The Ride

Well, I bet you never thought you'd be taking riding lessons from a house fly . . . But recent research has shown that they do exactly t...

After my original post about the Somerset bike safety DVD, AlistairL asked about availability, with an answer from Jim at the road safety de...

As seen on Google Earth, photo must have been taken on a Saturday morning during a 'Born Again' motorcycle training course at Cooper...

From AutoWired : A blind journalist was given a month's suspended jail sentence and fined 500 euros by a French court today (Friday 22...

I mentioned earlier that we'd been away to Cornwall [the 'KERNOW' number plate]. We stayed in a lovely two-bed house, just a few...

First off: I didn't 'invent' Z Line, all I've done is give a name to something other people were already doing. Indeed, I ...

James V Ouellet is an American researcher, who worked on the famous - and suitably named - Hurt Report in to motorcycle crashes in the USA. ...

If you've ploughed through posts 1 & 2, you'll have an understanding of how it can be difficult for a driver to see you. There i...

The following is from material written by Stephen Prower, formerly Research Officer for the BMF: In a typical intersection accident the moto...

Crashes at junctions are a constant feature of motorcycle crash statisitics. Despite all the 'advances' in conspicuity - daytime li...

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to postpone the date for bringing in the new motorcycle test (due sept 29 08) till all 66 si...

Don Palmer [no relation, AFAIK], is a highly-qualified driver trainer. His site is an interesting read on its own, with some entertaining v...

BBC News A four wheel drive vehicle had its "off road" capabilities tested when it was apparently left in a Dartmoor car park with...

Although just looking outside lately has been a better option for gardening than actually being out there - less outdoor 'rooms, more ou...

You might expect a 'pro-safety' person like me to be mighty impressed by the introduction of non-slip insection covers. Well . . . I...