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Stories about: road safety

BMW Motorrad Expands the ABS Pro Range as Optional Equipment for Eight Models
BMW Motorrad Expands the ABS Pro Range as Optional Equipment for Eight Models

30 Sep 2015, 09:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW announces that their ABS Pro braking system will be available as a retrofit option for an extended number of motorcycles

 
How the BMW Motorrad Side View Assist Works in the New C650 Maxi Scooters
How the BMW Motorrad Side View Assist Works in the New C650 Maxi Scooters

23 Sep 2015, 14:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW Motorrad details how their newly-implemented Side View Assist technology works with the 2016 model year C650 Sport and C650 GT maxi-scooters

 
This POV Bike Crash Will Tell You More on How Important Protection Is
This POV Bike Crash Will Tell You More on How Important Protection Is

15 Sep 2015, 14:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In case you are a fan of track days but are not convinced yet that ATGATT is a mandatory requirement when racing on a circuit, here's something for you

 
Icon Upgrades the Airframe Pro Helmets
Icon Upgrades the Airframe Pro Helmets

2 Sep 2015, 16:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A new generation of sport-focused Icon Airframe Pro helmets arrives, and it is engineered to provide both improved comfort and aerodynamics, and aesthetics

 
Triumph Fined $2.9 Million by the NHTSA for Delayed Recall Reporting
Triumph Fined $2.9 Million by the NHTSA for Delayed Recall Reporting

1 Sep 2015, 15:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The NHTSA imposes a $2.9 million fee to Triumph motorcycles for failure to fully respond to the organization's communications and delaying a recall reporting

 
The Study We All Dreaded Is Here: Speed Cameras Can Reduce the Number of Accidents
The Study We All Dreaded Is Here: Speed Cameras Can Reduce the Number of Accidents

1 Sep 2015, 09:43 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's kind of logic that they can, but it's now been proven by a fully-implemented project and the results could take it to a nation-wide scale

 
Colombian KTM 390 Duke Rider Splits Lanes the Matrix Way
Colombian KTM 390 Duke Rider Splits Lanes the Matrix Way

28 Aug 2015, 14:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you remember Trinty's Ducati 996 insane highway race in Matrix you might also like this wacky lane-splitting demonstration from a 390 Duke Colombian rider

 
How Good Is the DCT Transmission for the Future of Motorcycling?
How Good Is the DCT Transmission for the Future of Motorcycling?

27 Aug 2015, 16:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / New technologies are usually aimed at making life better, easier and more pleasurable, but in the case of automatic bike transmissions, things may be different

 
Nasty Outcome for Rider Who Makes a Silly Noob Mistake
Nasty Outcome for Rider Who Makes a Silly Noob Mistake

24 Aug 2015, 13:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A Kawasaki Drifter rider is fiddling with the fuel valve while exiting the highway and runs off the road, crashing in a most silly way

 
Livall Bling Is a Smart Cycling Helmet That Does It All
Livall Bling Is a Smart Cycling Helmet That Does It All

20 Aug 2015, 12:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a new bicycle helmet that incorporates a heap of technology aimed at making cycling safer while adding a lot of fun to it

 
An Illegal U-Turn Is a 100%-Sure Recipe to Cause a Horrible Motorbike Crash
An Illegal U-Turn Is a 100%-Sure Recipe to Cause a Horrible Motorbike Crash

19 Aug 2015, 14:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sorry to say this, but there is nothing that can protect a rider when an idiot driver decides to make an illegal u-turn meters in front of the bike

 
Speeding on the Highway and Not Paying Attention to Traffic Is Costly
Speeding on the Highway and Not Paying Attention to Traffic Is Costly

18 Aug 2015, 15:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though the highways are often believed to be safer than countryside roads and in much better condition, the risks are always bigger.

 
Motorcycle Cop Wheelies into Action Like a Boss
Motorcycle Cop Wheelies into Action Like a Boss

14 Aug 2015, 10:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A dashcam records the majestic and perfectly controlled way a Polish motorcycle cop wheelies into action, responding to an emergency call

 
Honda Recalls 500cc Machines for Fuel Sensor Malfunction and Stalling Danger
Honda Recalls 500cc Machines for Fuel Sensor Malfunction and Stalling Danger

11 Aug 2015, 15:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda recalls 3,376 half-liter motorcycles in Canada alone for a fuel level sensor malfunction that could lead to engine stalling.

 
Stunt Riding Has Its Own Rules and Breaking Them Requires Payment in Blood
Stunt Riding Has Its Own Rules and Breaking Them Requires Payment in Blood

4 Aug 2015, 16:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This rider learns the hard way the importance of protective gear and bike preparation when stunts are on the day's menu.

 
This Is the Most Ridiculous Apehanger Handlebar to Date
This Is the Most Ridiculous Apehanger Handlebar to Date

3 Aug 2015, 15:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This rider took the "sky is the limit" saying literally, and the result of applying such an idea in the motorcycling world is ridiculous and dangerous.

 
Lights-Enabled Lumos Helmet Is as Cool as It Gets
Lights-Enabled Lumos Helmet Is as Cool as It Gets

2 Aug 2015, 10:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lumos is the next-gen bicycle helmets than comes with integrated riding, brake, turn and front lights and provides enhanced visibility at night.

 
To All My Buddies Who Believe I Ignore Them
To All My Buddies Who Believe I Ignore Them

31 Jul 2015, 16:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This one goes out to all those who have ever waived at their buddies on their bikes and got no answer back. It's not lack of politeness, it's road safety.

 
Honda Recalls a Huge List of Bikes for a Faulty Starter Relay Switch
Honda Recalls a Huge List of Bikes for a Faulty Starter Relay Switch

29 Jul 2015, 15:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A massive recall was initiated voluntarily by Honda, and it comprises a huge list of models. These bikes may be affected by certain starter relay switch issues

 
Harley-Davidson Recalls More Than 185,000 Bikes for Saddlebags That May Come Loose
Harley-Davidson Recalls More Than 185,000 Bikes for Saddlebags That May Come Loose

28 Jul 2015, 10:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / An extensive recall campaign was initiated by the Motor Company, aiming to bring north of 185,000 motorcycles in dealerships for replacing a saddlebag retainer