Awesome policing.. British style – Motorcyclist gets busted by police on horse

November 17, 2014 at 9:30 am

Young motorcyclist pops a wheelie on his high-powered sports motorcycle gets caught red handed by horse-mounted policemen.. When you see the video below you can’t help but laud the way the police handled the youngin’. If you got a few minutes to spare, see the comments posted on this YouTube video..

Infograph: The Evolution of Motorcycle Safety (in Britain)

May 24, 2012 at 5:22 pm

(Source: Newsilike)

This neat infograph showcases the progress and milestones achieved in Motorcycle safety in Britain over the years..  and today I learned that Motorcycles are excluded from London’s congestion charging..

The Evolution of Motorcycle Safety

The Evolution of Motorcycle Safety via Bennetts- image courtesy: NewsiLike.com

 

You Decide On Your Speed. Physics Decides Whether You Live Or Die! – Striking Australian road safety campaign targets motorcycle safety and speed

April 27, 2012 at 6:01 pm

(Source: Victoria TAC)

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This stunning video from Victoria, Australia  arrives just in time as the weather around the US starts to warm up and the motorcyclists are polishing up the iron ponies for some good times on the road. The Transport Accident Commission (TAC)’s public education campaign targets two of Victoria’s biggest issues in road safety — motorcycle safety and speed.  The description of the video as shown on YouTube: The campaign, titled “Reconstruction”, features a slow motion replay of a crash involving a motorcyclist and a car. The ad graphically depicts the rider suffering a broken neck as a result of his speeding prior to the collision.

The video get’s the message across in an very effective way.  If you haven’t yet, you may want to check out the other campaign videos made by the TAC on their awesome YouTube Channel (~19 million views and 4600 subscribers. Whew!!!).  Brilliant use of public $$ to educate the public! Hope the US Department of Transportation puts out a similar campaign to educate the American motorcyclists. and prevent thousands of fatal accidents involving motorcyclists (statistics: 3615 people died in 2010 from motorcycle accidents on U.S. roads) .

If you see this cop in the rear view mirror, better stop! Skilled motorcycle cop tears up skills test course

July 19, 2011 at 10:14 pm

(Source: YouTube via Reddit)

Police Officer Donnie Williams shows who is the boss on the saddles – Grand Prairie Police Motorcycle Rodeo – April 30, 2011

We are small, but we’re not bugs — Norwegian Motorcycle Union’s PSA is a shocker

September 27, 2009 at 7:58 pm

(Source: You Tube)

The Norwegian Motorcycle Union has made this hard-hitting PSA that aims to promote an awareness among car & truck drivers who often don’t look out for motorcyclists on the road.  Starting from the fact that 8 out of 10 collisions are caused by drivers that never see the motorcycle.  The “Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures,” was a study conducted by the University of Southern California, with funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researcher Harry Hurt investigated nearly every aspect of 900 motorcycle accidents in the Los Angeles area. Additionally, Hurt and his staff analyzed 3,600 motorcycle traffic accident reports in the same geographic area.  Some of the study findings listed below, among a grand total of 53, are directly attributed to the negligence of motorists:

  • Approximately three-fourths of the motorcycle accidents involved collision with another vehicle, which was most usually a passenger automobile.
  • The failure of motorists to detect and recognize motorcycles in traffic is the predominating cause of motorcycle accidents. The driver of the other vehicle involved in collision with the motorcycle did not see the motorcycle before the collision, or did not see the motorcycle until too late to avoid the collision.