Please be advised of the Gold Coast City Council SMART rider training dates for 2012.  We encourage all riders regardless of experience to attend one of these days.

2012 dates

• March 17 and 18
• April 14 and 15, 21 and 22
• May 19 and 20, 26 and 27
• June 2 and 3, 23 and 24
• July 7 and 8, 21 and 22
• August 4 and 5, 18 and 19
• September 8 and 9

Contact us

To make a booking, or for further program details, please contact Council’s Road Safety Unit on (07) 5667 3624 or email  kburton@goldcoast.qld.gov.au.

SMART is pleased to announce we are now on facebook. Like us on our facebook page

www.aroundthecorner.org.uk/

Interesting reading and seems like a site with good resources

TeamMoto will be participating in a Rider Survivor event to be held on Sunday 16 October 2011 at Canungra (next to The Outpost Café).

Rider Survivor will be hosted by MATES (Motorcycle Awareness Training Education Safety)

Rider Survivor days are a great opportunity for motorcyclists to combine their Sunday ride with the chance to talk to police, emergency services and others about the safety issues faced when riding.

Fire and Rescue, Ambulance and Police officers will be on hand to answer questions and profile what happens in the event of a serious crash.  Attendees will also have the opportunity to see radar detection equipment, police motorcycles and a mobile car camera first hand.

Also there will be the HART (Honda Riding Simulator) to allow you to test out your riding skills and the Department of Transport and Main Roads Databike which gives you engineering feedback on rides you may have done.

Riders will be able to take a break, enjoy a sausage sizzle and check out information on hazard perception, braking distances and scanning techniques, as well as have an opportunity to have their say on road safety.

Well, the technology didn’t save the guy in this video - maybe a simple shoulder check might have been better!

Just thought I would let everyone know that I am still alive and still working on improving Bike Safe.

April saw myself and 2 other members attend the International Police Motorcycle Forum in Goulburn at the NSW Police Driver Training.  It was very interesting to compare notes on Police Training and Motorcycle related incidents on roads.

The Friday saw us ride numerous motorcycles and compare characteristics etc.  2 Sheriffs from LA County were also in attendance and myself and Snr Const Phil Bolton, from Qld Police Driver Training, set up our slow speed manoeuvre area for the other states and countries to try.

Funnily enough, no one was game.
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How well do you know your motorcycling trivia? And your road rules?

This is the first of our “motorcycling general knowledge” quizzes that we made available at the Canungra Rider Survivor on the 28th March, 2010.
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How well do you know your motorcycling trivia? And your road rules?

This is our second “motorcycling general knowledge” quiz that we made available at the Canungra Rider Survivor on the 28th March, 2010.
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The latest casualties show that people just seem to “lose control” of their cars - amazing isn’t it, normal people just driving along and suddenly have no control of their cars.

When are we going to look at one of the main causes - OIL. Nearly every car older that a few years old leaks oil, it rains a little and you have a recipe for disaster.
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Ok, what’s the go with Hyundai’s and me? Seriously, do I have “Hyundai magnet” written all over my helmet or something?

Last year I was nearly run over in a servo by a woman who backed up her Hyundai without looking and today I was almost cleaned up in a corner on a country road by a young guy who must have thought he was practicing for Bathurst - in a Hyundai Excel for God’s sake!

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Many riders have adequate skill when it comes to jumping on a motorcycle and turning the throttle. The difficulty comes when they are required to actually turn at slow speed. The Police Motorcycle Course dedicates a week to this technique so that riders can effectively turn a 300kg motorcycle on any angle and in all conditions.

Here are some key points.
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