Motorcycling In Worcestershire

Welcome to the new motorcycling web pages to help and assist those of you wishing to use Powered Two Wheelers (PTW) to get around on.  

If your new to motorcycling, or you've been riding for some time we hope you will find these pages useful and informative.  With all the pressures on Highway Authorities to reduce conjestion and encourage more people out of their cars onto other forms of transport ,motorcycles scooters and mopeds are the ideal alternative, especially if your journey to work involves covering a distance of more than 2 to 3 miles.  

Walking, cycling and the use of public transport are being pushed hard by government as good alternatives for commuting to work but motorcycles, scooters and mopeds are often left out of the equation.  A quote often used is 'The Forgotten Mode of Transport'

National organisations like the British Motorcycle Federation (BMF) and the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) are promoting hard at a national level to get motorcycling pushed onto the agenda of Government and other professionals  Locally we can improve things as well by making sure new developments in the County have motorcycle parking provision.  We need to educate decision makers that motorcycling is a safe sensible method of travel not just for weekend joy rides but commuting to work as well.

More and more commuters are starting to take heed, the message is starting to get through at last, Powered Two Wheelers (PTW) are a viable alternative.

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BMF Welcomes the Motorcycle as a Decongestant

The British Motorcyclists Federation has welcomed measures in the Queen’s Speech designed to tackle road congestion by recognising the role that the motorcycle can play.

This could come in to play in road pricing schemes by discriminating between cars and motorcycles in commuter traffic and giving the motorcycle exemption say the BMF.

Welcoming this enlightened stance, the BMF say that for too long the motorcycle or scooter has been virtually ignored as an alternative to the car, whereas in mainland Europe powered two wheeler travel is an accepted norm.

The Draft Road Transport Bill would allow councils to implement local road pricing schemes in a consistent way, allowing different projects to link up with one another. Councils would be given greater powers to improve bus travel and Passenger Transport Authorities and Executives would be reformed to make transport planning more coherent. To aid this, Transport Minister Dr Stephen Ladyman has released draft guidance on appraisal and modelling for local road pricing schemes and it in this that the motorcycle is recognised as having a part to play.

The guidance says that ‘the class of vehicle will determine, in part, the impact on congestion and the environment’ and goes on to say ‘discriminating between commuter traffic using cars and motorcycles may be justified by the lower congestion impact of motorcycles’.

It also reinforces the message by stating that ‘in an idealised road pricing scheme, prices should vary between classes of vehicle with those causing more congestion or environmental costs paying more’, and as the BMF has always maintained, motorcycles, irrespective of engine size, are inherently a more efficient mode of personal transport due to their manoeuvrability and better use of the roads infrastructure (five medium sized motorcycles can be fitted within the space occupied by a family-sized car).

Speaking after the announcement, BMF spokesman Jeff Stone said: “This is a vindication of all the hard work we have put in over the past six years as a member of the ‘Government Advisory Group on Motorcycling’. We have also seen a 45% increase in motorcycle use in London over the past ten years so people have already recognised the benefits for themselves, the Queen’s Speech now endorses this trend and we will be monitoring the Bill’s progress to ensure it delivers.”

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The Benefits often quoted by Motorcycle, scooter and moped users.

1. A motorcycle takes up less room on the highway therefore it contributes less to conjestion on our roads.
2. Journey times compared to cars over the same distance are quicker and thats without breaking the speed limit taking unessesary risks by putting yourself or others in danger.
3. Cheaper Road Tax
4. Cheaper MOT
5. If under 600cc cheaper Insurance
6. Good fuel economy
7. Diesel and Electric powered bikes are now available
8. Service and maintenance costs are cheaper and only two tyres to buy instead of four.
9. Easy to park and often free to motorcycles.
10. Modern bikes have plenty of space for carrying luggage, shopping, laptops easily.
11. Sitting on a motorcycle is better for your back.
12. You have better all round visibilty due to your sitting position.
13. In heavy traffic you make better progress than if you are in a car and feel less stressed when arriving at work and when getting home after a hard days work.

As part of our local drive to improve Powered Two Wheeler (PTW) provision within Worcestershire we have set up a Motorcycle Forum   At our first few meetings it was agreed that we look at how many types of motorcyclist we currently have within the county and how often they all ride etc.  To that end we have set up an online web survey questionnaire which  will only take about 10 minutes to complete.  The information you provide will give a valuble insight into motorcycling within Worcestershire currently and help steer the Motorcycling Forum on the right course to where improvments are needed.

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Worcestershire Motorcycle Survey

Below you will see a link to the online web questionnaire survey,

We as a local authority are keen to find out about motorcyclist in our county and would like you to take a few moments to fill out this simply survey. We are looking to find out how often motorcyclists ride, whether its just for leisure or just for work. When we come to analyse the results we will also compare this accident data we are collecting.
By filling in this questionaire you will help us identify the improvements we need to target and help improve the motorcycle facilities within Worcestershire,
It takes no more than 5 minutes to complete.  You just have to hit the submit button to send it in, its as easy as that.

Simply click on the link below to complete the survey,

Worcestershire Motorcycle Survey

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