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Sheila Rainger Joins Motorcycle Industry Association
05 November 2008
Sheila Rainger, one of the country’s leading automotive industry campaigners, has joined the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI) as director of research and statistical services. A motorcyclist herself, Sheila joins the MCI from the Royal Automobile Club Foundation for Motoring (RAC Foundation) where she has been deputy director since April this year. Before that, Sheila was acting director as well as head of campaigns.
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Riders Get To Grips With Manhole Covers
20 February 2008
Carriageway manhole covers, especially on bends, can present a potentially lethal danger to motorcyclists but this could all change if revisions to the European Standard for them, proposed by the UK, is agreed. It is well known that over time some manhole cover surfaces become smooth and polished and if wet, very slippery, but thanks to the work undertaken by the National Motorcycle Council i.e. The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF), Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers (IHIE), Motor Cycle Industry Association MCIA, Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) RAC Foundation and Devon County Council, the UK committee working on the revision of European Standard EN124 have agreed unanimously to recommend a minimum ‘polished skid resistance value for manhole covers’.
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RAC Survey Shock `Drug Driver'
13 April 2006
A shocking survey carried out by the RAC has shown that drivers who test positive for drugs can still pass roadside `sobriey' tests. Almost one third of drivers who tested positive for illegal drugs were able to pass the roadside “sobriety” tests, according to new research. This has led the RAC Foundation to question whether the Field Impairment Tests are FIT for purpose? The research showed that, when carried out by well-trained police officers, the tests have a 66 per cent success rate in spotting drug-impaired drivers.
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