Zero Motorcycle Training Usually Leads to an Early Grave
15 May 2014, 14:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dark days in the town of Brea, California, as 20-year-old Marcus Ledezma was involved in a fatal crash in the Imperial Highway while riding a motorcycle for the first time, and not wearing a helmet....
High-Speed Lane Splitting Can Split Your Head
15 May 2014, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lane splitting is good. And bad. It all depends on how it’s done, pretty much like a lot of other things in life, more or less related to traffic and motoring. Unfortunately, some guys seem...
Two Distracted Guys, One Nasty Crash
14 May 2014, 15:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video shows how quick things can go wrong, especially when more road users are not paying enough attention to the traffic around them. For starters, I’d mention the rider, who obviousl...
2015 Chevrolet Tahoe Almost Aces Crash Tests
14 May 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Both the Tahoe and Suburban full-size SUVs, as well as the 2015 GMC Yukon sister model, were awarded an overall four out of five stars in the NCAP crash-test rating system. The federal agency says t...
Tesla Model S Battery Shield Showcased By Consumer Reports
14 May 2014, 09:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After the NHTSA was spurred by a trio of highly publicized fires to start investigating the safety credentials of the Tesla Model S, the American EV manufacturer upgraded its luxury sedan to avoid a...
2015 Buick Lineup to Get Rearview Camera As Standard
13 May 2014, 14:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Driving would be so much easier if trouble would just tell you it was there, but unfortunately it doesn't. That's why Buick decided to help keep you and your family safe by offering a rear...
Welcome AXE 2 Kevlar Riding Shirts
13 May 2014, 13:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Feeling the warm summer air around us when riding is definitely one of the things us, motorcyclists love best when it comes to a two-wheeled outing. However, deciding to leave the riding gear at hom...
Watch and Learn: Biker Girl Has Incredible Brush with Death
13 May 2014, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video was recorded on a countryside road in Southern Romania, in an area where carriages can still be met on public roads, with more or less sober people in them, sometimes leaving the horses f...
Honda NC700X Rider Goes Down, Proves Riding Gear Is Better Than Jeans
12 May 2014, 12:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Wearing the right gear when riding a motorcycle is one smart choice, regardless of what kind of bike one rides or how experienced he or she might be. While some motorcyclists take things really seri...
Barbie and Hot Wheels Kids’ Motorcycle Helmets Available
12 May 2014, 11:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Grex Helmets, one of the Nolan brands, announces two all-new kids’ helmets, sporting Hot Wheels and Barbie-themed graphics, adding a dash of even cooler styling to the motorized world. Thes...
Darwin Awards for This Idiot Russian Rider
9 May 2014, 15:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We have one more candidate for the Darwin Awards 2014. He comes from Russia, and is an extremely fast biker, at least until he crashes like a complete idiot into the cars in front of him. He still h...
Watch and Learn: Mindless Rider Slaloms and Crashes Really Bad
8 May 2014, 15:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / “Slaloming” in and out of traffic is a dangerous thing, and this seem to be true for both cars and bikes, and even for scooters. Not acting like a mad man, waving in and out lanes and ig...
Switzerland Has Safest Roads in Europe, ETSC Report Says
8 May 2014, 15:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A new report from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) demonstrates that the number of car occupants killed on European roads has halved in the last decade. Despite continuous improvements i...
US Motorcycle Deaths Down 7% in 2013, but It Looks Like It’s only the Weather
8 May 2014, 12:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news comes from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), as the Spotlight of Highway Safety report indicates that motorcycle fatalities are down 7 percent in 2013 compared to the previo...
Rider Training Institute Debuts Driver/ Motorcyclist Road Sharing Awareness Campaign
7 May 2014, 15:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One cool initiative comes from Canada’s Rider Training Institute, in the shape of a new campaign aimed at both drivers and motorcyclists. This road sharing awareness campaign started in the Gr...
How to Avoid Dying Like an Idiot
7 May 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dying while riding a motorcycle has pretty high odds, whether we like it or not. I don’t want this so sound alarming in a way, but the odds of putting a sudden, definitive end to the ride whil...
Schuberth Reveals BMW K1600GTL Exclusive-Matched Mineral White C3 Pro Helmets
6 May 2014, 13:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Premium motorcycle helmet manufacturer Schuberth announces the introduction of the Mineral White color option for their C3 Pro and C3 Pro Women helmets. The C3 Pro and its women-special lids are ...
Vega Shows Stealth F117 Carbon Fiber Helmet
6 May 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Vega Helmets has announced the Stealth F117 full-face helmet family, with three options available: solid color, graphics or clear coated carbon fiber. If a lightweight full-face affordable carbon li...
2015 Subaru WRX Is Safe: Earns IIHS' Top Safety Pick Rating
5 May 2014, 17:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Subaru proved today that a small sports sedan can be just as safe as any other type of car. After extensive crash tests were conducted by the IIHS at their Arlington proving grounds in Virginia, the...
Mandatory CBS and ABS Could Reduce Bike Crashes by 20%, Study Indicates
5 May 2014, 13:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / study conducted by the Real Automóvil Club de Cataluña (RACC, or the Royal Automobile Club of Catalunya) in collaboration with similar organizations in Italy, Germany and Sloveni...