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No motorbikes in bus lanes in London

London Mayor Ken Livingstone that motorcycles would not be permitted to use bus lanes on roads controlled by Transport for London.

What a negative move this is!!! Particularly when motorcycles are permitted to use bus lanes in Bristol, Reading, Swindon, Hull, Northern Ireland and many other towns and cities in the UK with no perceived problems.


So again politics's overrides common sense and the biker loses out.

Ride safe!

Jon Booth
Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com/
Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/

More companies ban motorcycles

MCN is reporting on its website today the further spread of companies banning the use of motorcycles during working hours.

These bans are being engendered by Axa Insurance who now have a condition in their commercial liability policies that motorcycle use be kept to a minimum.

The latest firm to ban motorbike use during working hours is BT and BNFL have imposed restrictions.
You can read MCN's report at
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2007/April/apr23-30/apr2407btbansbikes/?&R=EPI-90770

So is this the thin end of the wedge, will we eventually face the situation in the UK that you will not be able to use a motorcycle for work purposes at all?
Ride safe!

Jon Booth
Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com
Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/

Employer bans the use of motorcycles!!!

Firm bans thousands of staff from riding bikes

MCN has today reported on its website that Johnson Controls Ltd who employ 136,000 employees world-wide, has advised staff that they must not use motorcycles as a form of transport on company business during office hours or face disciplinary action.

Is this the thin end of the wedge, if other companies jump on this band wagon, we could see the wholesale banning of motorcycle use by other leading blue chip companies?

However well intentioned this may appear, anything that banns the use of motorcycles is bad news for all us motorcyclists as it continues to reinforce outdated stereotypes about motorcycling.

Perhaps what they might have considered is offering advanced motorcycle training to employees who need to use motorcycles on company business.

Ride safe!

Jon Booth
Email: webmaster@inter-bike.co.uk
Blog: http://inter-bike.blogspot.com
Swicki: http://motorcycling-swicki.eurekster.com/