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Tag: safety
So, you’re wearing a shield that connects to a frame that you also wear…
Designed to save a rider in the event of a head-on collision, the Torga research project’s shield idea is a wearable front ‘shield’ that combines
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Held unveils new LED light safety system. To HELP riders stay VISIBLE out on the road.
Held has revealed a clever bit of kit, to help riders be seen out on the road. And it’s a surprisingly simple solution, in the
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EICMA 2018: Arc joins forces with Knox and Hedon. Reveals SMART armour and helmet.
One of the most hotly anticipated bikes to be revealed at EICMA 2018 comes from British electric start up Arc. Set to be officially unveiled
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CHANGES to the Highway Code to help PROTECT bikers and cyclists. NEW method for opening car doors.
The Department for Transport is considering adding the Dutch Reach to the Highway Code – meaning you may soon be obliged to open car doors in
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Pirelli joins forces with the UN – to improve global road safety
Pirelli has joined the United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund, helping to fund efforts to make improvements to global road safety. Pirelli’s foremost concern is
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Harley-Davidson to use SENSORS to monitor RIDERS. For its NEW ‘Emergency Autonomous Braking System’.
It’s all go at Harley-Davidson. Over the last few weeks, the Milwaukee-based brand has made the headlines multiple times, first challenging to Donald Trump’s new
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VIDEO: NEW plastic road signs ‘will save bikers lives’
European vehicle safety experts DEKRA are trialling a new range of plastic road signs in Germany – to minimise the risk of injury for motorcyclists
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FIRST LOOK: Inside the Bosch jet thruster system that’ll save a front end wipe-out. Apparently.
When we first brought you the jet thruster sytem being pioneered by Bosch a month ago we never thought that we’d get more of
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Ducati: We’ll have a motorcycle with FRONT and REAR radar soon. It’s in the pipeline for 2020!
Ducati has just made this announcement about a double-radar motorcycle which is OFFICIALLY on its way. Yeah! Here’s what the factory has just said:
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SECRET! Check out these AMAZING plans from Suzuki for live light projection tech to keep us safe (and make us faster…)
Suzuki has filed designs for a new warning and rider aid system that projects complex LED lights at the ground to both help the rider
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Video: dguard – the world’s first eCall system for motorcycles
dguard, an innovative new product from German company digades is the world’s first eCall system for motorcycles. It can automatically detect a crash and quickly contact the
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SignalWear Smart Gloves – innovative new tech to help you be seen on the road!
These clever new smart gloves from SignalWear, automatically blink when you change lane or turn – to help you be more visible when out on
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MotoGP: Bosses make changes to Austrian track amid safety fears
MOTOGP bosses have made changes to in infamous Turn 10 at the Austrian circuit just in time for this weekend’s round of the championship. The
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The motorcycle jeans destruction test
With high-street supermarkets now selling motorcycle jeans, John Milbank finds out if you really do ‘get what you pay for’… Photos Joe Dick Here at
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Police and government want more bikers on the road!
In November last year we reported on an important conference – held at the Department for Transport in London – that saw the Police and
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Demand VAT off motorcycle airbags and clothing
Motorcycle Airbag suppliers MotoAirBag has an important petition on its stand at the NEC Motorcycle Live show. Despite having BS EN compliance, safety-tested and rated clothing for
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Motorcycle safety: is this a solution?
I’ve just received an email from Pere László. He’s pretty excited at the idea of having designed what he describes as the world’s safest two-wheel roadster. Pere
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Motorcycle pre-ride checklist | Ten things all bikers should do
The RAC has sent us a pre-ride checklist of the eight things the company believes every biker should look at before a ride: Check our tyre pressures. Look
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The age of the driverless car is upon us. Again.
MoreBikes.co.uk and MotorCycle Monthly publisher Steve Rose isn’t impressed with the idea of drivers having even more control taken away from them… Before I did
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Kit spotlight: How the REALRIDER app keeps you safe
With over 15,000 people registered and more than 10,000 apps downloaded to date, REALRIDER is already keeping many riders safe, but that hasn’t stopped development…
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London buses trial motorcycle safety technology
Transport for London (TfL) are to fit four London buses with detection software that alerts drivers when motorcyclists (plus cyclists and pedestrians) are moving close
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Kawasaki and BikeSafe launch off-road Skills scheme
Reflecting the accepted wisdom that those with skills gained via off-road riding make better road riders, Kawasaki and BikeSafe are launching a new scheme targeted
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Britain’s safest roads revealed by IAM
Britain’s leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has revealed the local authority areas that have performed best and worst for reducing
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US Company builds helmet-mounted brake light
US Company Whistler has designed a helmet-mounted set of lights to make bikers more visible. The WHL-80 features an eight-LED display, plus a wireless transmitter
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Knox Defender Shirt review
Knox Defender Shirt | £179.99 | www.planet-knox.com | 01900 825825 | Tested by John Milbank As I write this review, I’m having to lift my right
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Police increase deployment across London for road safety
More than 500 Police officers are being deployed at key junctions across London during an intensive two-week operation to promote road safety for all road
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MPs, peers and researchers gear up to ride out with RoSPA
Motorcycling MPs, peers and researchers will be swapping the bench for a ride out with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to
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