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He's Doohan it for road safety

Oct 31, 2009

FORMER world motorcycle champion Mick Doohan is the new face of safe riding in South Australia.

Mr Doohan said a graphic new TV commercial, which superimposes everyday objects like phone boxes and trees on to a motorcycle track, should leave no doubt about the consequences of a street crash.

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Two wheels wins in crowded Sydney

Oct 28, 2009

Rising fuel costs, congestion, no parking, poor public transport and environmental concerns are driving up motorcycle use.

Yet, transport policy lags far behind and has failed to create equity for this growing group of road users.

Sydney Council’s move to free motorcycle parking one year ago has been widely applauded and embraced. Yet, the State Government has failed to create road toll and registration equity, and has inadequately invested in safety campaigns, according to the Motorcycle Council of NSW.

“The total spend on safety campaigns since 2003 has been less than four million,’’ Guy Stanford of the Motorcycle Council of NSW said. “But it makes economic sense to move to a scooter or small bike. The average car journey carries 1.1 people, rolling a tonne-and-a-half to shift just one person.

“Motorcycles are less than 200kg. A lot of people are shifting to motorcycles for convenience, initially because of the overstretched public transport system. But as petrol prices start to bite, it makes economic sense. There has been a big growth in 250cc bikes.’’

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Motorcycle Buyers Encourage to Take Advantage of Economic Incentives

Oct 12, 2009

Figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show 82,601 motorcycles, scooters and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) were sold in the nine months to September – a 14.4 per cent decline compared to the same period in 2008.

“The motorcycle market has faced a period of challenging economic circumstances and although down on the record highs of last year has remained resilient,” FCAI Chief Executive Andrew McKellar said.

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The Australian Red Cross - Summer Blood Challenge

On now until Feb 28, 2009

Australian Red Cross Blood Service
The Summer Blood Challenge is an annual competition between the Police Force and Motorcyclists across NSW and the ACT, in which each team and their supporters see who can make the most blood donations during the Summer months.

The competition is now in its 17th year and since it started in 1992 it has collected over 35,000 blood donations. As every donation can save up to three lives, this friendly rivalry has helped 105,000 Australians.

This year the competition ran from 1st of December to 28th of February 2009. As at Feb 12 the 2008/09 Summer Blood Challenge donation tally sat at:

Police: 4850 Donations
Motorcyclists: 3940 Donations
Total: 8790 Donations

Well done everyone!!

We're breathlessly anticipating the final result and will let you know who won shortly.