A motorcycle dash cam may be an unfamiliar concept to many motorcyclists, but it’s one that you should know about...
Riders seem to cop more road rage than other motorists. This could be because we are seen as road menaces,...
A new theory about what causes Sorry Mate I Didn’t See You (or SMIDSY) crashes is that bikes can appear out of nowhere like planes and ships. Rider safety exert Kevin Williams of British rider training company Survival Skills calls the phenomenon the “constant bearing, decreasing range” issue. I have...
Motorcyclists want drivers to look, use their mirrors, check blind spots and ‘get off the phone’, according to a Motorcycle...
Australian motorcycle trainere motoDNA has developed a computer software system that analyses rider behaviour and uses a computer game environment...
According to a report from BusinessWire, Two companies in Massachusetts have announced a joint venture to improve safety on the Road via the smartphone platform, DriveWell. Owned by Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) and already in use in 28 countries by 6.5 million users, the DriveWell app uses smart sensors to...
**This article was written in collaboration with Road Guardians, an organization dedicated to teaching motorcyclist first aid and accident scene...
Most motorcycle road craft courses are only as good as the training on the day, but Riders Academy by motoDNA also provides...
Riding a motorcycle is an activity that comes with a fair amount of risk. That risk is rewarded by the unparalleled experience of tossing a leg over a bike and going for a ride, but it’s there nonetheless. In many areas of the world, local governments have decided it’s in...
Motorcycling can never be done risk-free. With that said, you can decrease your chance of experiencing an accident or getting...
Motorcycle road safety campaigns erroneously blame riders for crashes and portray them as a menace on the roads, says a...
We can all learn something from this video from a Canadian truck’s dash cam that captures the moment a rider hits a freeway barrier and flies over the side of the off-ramp. It happened in Montreal last week and the unlicensed rider suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The male rider...
Two riders were injured in separate crashes with stray cattle over the weekend, promoting us to reissue our warning to...
Commuting to work is one legitimate way to ride and avoid the pandemic lockdown and travel bans, yet some riders...
Two recent crashes involving riders running into each other have prompted us to investigate multi-motorcycle accidents and provide tips on how to avoid them. In one recent accident, two riders and a pillion were injured when two motorcycles collided head-on (pictured above) and in the other, two riders travelling the same direction...
Any excuse is good enough for a ride – whether it’s with the pillion-in-a-million, a couple of friends, a dozen...
Riding a motorcycle not makes you so happy some women can even orgasm while riding. With the Black Dog 1 Dayer...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Many of us love nothing more than to get on the open road and explore on our motorcycles. No matter how long you’ve been riding for, your health and safety should naturally be your number one priority. When comparing the fatality rate for...
Just because you are riding a cruiser doesn’t mean you have to find a detour when the road turns to...
We all enjoy going hard some times, but if you are an over-committed rider, you leave no margin for error...
After two recent near-misses with courier vans delivering online shopping purchases in the lead-up to Christmas, we thought it appropriate to issue this warning. Watch out for courier vans around your suburb. They don’t seem to pay a lot of attention to motorcycles! Online shopping The rapid growth of online...
Many riders like to get into the holiday spirit by wearing Santa, elf, Elmo or reindeer novelty helmet covers. However,...
(Contributed post for our Northern Hemisphere readers facing winter riding blues) The moment you step outside your garage and your...
Passing long trucks can be easy for motorcycles with their rapid rate of acceleration, but there are several dangers you can encounter when you overtake a truck. Here are our four safety tips for passing a truck. 1 Beware the blind spots When passing a truck, you need to...
A world-first online motorcycle-specific hazard perception test has identified a scenario where a SMIDSY crash was partially the rider’s fault....
It’s going to be a long hot summer and you may get caught in bushfire conditions, so we have put...
Contributed post on How to improve your overtaking (for our North American readers) Risk-taking has been singled out as the factor behind around 50% of fatal motorcycle accidents and approximately 28% of non-fatal motorcycle crashes, according to research done by the Queensland University of Technology. Overtaking without due care and attention...
Riders are being urged to use a mobile phone Roadkill Reporter app to record roadkill in an effort to identify...
(Share the Road sponsored post for our North American readers) The US Motorcycle Safety Foundation states that more than half...
(Fall Motorcycle Tips is a sponsored post for our North American readers) Before a long winter, many motorcyclist enthusiasts are excited to break out their bikes and begin riding before adverse weather gets in the way. As more and more riders hit the road, it is important to gear up...
Many riders talk about how riding their motorcycle makes them relax and “blows out the cobwebs”, yet I see so...
Returned riders who have had several years off the motorcycle for various reasons, may be over-represented in the crash statistics,...
Riders on the Storm may be a great rock song, but it is not a good tip as one American motorcyclist unfortunately found last weekend when his helmet was hit by a lightning strike. Benjamin Austin Lee, 45, is one of 12 unlucky American riders struck and killed by lightning...
(Sponsored post for our North American readers) Some people consider riding a motorcycle, not just a pure hobby, but a...
Riders should add grass clippings to their list of road hazards and stay alert, take avoidance action and consider reporting...
A high heeled diamanté fashion boot that stuck on the footpeg caused a 29-year-old Polish woman to fatally crash her Yamaha, a British coroner has found. A Dorset Coroner’s Court heard that Monika Kunda looked down as she struggled with her left foot and lost control of her Yamaha and...
A recent reader asked if it was legal, safe and wise to switch off the motorcycle when stopped for a...
(Contributed post) No one ever plans to get into an accident, but unfortunately, accidents do happen and it pays to...
The most satisfying and enjoyable ride is not always the fastest or quickest, but the one where you develop a pleasant, flowing and almost musical rhythm. Rhythm generally means a “movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions”. It’s all about...
Apart from scanning the road for hazards such as potholes and gravel, riders need to be on the lookout for...