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International Ride to Work Day 2011: Celebrate motorcycling on 20th June 2011

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  • International Ride to Work Day 2011: Celebrate motorcycling on 20th June 2011

    To link with International Ride to Work Day, the UK motorcycle industry has launched National Ride to Work Day on Monday 20th June. On that day motorbike and scooter riders will show everyone what they’re missing and how their daily commute is more enjoyable, being free from traffic jams and delayed public transport.

    With petrol prices and train fares rising, and the constant threat of tube strikes, riding a motorbike or scooter to work has never looked like a better option. Recent Transport for London research shows that a motorcycle could do the same route in two-thirds of the time a car took.

    Planned activities will be featured on the new website, Ride To Work Day – 20th June 2011. Celebrities will be showing the way by riding to work themselves and dealers will be running their own events, including early openings and refreshments for commuting bikers. Riders will be encouraged to send their photos of their bikes to the Facebook page at Ride To Work Day UK | Facebook – or join in on Twitter @ridetoworkdayuk

    The UK motorcycle industry’s Get On campaign means anyone who doesn’t ride yet can try a motorbike or scooter for nothing by booking a FREE taster session. UK new riders simply register at Motorcycle & Scooter Training - Learn to Ride a Bike - Get On and have a free motorcycle tryout session with a qualified trainer, on a safe training ground away from public roads. With over 160 training partners around the UK, there’s bound to be somebody nearby and the trainer will also loan the rider a helmet too, so it’s easy for non-riders to give biking a go.


    (Been There Done That) x 3.25

  • #2
    good news...are we supporting them in any way.......???
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    • #3
      Originally posted by princesirohi View Post
      good news...are we supporting them in any way.......???
      yes. millions of people in our country. every day
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      • #4
        We do

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        • #5
          Yas many do.... but thats not the point. We will do it again on Monday, this time for a cause. 'To ease the burden on the public transport'

          (and ofcourse be visible as 'bikers' on the road)
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          • #6
            Have been doing this religiously for over 2.5 years now & today is no exception
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            • #7
              been doing that anyway...what else is new?
              Don't forget to wave :-)

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              • #8
                M in...also gonna promote this event with my frnds n other bikers..
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                • #9
                  Free Commuting Insurance For Ride To Work Day

                  Specialist bike insurer Carole Nash is backing international Ride To Work Day by providing free insurance to ensure all its policyholders are covered for commuting on the big day (Monday June 20th ).

                  The company’s move came after it found that 47 percent of its biking customers were not covered to ride to and from work.
                  “On interrogating our customer database we found that nearly half of Carole Nash policyholders had chosen purely social, domestic and pleasure cover which excludes commuting,” commented the company’s Commercial Director, Simon Jackson.
                  “Clearly this meant that they could not support Ride To Work Day, an initiative we wholeheartedly back. As a result we negotiated with each and every one of our underwriters so that we could provide free, one-off commuting cover across the board. With this obstacle removed our message for next Monday is quite simple – on your bike!”

                  Policyholders need not contact Carole Nash to advise them they plan to take part in Ride To Work Day as cover will automatically be added to their policy. Ride To Work Day is being marked by a range of events nationwide which aim to highlight how much “life would be better if more people rode motorcycles and scooters every day, with time savings, less congestion and reduced travel costs.”

                  In a separate move Carole Nash has teamed up with the Motorcycle Industry Association’s Get On campaign to encourage more of its own staff to take to two wheels. Get On, which provides free test rides to the public, is sending two of its expert instructors to the company’s Altrincham headquarters for Ride To Work Day. Taster sessions will be offered to up to 44 staff on the company’s car park which is being converted into a secure training area for the day.

                  Other pro-biking moves include covering the cost of tuition and course fees for employees who want to follow the Compulsory Basic Test or take the full motorcycle test. Over 120 workers have taken up the offer whilst others, including Mr. Jackson, had already gained their bike certificate before joining Carole Nash.

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                  Heck! These people have such complicated insurance policies, that half the time you discover that many perils are not even covered by your policy!
                  But, its good they get commuting insurance...
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                  • #10


                    That's a new concept and appreciable. But, not possible in developing countries anyway for more decades!
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