustrated with his eighth place in timed practice, Law was just one place behind teammate Gregory, who impressively was contesting the championship for the first time this year on the larger capacity RM-Z.
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Success on Two Fronts for Relentless Suzuki
20 May 2008
The Relentless Suzuki MX squad were back to operating in different counties at the same time again at the weekend, as Lewis Gregory competed in the European MX2 Championship in Portugal and Jamie Law rode closer to home at the British Open Championship at Dean Moor in Cumbria.
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Third Straight AMA-SX Sweep for Yamaha
16 February 2008
Yamaha owned the top steps of the podiums in both the AMA Supercross and Lites West Coast classes last Saturday in San Diego. Chad Reed clinched his fourth victory in succession on the San Manuel YZ450F, and fifth from the six rounds of seventeen held so far. Jason Law steered the Yamaha of Troy YZ250F to his third win on the trot and of his career.
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Speed Camera's Operating To Different Rules!
02 April 2007
The way speed cameras are set up to catch drivers varies "massively" around the country, researchers have found. Motorists can drive up to 15mph over the speed limit before they are flashed by a camera in some areas, and in others, they will rarely be pursued to pay their fine. Researchers at Oxford University's Said Business School embarked on the study of the nation's speed cameras as part of an investigation into how our activities are increasingly regulated by technology.
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Day Time Running Lights - Idea Dims
21 March 2007
Europe’s enthusiasm for imposing Daytime Running Lights (DRL) for all vehicles has dimmed somewhat, says the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) the UK’s most active riders rights group. Following responses to a consultation from the European Commission on DRLs, the Head of the European Commission’s Road Safety Unit, Dr Stefan Tostmann, announced at a recent meeting with FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) representatives that the Commission would call for a 6 month deferral in the United Nations legislative process.
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Ex-policeman Jailed Over Bid To Dodge Speeding Fine
14 March 2007
An ex-police officer who tried to dodge a speeding fine by claiming a Frenchman was driving his vehicle at the time was jailed today. Hrm, now surely it's not a common occurrence for somebody to get a jail term for perverting the course of justice and speeding 8mph over the limit? Copper or no copper, it's harsh, but I guess the lying was what got the judge's goat (doesn't this happen every time a guilty person defends themselves?).
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Drink-Drive Biker Banned Day After Passing Test
03 March 2007
A teenage motorcyclist has been banned from the road after he was caught over the drink-drive limit just one day after he passed his test. Jason Richards, 18, of Beccles, Suffolk, passed his motorbike test last Friday, but the next day he was pulled over by police and found to have 44mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35. Police yesterday said they believed the driving ban to be the quickest ever recorded in Suffolk.
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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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Texting Driver Jailed For Two Years
14 February 2007
A man from Pontypool in South Wales has been jailed for two years after killing another driver in a head-on crash as he received a text message from his step-daughter.
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Few' Mobile Phone Drivers Caught Driver Using Mobile Phone
14 December 2006
It is thought that 6.7m people could be driving whilst on the phone. Only 1.1% of the drivers who admit to using a mobile phone behind the wheel are getting caught, the Liberal Democrats have suggested. Figures released by the Home Office show that 74,000 drivers were caught and fined in 2004 in England and Wales.
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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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BMF say Licence Directive Deferred – but not dead
24 March 2006
The EU Council of Ministers has deferred a decision on the Third Driving Licence Directive, but warns that the threat still remains. The British Motorcyclists Federation has welcomed the news. The BMF has campaigned against the Directive, which is designed to ‘improve the free movement of EU citizens by ensuring and facilitating mutual recognition of all licences. Reducing the possibilities for fraud and increase road safety’. Regardless, it still includes substantial changes to the existing UK motorcycle driving licencing laws.
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Hells Angels To Face Disney In Court
13 March 2006
The Hells Angels Motorcycle Corp, the global organisation spawned by the famous biker club, is suing Walt Disney for trademark infringement. A suit filed in the US District Court in California claims Buena Vista Motion Pictures, a division of Disney, are illegally using the Angels' trademark, a helmeted, horned and feathered skull in the film Wild Hogs.
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Nearly One Million Drivers on Six or More Points
10 March 2006
According to a YouGov poll on behalf of Direct Line which was published yesterday, almost one million drivers are now on 6 or more licence points. With some speeding offences attracting 6 licence points they are just one flash away from a 6 month ban under 'totting up'. The poll found that 16% of drivers (5.4 million drivers) have points on their driving licences, with 2.2% of drivers on 6 points (750,000 drivers) and 0.48% of drivers (160,000) on 9 licence points.
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Insurer says, Make 'ALCOLOCKS' Compulsory
10 March 2006
The company Privilege Insurance has pledged its full support for the introduction of Alcohol Ignition Locks (AILs) for convicted drink drivers. Privilege, which specialises in insuring safe drivers, is urging the Government to strengthen the measures contained in the Road Safety Bill to make the fitting of an AIL (or 'alcolock') compulsory for a minimum of six months, following the completion of a ban for drink driving. Around one fifth of all motorists convicted for drink driving every year are re-offenders. Something needs to be done about this.
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MAG Flies Flag for Democracy
02 March 2006
The Motorcycle Action Group is generating opposition to the government's effort to undermine parliament. The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill 2006 seeks to streamline the political process to make it far easier for Government to slip through legislation without the normal checks and balances which have characterised British law making for centuries.
Tags: law, mag
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Almost All Speed Camera Cases Should Be Thrown Out
01 March 2006
Nearly all speed camera prosecutions are based on inadmissible evidence and can therefore be thrown out, according to Motor Cycle News. Defendants are not given evidence on time and camera scheme organisers are breaching the 1967 Criminal Justice Act by not providing a photo or video evidence of an offence at least seven days before a trial, Motor Cycle News (MCN) said in its latest edition.
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BMF Get Heavy on Rights of Way Bill
08 February 2006
Is this the beginning of the end for off-road riding? The BMF has undertaken one of its heaviest letter writing campaigns ever in lobbying MPs and Lords as the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill (NERC Bill) goes through its House of Lords Committee stage. If passed, the Bill will restrict trail users to solely those rights of way (RoW) that are officially recorded on what is known as ‘definitive maps.’ This means that many unrecorded legitimate ancient RoWs will be unavailable to vehicular traffic and further, the BMF warns that this could become part of a bigger plan to restrict use of ALL minor roads in National Parks.
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Lords asked to rule on speed trap case
08 February 2006
As if further proof was needed that the current Government/Police's strategy on making money (and misery) out of the average road user was needed, it now seems that that whilst the Police tout their mantra of speeding kills, and that they set up speed-traps at accident hot-spots to try and prevent further accidents, it's now illegal for citizens to warn others that a speed-trap lay ahead.
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