Powered two-wheelers are challenging traditional transport solutions by offering an affordable, economical and viable alternative to the constraints of congestion and the rising costs of fuel and parking. That’s the conclusion of the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA), who has published its powered two-wheeler (PTW) registration statistics for 2021. The statistics show 114,371 units were registered in…
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information about and incident of criminal damage that occurred in the Woodfield area of Harrogate. Overnight on Sunday 9 January two bus stops were deliberately damaged along Dene Park. We are requesting the public’s assistance to help establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and are appealing…
New “all-lane running” smart motorways have been paused while their safety is assessed, the government has said. Using the hard shoulder as a permanent live traffic lane increases capacity, but critics say it has contributed to road deaths. Five years of safety and economic data for the schemes will now be collected from the motorways…
– If you were the first on the scene of an accident involving a biker, would you know what to do? Would you know who is most at risk, how to protect the area or whether you should remove the helmet of a downed rider?Actions taken in the first few moments after an accident can be…
47 year-old Lee James Ebbutt of Eastwood Road, Boston in Lincolnshire was yesterday (6 January 2022) given a three year driving ban at York Magistrates Court after he was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. On Friday 10 December, North Yorkshire Police received a number of calls from concerned members of…
North Yorkshire Police’s Christmas campaign targeting those who drink and drug drive has seen a significant increase of 33% on the previous year. Between 1 December 2021 and 1 January 2022, officers made 137 arrests. Of these, 97 arrests were for drink driving and 40 were drug related (a 40% decrease on last year). Traffic…
Around 4.30pm on Saturday 1 January, on the A64 at the junction with the B1258 (the Yedingham Road) a collision occurred between a white Toyota car and a Kawasaki motorcycle. The rider of the motorcycle, a 62 year old woman from Scarborough, suffered multiple serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital where she remains…
New research shows that if safe space is provided for walking and cycling, “people want to use it”. That’s according to Scotland’s active travel minister, Patrick Harvie, on the back of an initial evaluation of the Spaces for People programme. Launched in May 2020 in response to the Covid pandemic, Spaces for People provided emergency funding…
The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) has condemned the Government’s decision to change the plug-in motorcycle grant’s rates and criteria without notice. The plug-in motorcycle grant (PIMG) has was launched in 2016 to help bridge the price gap between the cost of zero emission motorcycles and petrol motorcycles. Previously the Government offered a grant of up to…
Thank you to the members of the public who reported what they believed to be a drink driver on the A1 on the morning of Friday 17 December. The incident happened on the A1 (M) Northbound at junction 49 Dishforth near Thirsk at around 8.15am, when North Yorkshire Police received reports of a driver “all…