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  • Safer roads for all: IAM RoadSmart manifesto calls on political parties to prioritise road safety

    Manifesto calls for all parties to commit to an updated road safety strategy and a national roads renewal programme Focus should be on skills, infrastructure, and enforcement
    The UK’s largest independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has published its manifesto “safer roads for all” calling on all political parties to bring forward plans to reduce the numbers of killed and seriously inj

  • Joe’s Journey to IAM RoadSmart success.

    28-year-old Joe Allenby, who hails from Lincoln, is a member of the Lincolnshire Advanced Motorcyclists and has recently passed his IAM RoadSmart Advanced Rider Test.
    Having ridden motorbikes on the road aged 16 and 17, Joe went on to pass his driving test and was keen to get his motorbike licence. However, life took over, and after getting married and raising a family, Joe was ready again fo

  • Easter getaway; motorcycling on the continent.

    With the clocks set to go forward on Easter Sunday, the days will be longer and the evening’s lighter. The long-awaited Easter break is the perfect time to get on your motorcycle and get away.
    Find out how you can best prepare for your journey abroad with these tips from IAM RoadSmart.
    Do your POWDERY checks. Is your vehicle ready for a long journey? Ensuring your motorcycle is in tip-t

  • “I wouldn’t be alive today without my air jacket”

    How axing VAT from a remarkable item of safety kit could save the lives of thousands of motorcyclists...
    After a road collision in 2018, motorcyclist, Lee Vigor, claims that he is only alive to tell the tale because he was wearing an air jacket – an item of clothing which inflates in a fraction of a second after a rider falls from a motorcycle The UK’s leading road safety charity, IAM RoadSmar