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Anti-tamper parliamentary debate. — The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) remains opposed to vehicle anti-tampering proposals despite a recent clarification of the Government’s intentions. Department officials committed to provide detailed explanations of the ‘gaps’ in current legislation but have not yet done so. No specific evidence has been provided by the Department for Transport (DfT) […]

MAG still opposes anti-tampering proposals despite latest DfT clarification.

15/11/2021 in News / Policy and Regulation by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) asks if new Minister, Trudy Harrison, is a sign of a bright future for riders. Is her appointment a signal that attitudes towards motorcycling are changing at the Department for Transport (DfT)? At a Westminster Hall debate the new minister praised MAG for its lobbying […]

Does new motorcycling minister signal a bright future for riders?

27/10/2021 in News / Policy and Regulation by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is delighted to see a progressive policy for motorcycling in Oxfordshire’s new draft transport plans. The transport plan’s proposals arise from effective MAG campaign work. The Council proposes a transport user hierarchy that places motorcycles above other motorised modes. The draft was signed off in […]

MAG celebrates Oxfordshire’s new progressive policy for motorcycling

20/10/2021 in News / Oxfordshire LTP by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is delighted to advise that there has been a victory for common sense and road safety in Northern Ireland, with the use of wire rope barriers on roads being terminated. MAG NI Rep, Martyn Boyd, has been working hard on this issue for some time, […]

The beginning of the end for wire rope barriers: MAG ...

30/09/2021 in News / Northern Ireland MAG / Road Safety / Wire Rope Barriers by Julie Sperling

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) will be presenting the case for a new vision for road safety at the Road Safety GB Festival of Road Safety. MAG’s Director of Campaigns & Political Engagement will be a speaker at this major event in the road safety calendar. MAG’s Director of Campaigns […]

MAG to promote new road safety vision at major event.

22/09/2021 in News / Road Safety by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has continued to make progress on their work to improve motorcycle theft reporting. MAG today publishes a revised edition of the 2020 National Police Force Bike Theft Ranking document. MAG’s Campaigns Team is continually working to improve the quality of motorcycle crime data available to […]

MAG makes steady progress on improved motorcycle theft reporting.

21/09/2021 in National Police Force Bike Theft Rankings / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) continues to challenge the accuracy of police motorcycle theft statistics. The third National Police Force Bike Theft Rankings document, published today, covers thefts in 2020. Generally lower crime rates during the pandemic are reflected in the motorcycle theft data. Motorcycle theft fell by 30% compared […]

MAG challenges accuracy of police motorcycle theft statistics.

02/08/2021 in National Police Force Bike Theft Rankings / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has issued an initial response to the Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan. The plan sets out how the UK Government proposes to tackle carbon emissions from the transport sector of the economy on its path to delivering a Net Zero UK by 2050. MAG remains opposed […]

MAG responds to Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan.

16/07/2021 in Decarbonisation / News by Colin Brown

Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is today launching a new vision for road safety. “Welcoming Roads” is an evolution of Vision Zero (VZ). It promotes safer roads for all road user groups including pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, horse riders and, of course, motorcyclists. New Road Safety Vision Improvements in UK road casualty […]

MAG launches Welcoming Roads – a new vision for road ...

28/06/2021 in News / Road Safety by Colin Brown

The MAG Foundation have funded a new filtering safety video which aims to trial a new safety messaging approach. Working with the National Young Riders Forum (NYRF) the computer-animated video focuses on how to filter correctly and how drivers can help riders to filter safely. The approach reinforces messages that […]

MAG Foundation and NYRF trial new safety messaging approach.

18/06/2021 in Filter Friendly / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) have today revealed the headline motorcycle commuter secrets learnt in the Ride To Work Day survey. MAG have also announced the winner of the prize draw. MAG is delighted by the high response rate to the survey. In total there were over 780 completed questionnaires […]

Motorcycle commuters revealed: What secrets did we learn?

11/06/2021 in News / Ride To Work Day by Colin Brown

In the build up to Ride To Work Day 2021 the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) are running a survey to find out more about who commutes to work on motorcycles and scooters. And you can enter our prize draw to win a disc lock. Establishing facts about the demographics of […]

Win a disc lock by answering MAG’s simple commuter survey.

07/06/2021 in News / Ride To Work Day by Colin Brown