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Wheelie Idiot Ignores the Stop Sign
Wheelie Idiot Ignores the Stop Sign

19 Jan 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I must admit I got a bit angry watching this video. It's this kind of nincompoops who keep on giving motorcycling a bad name, with their utter disregard for road laws and even own safety. As...

 
Crazy Driver Causes Incredible Scooter Crash
Crazy Driver Causes Incredible Scooter Crash

18 Jan 2014, 10:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I had to watch this video twice to understand what's going on, and was not at all happy to see that this whole affair was caused by a driver who literally plowed into the scooter rider. Th...

 
Artic Cat Recalls Sno Pro Snowmobiles Due to Fuel Leak Issues
Artic Cat Recalls Sno Pro Snowmobiles Due to Fuel Leak Issues

15 Jan 2014, 16:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) informs that a recall for certain Arctic Cat snowmobiles has been issued. At least 264 2014 Arctic Cat 500 Sno Pro snowmobiles are affected by a inco...

 
Halo Belt Enhances Rider Visibility at Night
Halo Belt Enhances Rider Visibility at Night

14 Jan 2014, 13:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's the Halo Belt, a nifty safety-focused accessory which can make the difference between being crashed into by a SMIDSY-ist or making it home safely. The Halo Belt is a strip of electro...

 
Bike 1, Hawk 0
Bike 1, Hawk 0

13 Jan 2014, 17:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Birds can happen to fly in front of a motorcycle, and riders going down because of such unexpected encounters are quite a common thing, unfortunately. However, sometimes motorcyclists remain upri...

 
Why Ride a Supersport If You Can't Even Ride in a Straight Line?
Why Ride a Supersport If You Can't Even Ride in a Straight Line?

13 Jan 2014, 16:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While most of the bike crashes tend to occur in rather tight situations, I have to admit that watching this video made me feel a bit uncomfortable. Seeing a guy on a CBR600F and unable to even r...

 
Kranium, the Cardboard Helmet Is Inspired by Woodpeckers
Kranium, the Cardboard Helmet Is Inspired by Woodpeckers

13 Jan 2014, 12:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / More than 1 year ago, we reported on the Kranium, the helmet made from cardboard, an invention which promised to change the way we secure our heads when riding a bicycle. The story did not end there...

 
Kawasaki Rider Remains Upright after Hitting a Huge Pond at High Speed
Kawasaki Rider Remains Upright after Hitting a Huge Pond at High Speed

10 Jan 2014, 11:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding on the highway can turn form fun to disaster quite quickly, especially as one fails to match the speed to the weather or traffic conditions. This Dutch fellow was extremely lucky to remain up...

 
CRASH, Australia's New Helmet Rating System
CRASH, Australia's New Helmet Rating System

10 Jan 2014, 09:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Australia has put up its own motorcycle helmet rating system called CRASH. Now, despite the not-exactly-encouraging name, CRASH stands for Consumer Rating and Assessment of Safety Helmets and repre...

 
Car with Good Brakes Saves the Life of Scooter Rider
Car with Good Brakes Saves the Life of Scooter Rider

9 Jan 2014, 17:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video is a textbook example of how important paying attention when driving is, and how big a difference good brakes and tires can make when the going gets tough. For the scooter rider, the f...

 
Girl Unconscious After Scooter Crash
Girl Unconscious After Scooter Crash

9 Jan 2014, 16:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Guys riding scooter fast, caught off-guard even they shouldn't have, crashing and acting stupidly because of zero first aid knowledge... sounds like some sort of movies scenario, doesn't i...

 
Livemap Demoed at the CES Hardware Battlefield [Video Link]
Livemap Demoed at the CES Hardware Battlefield [Video Link]

8 Jan 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Russian fellows who invented the amazing Livemap fighter-like HUD motorcycle helmet ahve made it to CES this year and demoed the system in the CES Hardware Battlefield. A lot of things have c...

 
Why Give Way When You Can Cause a Crash
Why Give Way When You Can Cause a Crash

7 Jan 2014, 14:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / All people make mistakes, it's true, but some of them look especially clumsy and stupid while at it, and the driver in this video is one of these fellows. As far as I'm concerned, this ...

 
Innocent Rider Suffers because of an Idiot One
Innocent Rider Suffers because of an Idiot One

6 Jan 2014, 15:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Again, here we go with some mindless Asian riders causing crashes and suffering for innocent motorists. In fact, if I was to be a bit cynical, I'd say that this is the main downside of seein...

 
2013 Triumph Trophy SE Recalled
2013 Triumph Trophy SE Recalled

5 Jan 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The NHTSA issued recall number 13V608000, with 416 2013 Triumph Trophy SE motorcycles potentially affected by a center stand construction error. Triumph Motorcycles America Ltd (Triumph) says tha...

 
Ninja Jumps from Scooter a Split Second before Being Rear-Ended
Ninja Jumps from Scooter a Split Second before Being Rear-Ended

4 Jan 2014, 09:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / So here's proof that ninjas do exist and they are doing fairly well, give or take one scooter. Such accidents are also extremely common with distracted drivers and even riders failing to not...

 
Honda CRB500R and Target Fixation at Its Worst
Honda CRB500R and Target Fixation at Its Worst

3 Jan 2014, 16:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a perfect example of how insufficient riding skills combined with target fixation can ruin the day. I used "ruin the day" because this rider was at least lucky enough to slow d...

 
Save Your Life, Wear a Helmet
Save Your Life, Wear a Helmet

3 Jan 2014, 16:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video may have very easily turned into a very gruesome display of splattered brains, should the scooter rider not have decided to wear a helmet that day. Luckily for him, the helmet saved hi...

 
3D Animation of Motorcycle Accidents Can Help Motorists Understand Traffic Better
3D Animation of Motorcycle Accidents Can Help Motorists Understand Traffic Better

3 Jan 2014, 13:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I've stumbled upon a very cool 3D animation of one of the most common motorcycle accidents involving two vehicles, and thought to share Idea Werks Studios' piece of digital art. Such re...

 
Dainese Airbag Jackets Come with Insurance Discounts and Free Fuel
Dainese Airbag Jackets Come with Insurance Discounts and Free Fuel

31 Dec 2013, 13:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dainese and Genertel, Grup Generali’s online insurance operator have renewed the terms of their collaboration. The customers who buy a Dainese motorcycle jacket with the D-Air airbag system ge...