Motorcycle Safety: Do you Know the Law?
Motorcycle Safety: Do you Know the Law?
Information on how to stay safe when riding a motorbike, including information on the law for carrying passengers.
It is against the law for anyone learning to ride a motorbike to take a passenger with them on the back of their bike. Despite this, as many as 40 per cent of provisional licence holders said they have carried a passenger at some point even though 88 per cent know it is an illegal act, research from The Post Office has revealed.
In addition more than one in five (21 per cent) of those riding large engine motorcycles have admitted that they are only licensed to ride small bikes and mopeds.
This could lead to considerable issues with motorcycle safety, both for themselves and other road users. Riders of larger engine bikes also admit to being the most reckless on the road.
Fourteen per cent have driven significantly over the speed limit compared to just five per cent of small engine riders.
Similarly, more have crossed the ‘stop' line at traffic lights whilst the red or amber light is showing, and 20 per cent have crossed the centre road line to overtake someone compared to 16 per cent of small engine riders.
Halo Helmets
Being safely attired on a motorbike or moped is the safest way to minimise damage during an accident.
If you are buying a new motorbike, motorcycle accessories are not just for looking the part, they are extremely important for safety too. If you are new to motorcycling pay particular attention to motorbike helmets, as the right helmet could save your life.
ThermaHelm motorcycle helmets are the most revolutionary and innovative motorcycle helmet design in a generation. This unique life-saving technology actively helps protect your brain – not just your head - in the event of an accident by cooling a rider’s head on impact, reducing the risk of ‘brain-swell.’
The motorbike helmet technology works by triggering an endothermic chemical reaction inside the helmet lining at the exact moment of impact. This cools the rider’s head and helps reduce brain swelling until the emergency services arrive.
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