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Boys In Blue Go Green - BAA Glasgow Gets Green Patrol
22 February 2008
In a move to reduce its carbon footprint, Strathclyde Police is going green by introducing the first ever electric scooter to be used for active duty by a Police Force within the United Kingdom. The Vectrix electric maxi-scooter will not only benefit the environment, it will bring many benefits to officers policing at Glasgow Airport. Strathclyde Police continually seeks ways to reduce carbon emissions and as the Vectrix is emission free, this innovative technology provides an effective solution.
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SRS Motorcycles Comes Under Attack
25 January 2008
Following a recent sprawl of robbery attacks on motor repair centres within Hammersmith & Fulham, West London, SRS Motorcycles based in Trussley Road are the latest to be targeted.
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Highways Agency Traffic Officers Could Seize Your Motorcycle
08 December 2007
Highways Agency Traffic Officers introduced to assist police could get the powers to seize your motorcycle under new proposals. Officers will be given the same powers as police officers to remove broken down or abandoned vehicles from the roadside to a secure compound, and the Secretary of State will have the power to store the vehicles removed by HATOs and recover costs from the vehicle’s owner, or destroy the vehicle, London Bikers has learned.
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Tribute Paid To Pillion Passenger
29 November 2007
Police have released the name of a motorcycle passenger who was killed in a crash involving a car. Michael Grosse, 17, of Mulbarton near Norwich, was riding pillion on a Yamaha which collided with a Skoda at Horsham St Faith on Monday morning.
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Motorcycle Accident Causes Paris Suburbs Riots
26 November 2007
Rampaging youths threw Molotov cocktails and torched cars in a troubled neighborhood outside Paris in a second night of street violence Monday after two teenagers on a motorbike were killed in a crash with a police car.
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Traffic Police To Pilot Vectrix Eco-Bikes
25 November 2007
Traffic police are getting on eco-friendly, electric bikes in the first trial of its kind across the country. Two Maxi-Scooters will hit the streets of Portsmouth city centre to carry out patrols as part of the six-month trial.
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Man And Daughter In Fatal Crash
25 November 2007
A father has been killed and his daughter left with life-threatening injuries in a motorbike crash. The 46-year-old man, from East Cowes, Isle of Wight, was riding a Kawasaki bike which collided with a car at Mersley Down on Saturday afternoon.
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IPCC Clears Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom
10 November 2007
The Independent Police Complaints Comission (IPCC) has cleared North Wales Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom of any wrongdoing in an investigation into the display of a decapitated motorcyclist at the launch of a road safety campaign - without the consent of the biker's family.
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Northamptonshire Police - Driver Flees From Scene of Accident
10 November 2007
Northamptonshire Police are searching for a motorist who failed to stop after a crash in which a motorbike rider was seriously injured, and are appealing for witnesses following the serious accident in Northampton on Thursday 1st November.
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Bikes Banned From The Park
09 November 2007
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) express grave concerns at the North Wales police proposal to consider banning motorcycles from the National Park.
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Man Struck By Police Bike Dies
02 November 2007
A man died when he was struck by a police motorbike. The pedestrian, aged in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash on Wednesday night in Southend Road, Ilford, east London.
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Driver Held Over Motorcycle Death
02 November 2007
A driver has been arrested after a car and a motorcycle crashed in West Sussex, killing the bike rider. The victim, a 60-year-old man from Horley, Surrey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on the A272 at Coneyhurst, near Billingshurst.
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Maria Costello To Head Up Lancashire’s RideSafe BackSafe Initiative
10 August 2007
Maria Costello, fastest lady around the Isle of Man TT circuit, is to become an Ambassador for the RideSafe BackSafe initiative in the North West region. The initiative is run by the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety and Lancashire Constabulary and is also supported by Greater Manchester Police, together with motoring organisations such as IAM, MAG and BMF.
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Drink Driving Menace to Motorcyclists
25 July 2007
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) welcomes the government's new anti drink drive campaign which was launched on Friday 20th July 2007. The campaign specifically targets those most likely to drink and drive who have been identified as male drivers between the ages of 17 and 29 years of age. Previous campaigns have involved 'shock horror' imagery but research has shown that this approach makes less of an impact on a generation of youngsters brought up on graphic, violent video games.
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Brunstrom - Should He Stay Or Should He Go - How!
02 May 2007
The Motorcycle Action Group fully support the family of Mark Dibney, the motorcyclist fatally injured in a tragic accident, whose images were disclosed to journalists by North Wales Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom. Such a crass and insensitive tactic to sensationalise a 'road safety' message without the consent and support of the family can never be justified under any circumstances.
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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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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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Think! Campaign Urges South East Drivers Not To Drink And Drive This Festive Season
01 December 2006
The Government and Police join forces today to remind drivers of the perils of drinking and driving over Christmas. The annual THINK! Drink Drive campaign may be in its 30th year, but its message for South East drivers remains the same. As people gear up for the party season the campaign will warn motorists about the dangers of getting behind the wheel after even just one drink.
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Former Police Chief Joins Biker Campaign Group
02 November 2006
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is pleased to announce that it has employed David Short, the former Chief Superintendent of Police for North Yorkshire to head up the group’s political campaigns in the UK. MAG was looking for someone with the strategic discipline, intellect, presentational qualities to enhance MAG's credibility in political spheres. David has these skills in abundance allied to a mustard keen enthusiasm for biking and that most helpful of all qualities, he's likeable.
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