UK to Spend £1.3 Million on New Think! Campaign
11 Mar 2013, 16:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If road safety is one of your concerns, rider or driver, then you have most likely seen at least one of the video ads of the British campaign Think! Well, a new run for the Think! campaign will be b...
Rider Crashes in the Strangest Way Possible
5 Mar 2013, 16:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Motorcycles can crash when one expects the least, for no apparent reason, or at least that's what people could get by watching this video. However, a bike never crashes just because: its eit...
Policewoman Resigns after Causing a Crash which Kills Biker
4 Mar 2013, 15:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Collette Carpenter, now ex-Special Constable has resigned her position prior to any disciplinary proceedings taken against her. She resigned after crashing with her car into biker David Bartholomew,...
Checa Is Back with the Team, Melandri Is Mad at the On-Site Medical Crew
25 Feb 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Carlos Checa was released from the Melbourne hospital he ended up in after the brutal crash in the first race of the 2013 WSBK reason, and fellow rider Marco Melandri is mad at the medical crew who ...
2013 WSBK: Carlos Checa Crashes Hard in Race 1
25 Feb 2013, 10:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad news for Ducati Alstare in the first round of the 2013 WSBK season. While Carlos Checa and his bike did really well in the pole position race just days ago, the race itself proved to be ill-fate...
Small Rock on the Road Causes Serious Crash
23 Feb 2013, 10:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Rocks on the road aren't fun, this goes without saying, And if one is unfortunate enough to run over a small rock during a high-speed turn, the outcome is even worse. While an enduro-touring...
Scooter Rider Causes Fellow to Crash, Rides Away
16 Feb 2013, 12:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We've seen quite a lot of similar crashes and we are beginning to understand the victims' frustrations: the reckless behavior of some road users hinders and even causes others to crash, an...
Ducati Panigale Burns after Highside Crash
16 Feb 2013, 12:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bad start for Alstare Ducati team in the private tests in Phillip Island, Australia: Carlos Checa missed the first two days due to a blocked intestine, while Ayrton Badovini miraculously escaped unh...
Running the Red Light in Nebraska to Become Legal?
16 Feb 2013, 11:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's some truly controversial law initiative proposed by Nebraska state Senator Paul Schumacher: motorcycle riders are to be allowed to run the red light after waiting two or more minutes an...
Fast Highside Point of View
13 Feb 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Most riders usually agree that when racing hard on a track, a lowside is significantly less dangerous than a highside crash, provided no other bikes run over the rider and he or she does not hit an ...
Motorcycle Student Crashes Hard on Wet Road
11 Feb 2013, 15:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Learning how to brake in wet road conditions is mandatory for all those who want to become actual motorcycle riders. However, braking on a wet road differs quite a lot form the dry tarmac conditions...
TAC Campaign in Favor of Wearing Protective Gear Extended in 2013
11 Feb 2013, 12:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / According to some studies and statistics, it appears like the motorcycle riders have no less than 38 times the risks of death or serious injuries occurring in traffic accidents, and this figure is i...
Arai Rebel Helmet Promises Zero Lift
7 Feb 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Arai introduces the Rebel helmet, claimed to be a lid especially developed for those who ride naked bikes. While the Rebel is very similar to their previous RX-Q model, Arai also add that the revis...
Good Old TAC Campaign Showing How Easy Is to Cause a Bike to Crash
6 Feb 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Australia's Transport Accident Commission (TAC) is most likely one of the best advocates of road safety in the world. Their in-your-face campaigns have always shown the real face of the traffic...
Countryside Riding Sometimes Involves Deers Crashing Into Bikes
5 Feb 2013, 11:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding on less-trodden roads in the wild is always great, no matter whether one is riding alone or with other fellows. However, wild roads mean wild animals, and we got to see a lot of deer-related ...
Rider Unscathed after Jumping over Car's Bonnet
4 Feb 2013, 14:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the things which make riding on two wheels more dangerous than driving a car is the fact the the rider is exposed, and this is a major downside when colliding with another vehicle. Even more,...
Holland Bans Lights on Motorcycle Gear
4 Feb 2013, 11:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like France is not the only European country with funny (read silly) laws when it comes to motorcycle riding. Here's one weird legal regulation emerging from the Netherlands, banni...
Honda CBR1000RR Rolling Burnout Fail
31 Jan 2013, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Rolling burnouts are one common trick stunt riders usually perform in their routines, but just it's so commonly met it doesn't mean it is also an easy one. The Honda rider in this video...
Show-Off Bike Stunt Ends in Pain and Shame
23 Jan 2013, 16:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There are few things more shameful than seeing a gratuitous show-off stunt going wrong. Not that we had something against stunt riders, but stunt-riding on the streets in plain traffic is a bit on t...
Terribly Close Call for Unlucky Rider
22 Jan 2013, 14:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes danger lurks in places where one would never expect: and being hit by an incoming fellow rider who just came off his bike is a thing one doesn't get to see every day... and that'...