The Ride

Although it's been fairly well publicised that there's a forthcoming change to the driving test - the inclusion of 'Independant ...

Thanks to Voyager for providing the correct answer and also suggesting chevrons - which since that bend is preceded by a long straight might...

OK, here's the 'answer' to yesterday's question, what was missing from the scene featuring a bend? 'A bend sign' Her...

So, over the last few posts I've suggested my updating of a couple of well-known systems. Safe, Smooth, Style - for an overall assessmen...

In these financially trubled times it's a brave move to start your own business, let alone manage to keep an existing business working w...

Start with yesterday’s post if you haven’t already read it. In 1992 I became involved the US-based Motorcycle Safety Foundation, which taugh...

A while back I posted about the expanding numbers of ‘E’s in road safety, starting from the original education, engineering and enforcement,...

One of the favourite pastimes in the Palmer household is Gregwatching. It's a bit like birdwatching: you know the likely locations, typ...

There's a mental 'system' which has been in use mainly in the flying business for many years called 'siutational awareness...

Not had an 'I have seen' post lately - not had that many posts lately, for that matter. However, a few registration numbers, plates ...

Spottted in - oddly enough :) - the discount clearance rack of a shoe shop, ladies shoes in hi-viz fluorescent yellow. Form a queue . . . .

A rare beastie indead - another new 'FF' (that's 'feet first' rather than the 'head first' riding position most ...

French despatch rider vs. naked moped man . . . . . . No further explanation required! .

Zerotracer is the latest development of the Peraves Montracer, which itself is the little brother of the well-established (although, at C. £...

A couple of days ago I was told about a group called 'Young Minds'. In their own words: YoungMinds is the UK's only national cha...