The Road
What to look out for when you're on the road - tips written by riders for riders. Every month, we sort through the tips you send us, and publish a selection here.
We invite you to write a tip for us. Winning submissions are awarded a new pair of protective riding gloves.
Riding in the Wind (Video)
By Andrew Denis (2009 rider safety tip competition grand prize winner)
Heads In (Video)
By Jackie Matthews (2009 rider safety tip competition winner)
Farm Safety (Video)
By Ian Nicklen (2009 rider safety tip competition winner)
Don’t die to be right! (Video)
By Trevor Dickson (2009 rider safety tip competition winner)
Leading a Group (Video)
By David McMillan (2009 rider safety tip competition winner)
White lines in the wet (Video)
By Adrian Gunton
Watch for the roll (Video)
By Martyn Lewis
Indicator cancellation (Video)
By Peter Bleach
Personal Blackspot List (Video)
By Paul McIntosh
Think Ahead to Save your Head (Video)
By Daryl Pearson
No Surprises! (Video)
By Peter Pryston
Freeway Riding (Video)
By Jenny Percy
Be Predictive (Video)
By Vic Fkiaras
Car Body Language
By Anthony Batchelor of Stawell
Cars that don't give way
By Belinda Coleman of Diamond Creek
Driving in congested traffic - gaps and cars merging
By Peter Edens of Kalorama
Car Count
By Bruce James of Leopold
Effective Braking to Cope with Unpredictable Driving
By Peter Hayles of Altona
Keep anger in check
By David Pleasance of Burwood
Be safer behind trucks - from a truck driver/rider
By Craig Baxter of Euchuca
Trucks are not your friend
By Leigh Knight of Frankston
Wet Roads - Smart Positioning
By John Pozzobon of Wheelers Hill
White Lines
By David Brittain of Werribee
Debris on the road/keeping safe distance
By Lancer Nichols of East Geelong
Your Riding Position on the Road
By Lancer Nichols of East Geelong
Trail bikes on Bitumen
By Mike Allan of Hallam
If you hit a dog
By Brian Podem of North Caulfield
City Riding v Country Riding
By John Kaup of Wangaratta
Can't change others
By Ken Rodger
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Spokes road safety tips offers motorcycle riders advice for staying safe in all road and traffic conditions and sharing the road with cars, trucks, scooters, pedestrians and other vehicles.
