‘Life on a Bike’ campaign aims to prevent biker deaths and injuries

Look twice: Keen riders (from left) Les Adam, Suzy Baylin and Richard Baylin are supporting the biker campaign. Motorists are being urged to take a second look for motorbikes after it was revealed that more than half of biker collisions on North East roads have resulted in riders being killed or seriously injured. Local [...]

2024-07-31T17:56:02+01:00July 31st, 2024|LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, MOTORCYCLE SAFETY|

Drivers urged to watch out for bikers as spring begins

Motorists are being urged to take a second look for motorbikes as it’s revealed that last year over half of all motorcycle casualties in the North East were either killed or seriously injured. As spring begins (March 20) and the weather improves, more bikers are likely to be out on the roads in the coming [...]

2020-03-20T13:28:05+00:00March 20th, 2020|LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, MOTORCYCLE SAFETY|

Number of bikers killed and seriously injured rises

The number of bikers killed or seriously injured on North East roads in the last five years has risen by 8%. Despite a fall of 30% in all biker casualties, the number of bikers who have lost their lives or been seriously injured has increased. Campaign group Road Safety GB North East (RSGB NE) [...]

2019-04-17T10:25:24+01:00April 16th, 2019|LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, MOTORCYCLE SAFETY|

Grieving young mum urges motorists to ‘take it easy’

Young mum Faye Keeler is facing parenthood alone after her “perfect” partner Chris Earl was killed in a motorbike accident near their home. The grieving 25-year-old has backed a campaign by Road Safety GB North East, which aims to raise awareness of bike safety and reduce the number of motorcycle casualties across the North [...]

2017-05-22T11:27:33+01:00April 28th, 2016|MOTORCYCLE SAFETY|
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