Category Archives: Motorcycling

The thrill of the track

Bikers in Gloucestershire are being offered the opportunity to hone their skills with specialist instructors…

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Bikers, bikers everywhere!

Chris Harrison, the Partnership’s motorcycle coordinator attended his first Gloucestershire ‘bikers’ nite’ last week …

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Watch out for motorbikes!

21.04.10  Motorcyclists account for a quarter of all road users killed or seriously injured on Gloucestershire’s roads, and when compared to the relatively small number of motorcyclists on our roads, this figure is disproportionately high. One of our priorities is to reduce these …

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From scooters to trucks to motorbikes – Chris has done it all

02.03.10  Gloucestershire’s new Motorcycle Coordinator is certainly well qualified to advise the county’s motorbike users on safety issues. Chris Harrison will be talking to riders of all kinds, from 50cc moped riders through to older leisure bikers about motorcycle training …

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Partnership to attend NEC’s International Motorcycle & Scooter show

The Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership has started the count down to the Carole Nash International Motorcycle and Scooter Show at the NEC, which runs between 27th November and 6th December this year. As usual, the Partnership will attend with colleagues from other …

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Introducing Gloucestershire’s new motorcycle coordinator

02.10.09 Chris Harrison has been appointed as Motorcycle Coordinator for the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership. Chris, who comes from a logistics and training and assessment background, has a passion for bikes of all shapes, sizes and ages, and enjoys taking …

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Motorcycle campaign moves on

04.08.09 The second phase of a campaign to cut the number of motorcyclists killed or injured on county roads has started. Signs encouraging drivers to take extra care to look out for motorcyclists have been put up in the Cotswolds, along …

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THINK BIKE – look twice…

26.05.09   The Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership is urging motorists to THINK BIKE as the number of motorcyclists on county roads increases thanks to the better weather. Between 2006-2008, 22 motorcyclists have lost their lives in Gloucestershire, and a further 520 …

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