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www.motorcycleguidelines.org.uk
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Motorcycle use is growing as is the number, if not the rate, of casualties. Motorcyclists are vulnerable road users at a relative high risk of accidents. There is great potential to reduce risk by improving road and traffic conditions and road user behaviour based on a better understanding of how conditions effect motorcycle safety. The website is full of information.
IHIE Guidelines for Motorcycling
Improving safety through engineering and integration
Published April 2005
Price (CD ROM only): £10.00 including p & p. Download an order form or get as a pdf from www.motorcycleguidelines.org.uk
IHIE's authoritative Guidelines are the first in the UK. They are a must have, setting out comprehensive, practical guidance for highway engineers, traffic engineers, road safety officers and transport planners on providing a safer transport environment for motorcycles, mopeds and scooters.
IHIE's Guidelines give local authority engineers and their consultants and contractors practical advice on how the different characteristics of motorcycling can be recognised and addressed in highway and traffic design and management. The Prince Michael Road Safety Award recognises the ground breaking nature of the Guidelines.
Written by a multi-disciplinary team which included rider groups, the Guidelines cover:
- Integrating motorcycles into transport policies and strategies
- Travel plans
- Parking provision
- Highway design
- Highway maintenance
- Traffic calming
- Road safety audit
- Road safety campaigns
The Guidelines include a FREE interactive CD-ROM containing significant additional resources, most of the referenced reports and which is web enabled.
www.motorcycleguidelines.org.uk
Winner of a 2005 international Prince Michael Road Safety Award.
Prince Michael presenting Tony Sharp, IHIE's current President and Gerry Harvey, IHIE Past President with the award
