The Ride

In, perhaps, a rare hint of true feelings, the producers of BBC1's 'Question Time' may have shown us, the British public, what t...

Tuesday 1st Feb 2011 saw the O2 Arena (aka Millenium Dome) invaded by a choir of 7,500 schoolkids, and an audience of probably 15,000 (prob...

Just had a first aid refresher course at work, which included this video: The 'good' is that they saved the guy's life.  The...

No, I didn't buy one for my lad for Christmas! .

It has, occasionally, been said that I talk a load of bollards. So, today, I am pleased to continue that long tradition, with pictures of ...

It's often said that good timing is the secret of great comedy. A similar principle applies while riding, careful timing helps the road ...

On the Welsh 'Daily Post' news web site: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2010/12/08/ice-causes-more-problems-on-n...

Since I've recently given advice for cold-weather biking, it only seems fair to give you my tips for cold-weather car preparation. My ...

Received by email a few moments ago: Two Choices What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn...

I hesitate to suggest that anyone should even consider riding a motorcycle when there's snow or ice on the roads, but the last few mor...

As an addendum to my recent 'Safety Is' post , Nikos said... The UK CAA obviously have a better script writer - "Safety is n...

One of my pet hates (an ever-increasing list, it seems, as I become a grumpier old man :) ) is the 'you can do or be anything you want...

A quick mention of one of my 'imaginary' friends, one of the many who I have more contact with on the internet than I do in real l...

Blondie's "The Tide is High" was on the radio this morning.  I remember Blondie from when her records were first in the char...

I've posted a couple of times about things said on my local BBC radio station, Berkshire (here's the most recent: http://the-ride-in...