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  1. 2010 Dates Confirmed For Gold Coast City Council SMART Program

    Mar 7 by MATES Administration in News & Views, Rider Training
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    SMART is a road safety initiative of the Gold Coast City Council that offers professional instruction for licensed motorcycle riders. The program’s overall objective is to reduce the incident of motorcycle crashes in the city and to promote safe motorcycle travel by improving rider skills and knowledge of local and hinterland roads.

    The program has been running for 3 years and has won two Queensland Road Safety Awards for its contribution to road safety.

    Five times 500cc World Champion Mick Doohan supports the program as its patron and wants to help motorcycle riders be the best they can be. He believes rider education and ongoing training are the keys to avoiding crashes.

    The training is conducted on carefully selected public roads under the guidance of professional motorcycle instructors. With Council subsidy, one day’s tuition with HART (Honda Australia Rider Training) costs $45.
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  2. Monash University Safety Study Into Returning Riders

    Feb 10 by Steve McDowall in News & Views
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    The Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) and Honda Australia Rider Training (HART) are seeking “returning riders” to participate in a study which aims to help identify the types of training, licensing and countermeasures that would be most beneficial for reducing crash involvement.

    A returning rider is defined as someone who:

    • Used to ride and covered no less than 20,000 kms in those years.
    • Stopped riding for a period of five years or more.
    • Returned to riding in the past six months and has ridden between 500 and 1,000 kms in that period.
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  3. Honda Announces Closure Of Honda Riders Club In Australia

    Jan 26 by Steve McDowall in News & Views
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    Honda Australia has announced that they will be restructuring the management of their various high profile events and as a result, will cease operations of the Honda Riders Club of Australia (HRCA) effective immediately.

    All events to take place from this point on will be branded under the corporate Honda banner.
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      Road Safety site from the UK

      SMART is a road safety initiative of the Gold Coast City Council that offers professional instruction for licensed motorcycle riders. The program’s overall objective is to reduce the incident of motorcycle crashes in the city and to promote safe motorcycle travel by improving rider skills and knowledge of local and hinterland roads.


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      SMART - Wins Australian Road Safety Award

      SMART is a road safety initiative of the Gold Coast City Council that offers professional instruction for licensed motorcycle riders. The program’s overall objective is to reduce the incident of motorcycle crashes in the city and to promote safe motorcycle travel by improving rider skills and knowledge of local and hinterland roads.


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      MATES BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN “ON THE ROAD AGAIN”

      SMART is a road safety initiative of the Gold Coast City Council that offers professional instruction for licensed motorcycle riders. The program’s overall objective is to reduce the incident of motorcycle crashes in the city and to promote safe motorcycle travel by improving rider skills and knowledge of local and hinterland roads.


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