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Stories about: road safety

If You Can't See the Huge Tanker Coming, What Do You See, Anyway?
If You Can't See the Huge Tanker Coming, What Do You See, Anyway?

27 Jul 2015, 13:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The video below depicts just how mindless can people be at times, and is the perfect proof that even scooter licensing should be a more complex process

 
Rider High-Sides in Heavy Rain at the Nordschleife
Rider High-Sides in Heavy Rain at the Nordschleife

20 Jul 2015, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A rider out on the Nordschleife Nurburgring high-sides after going sideways on the rain-soaked asphalt, shows how easy it is to lose control of the bike

 
You Don't Need a Motorcycle for a Huge, Hilarious Wheelie Fail
You Don't Need a Motorcycle for a Huge, Hilarious Wheelie Fail

16 Jul 2015, 15:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes a huge wheelie fail doesn't take a motorcycle and high-speed on the highway; a mere bicycle in a poor mechanical condition is more than enough

 
Three-Wheeled Scooters Denied Congestion Charge Exemption in London, Piaggio Yourban Is Safe
Three-Wheeled Scooters Denied Congestion Charge Exemption in London, Piaggio Yourban Is Safe

10 Jul 2015, 07:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Transport for London's 2-meter length limit leaves most three-wheeled scooters in the same bucket with cars, as most won't get congestion tax exemption

 
Don't Do 106 MPH on a Road Ending in a T-Intersection
Don't Do 106 MPH on a Road Ending in a T-Intersection

9 Jul 2015, 12:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding very fast on roads you don't know very well is stupid and one of the shortest ways to the hospital or morgue if you're not as lucky as this guy

 
BMW Motorrad Introduces Dynamic Brake Light for Six 2016 Models
BMW Motorrad Introduces Dynamic Brake Light for Six 2016 Models

3 Jul 2015, 15:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW Motorrad adds a technology so far reserved only for cars: dynamic brake lights, a system that aims to make the bikes more visible to other motorists

 
On Horses versus Motorcycles
On Horses versus Motorcycles

1 Jul 2015, 12:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Animals on the road are one of the worst nightmares, and unfortunately this includes both wild and domestic ones. Here's a rather decent video rant on horses

 
Don't Ride with Morons Lest They Cause You to Crash Hard, Too
Don't Ride with Morons Lest They Cause You to Crash Hard, Too

30 Jun 2015, 13:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video is a great example of how nasty can things turn when some of the riders in a group don't play by the rules and act moronically

 
Rider Hits Jaywalking Kids, Comes Off Worse than Them as Helmet Flies Off
Rider Hits Jaywalking Kids, Comes Off Worse than Them as Helmet Flies Off

29 Jun 2015, 14:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Important lessons to be learned from this video, with the most important one being that an unstrapped helmet is as good as no helmet at all

 
Using Headphones on a Motorcycle Becomes Illegal from 1st of July, 2015
Using Headphones on a Motorcycle Becomes Illegal from 1st of July, 2015

29 Jun 2015, 13:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / France adds one more restriction for the use of public roads, in the form of a ban addressed to any earphone, wired or wireless, for both cars and bikes

 
And Then You Wonder Why Drivers Hate Riders
And Then You Wonder Why Drivers Hate Riders

29 Jun 2015, 09:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riders with a dash of decency left are asked to refrain from acting like the mindless moron in this video. This is more bad taste than the cigarette breath

 
Kawasaki Ninja H2 Looks Really Bad after Crashing
Kawasaki Ninja H2 Looks Really Bad after Crashing

28 Jun 2015, 09:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It was only a matter of time until we got to see the first Kawasaki Ninja H2 crashing. Below you can see some pictures and weep for the totaled H2.

 
Try the Ride to Live Online Motorcycle Training Game
Try the Ride to Live Online Motorcycle Training Game

25 Jun 2015, 09:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one more road safety campaign initiated by the New South Wales authorities in Australia, this time bringing an online riding skills test

 
Lane-Splitting: the Road Rage versus Lane Sharing
Lane-Splitting: the Road Rage versus Lane Sharing

19 Jun 2015, 17:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This is the final episode of the coverstory dealing with the tricky issues related to lane splitting. It's still a long legal battle, but things are moving.

 
Truck Driver Ignores Height Limit, Destroys Road Sign Taking Out a Riding Woman
Truck Driver Ignores Height Limit, Destroys Road Sign Taking Out a Riding Woman

18 Jun 2015, 14:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some people believe that Final Destination-like accidents are only fiction, but here's footage from China to prove that freak crashes are real and do take place

 
Rider Crashing Hard in a Very Silly, Inexplicable Way
Rider Crashing Hard in a Very Silly, Inexplicable Way

17 Jun 2015, 16:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The roads are full of distracted drivers, but this doesn't mean absent-minded riders are a rarity. Here's a piece of footage that shows an inexplicable crash

 
Italy on Its Way to 27 Years in Jail Penalties for Drunk Drivers Who Cause Deadly Accidents
Italy on Its Way to 27 Years in Jail Penalties for Drunk Drivers Who Cause Deadly Accidents

17 Jun 2015, 14:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Italian Senate has approved a bill that increases the penalties for motorists under the influence of drugs or alcohol and who commit traffic homicides

 
Jaguar Land Rover Will Improve Road Safety By Scanning Your Brain
Jaguar Land Rover Will Improve Road Safety By Scanning Your Brain

17 Jun 2015, 07:55 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / aguar Land Rover has revealed a range of new road safety technology research projects looking to reduce accidents caused by stressed or distracted drivers

 
Ducati 1199 Superleggera, 1199 Panigale R and S Recalled for Faulty Rear Monoshocks
Ducati 1199 Superleggera, 1199 Panigale R and S Recalled for Faulty Rear Monoshocks

16 Jun 2015, 11:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Ohlins rear shock absorbers saga is far from being over, and it's Ducati's turn to bring in the 1199 Superleggera and the 1199 Panigale S and R machines

 
If the Bike Passes You, You're Doing Something Wrong
If the Bike Passes You, You're Doing Something Wrong

15 Jun 2015, 14:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding at high speed in the rain on a highway with an inch of standing water is definitely the least intelligent of all the choices a rider can make