MATES Motorcycle Blog Gold Coast

[gallery] Media Release 25 January 2012 Landmark agreement reached on the issue of filtering In a landmark agreement signalling much needed collaboration on the issue of legitimising filtering, the Motorcycle Riders Association Vic (MRAV), Australian Motorcycle Council (AMC), ...

Road Safety site from the UK

www.aroundthecorner.org.uk/ Interesting reading and seems like a site with good resources

SMART - Wins Australian Road Safety Award

The inaugural Australian Road Safety Awards have highlighted top programs around the country. Gold Coast City Council won the Local Government Award and the Founder’s Award for Outstanding Achievement (Overall Award) for its SMART Motorcycle Training Program. SMART is a road safety initiative that offers professional instruction for licensed motorcycle riders to ...

MATES BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN “ON THE ROAD AGAIN”

[gallery]MATES has ‘hit the streets’ again with our motorcycle safety billboard campaign – you may remember the billboard from about this time two years ago. [singlepic=53,320,240,,] The billboard campaign is kicking off in Nielsens Road, Carrara and will then be placed in various residential locations on the Gold Coast and in Logan ...

MATES - Finalist in the Australian Road Safety Awards

MATES has become a finalist in the community programs awards category. Award winners will be announced at the Awards Gala Dinner Event which is being held at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney on the 23 November 2011. The event is being hosted by Mark Berretta and will acknowledge,recognise and applaud all winners ...

Motorcyclist dies after collision

A MOTORCYCLE rider yesterday became the second young man to die in as many days on a Gold Coast road. Just before 2pm a Toyota Hilux ute collided with a motorcycle at the intersection of Mount Nathan and Beaudesert-Nerang Roads. Fire crews were the first to arrive at the scene, performing CPR ...

Marco Simoncelli killed in a horror crash

Tragedy has again struck motor racing with celebrated Italian rider Marco Simoncelli killed in a horror crash that led to the cancellation of the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang on Sunday. The smash occurred just minutes after the race began, when the mop-haired 24-year-old Honda rider lost control and veered across the ...

RIDER SURVIVOR AT CANUNGRA – SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER 2011

TeamMoto will be participating in a Rider Survivor event to be held on Sunday 16 October 2011 at Canungra (next to The Outpost Café). Rider Survivor will be hosted by MATES (Motorcycle Awareness Training Education Safety) Rider Survivor days are a great opportunity for motorcyclists to combine their Sunday ride ...

Lane Splitting/Filtering

There is currently a review being undertaken in regards to the incidences of lane splitting/filtering. In essence the study is looking at What is Lane Splitting and What is Lane Filtering. It is commonly agreed around the world that Lane Splitting (where a rider moves between other moving traffic, often ...

Quad Squad - An Inspiring Story of Determination

Most of us take day to day things for granted, but the result of a crash can be devastating on our lives and the lives of those around us. For 4 tough Aussies, what happened to them was never going to keep them from doing the things they loved. These four guys ...