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The Impact Of Modern Asphalt On Motorcycle Road Safety
By: matt paines
Statistics collected in the UK show that while the average age of motorcyclists has increased, their safety track record has improved only marginally in recent years. Rather than the pursuit of young tearaways, motorcycling is conducted by mature individuals who are also quite likely to own a car. While statistically they like to live dangerously once in a while, the research suggests they would prefer to get from ‘A to B’ in one piece and remarkably few claim to be reckless speed addicts.(read
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Category : Automobiles
Social Networking Research On The Open Road
By: matt paines
Social media is the new big thing, or so many would have us believe, and yes to a degree YouTube and Facebook (among others) are excellent channels. Twitter, however, for the ordinary business is not so easy to see unless you have a lot to say. With this in mind we decided to conduct an experiment on traffic levels that could be achieved from a standing start, just as you’d expect if a small business were to start a social media campaign. The experiment is centred around the recent Le Mans MotoGP event in May. Two motorcycles ride from central England to Northern France, approx 500 miles. The progress is Twitter’d, Facebook’d, Blog’d and eventually Youtube’d. It catalogues not only the racing but the journey, the trials and tribulations. The findings from the experiment were then correlated and the results published to expose some interesting facts no small business should ignore.(read
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Category : Social Community
Day Skipper Foundation Sailing Courses
By: matt paines
RYA Day Skipper is a sort of ‘foundation course’ in seamanship and navigation. It has two elements, theory and practical. Suitable for those with limited experience it is effectively an ‘entry level’ course, though while you don’t need any theoretical knowledge you do need to know how to sail. The RYA stipulates that Day Skipper candidates should have 100 miles logged. In our experience it doesn’t matter what sort of boat you have sailed, so long as you can sail. Dinghy sailing years ago is just as relevant as last years flotilla holiday in the Med!(read
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Category : Sports
