It is sad news that a long time MATES member and Committee member Christine THACKWELL passed away unexpectedly on the 18th June 2011. At the time Chris was undertaking an advanced motorcycle training course and it is believed that she suffered a medical condition whilst she was riding. Chris will be greatly missed and our thoughts go out to her family and friends.
World-first study on cause of serious motorbike accidents
MOTORBIKE riders will be part of a $1.3 million Australian study aimed at slashing the number of serious motorcycle accidents.
The ground-breaking inquiry will compare the experiences of riders travelling through accident black spots where other bikers have come to grief.
More than 1100 riders - half of whom have survived crashes - will be recruited [...]
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