Rider Training and Safety

Honda Starts Rollout of Updated Software for the Riding Trainer, a Motorcycle Safety Training Device

27 Mar 2013

Details: Category: Rider Training and Safety; Written by stockhouse.com; Hits: 58

Honda Starts Rollout of Updated Software for the Riding Trainer, a Motorcycle Safety Training Device

Tokyo, Mar 27, 2013 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the development of updated software for the Riding Trainer designed to teach motorcycle safety effectively. Installation of the new software program started with Riding Trainer models produced in February 2013, including those for overseas. READ ON

Attorney Michael Gopin Encourages Use of Motorcycle Helmets, Other Safety Practices

25 Mar 2013

Details: Category: Rider Training and Safety; Written by marketwire.com; Hits: 55

EL PASO, TX--(Marketwire - Mar 25, 2013) - Michael Gopin, founder of the Law Offices of Michael J. Gopin and a noted legal professional, responds to efforts to repeal motorcycle helmet laws in North Carolina with a statement to the press. He encourages motorcyclists to uphold safety laws and recommendations when riding in an effort to best safeguard themselves against injury. READ ON

Mississippi MoToSteps Motorcycle Safety Training

22 Mar 2013

Details: Category: Rider Training and Safety; Written by wjtv.com; Hits: 65

Jackson - Mississippi MoToSteps Motorcycle Safety Training, Inc., Mississippi's 1^st and only non profit motorcycle safety training and awareness organization, as well as the first motorcycle organization to work in partnership with the Department of Public Safety's Office of Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be at the Motorcycle Expo March 23-24, 9am-5pm, at the Mississippi Trademart Center raising awareness about roadway safety issues, particularly issues related to motorcycle safety. This event is one we look forward to each year because it allows us to reach a large number of people at one time. READ ON

German Studies Claim Motorcycle Helmets Could Be Significantly Safer

22 Mar 2013

Details: Category: Rider Training and Safety; Written by autoevolution.com/; Hits: 52

A study carried out by the German Hohenstein Insitiute in Bönnigheim shows that the actual motorcycle helmets could indeed be a lot safer if some other measurements would be taken into account. The bottom line of the study is that inner shell size alone is not enough for providing the best protection-to-fit ratio, and the head shape is just as critical. READ ON

Scantly-clad motorcycle riders are risking injury

19 Mar 2013

Details: Category: Rider Training and Safety; Written by hawkesbaytoday.co.nz; Hits: 70

Motorcyclists hitting Hawke's Bay roads in shorts, T-shirts and barefeet are putting themselves at risk of death or serious injury, a local road safety advocate warns. READ ON