Kulveer Ranger Visits First Kawasaki "On the Road" Tour Event

None other than the Mayor of London’s transport advisor, Kulveer Ranger, visited the first Kawasaki “On the Road” tour event of 2011 at Silverstone on April 9. An avid motorcyclists, Ranger had two accompanied test rides on motorcycles from the Japanese manufacturer’s 2011 range, namely the Z1000SX and VN1700.

In addition, he took the time to explain how the two wheeled community are being considered by Boris Johnson as part of London’s transport strategy.

“The Mayor made it quite clear when he appointed me three years ago that he wanted to introduce the motorcycles in bus lanes trial. He felt this was important, as powered two wheelers are seen as very cost effective, and also more effective in their use of road space,” he said. “They do have a role to play in inner city transport hence we are trying to get the best kind of policies to support that, and also focussing on improving the overall safety of powered two wheelers”.

“As the Mayor’s transport advisor and someone who sits on the board of TFL, effectively I’m looking to evolve the Mayor’s policies and make sure that we actually get those delivered. I want to make a change in the way transport works including improvements that include more efficiency and more environmentally friendly solutions with less CO2and pollutants,” Ranger continued.

“Fundamentally we’re looking to deliver more capacity - or in the case of our road space - make the best of the capacity we have. That’s why motorcycles and scooters play such a major role in inner city transport – we know that two wheels take up a lot less space than four!” he explained.