Declaration for vulnerable road users

This one's taken a while to come see the light of day, as the United Nations (UN) was first founded in 1945.

But it's now happened, and the international organisation has produced a four-page declaration at its first ministerial conference on road safety in Moscow which includes specific action on vulnerable road users.

The Harley-Davidson Owners Group are the two-wheeled kings of the road who live for motorbikes and the open highway. Iain Smith saddles up to find out about the Harley way of life.

Israel

On Thursday, motorcyclists were able to chalk up another victory in their fight against the increase in compulsory insurance rates planned for the beginning of November. Demonstrations by half-naked riders succeeded, as expected, in grabbing the headlines. "Steinitz is forcing us to ride with no coverage," stated posters carried by riders wearing only undergarments or bathing suits. A bikini-clad woman wrote on her leg: "The insurance is stripping me!" Yet anyone who had the impression that this was a spontaneous protest effort that went well was mistaken. This is a well-oiled and well coordinated media campaign.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Hamas government has banned motorcycle riders from carrying women on the back seat — the latest in the militants' virtue campaign in Gaza.

Quebec to ban powerful sports motorbikes for riders under 25
MONTREAL — Quebec's automobile insurance board is hoping strict rules on motorbike ownership will cut road accident rates in the province.

The influx of Chinese-made motorcycles is causing a new sensation in Kenya where they have become a major mode of passenger transport and are helping to alleviate transportation problems that continue to bedevil the country many years after the country's independence.

A motorbike ridden and worked on by the legendary Burt Munro sold this evening for $71,000 - well exceeding expectations of around $35,000.

TOKYO, Sept 11 Japan's Honda Motor Co and Yamaha Motor Co have set launch dates for electric motorcycles, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.

The latest Safety Ad from the Think Bike UK series:

From the UK Motorcycle Action Group

Issued 17th March 2008

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) abandons proposals to chip motorcycle number plates.

This is the first official image of the Sportboxer and the closest thing to a Superbike BMW has ever built.

The 140bhp, 195kg (fully-fuelled) Sportboxer is leading BMW’s assault on an all out, no compromises sports machine.