Safety campaign for Highland bikers

Police in the Highlands are launching a motorcycle safety campaign this weekend.

Police Scotland's Road Policing Division's is acting because bikers are some of the most vulnerable road users on the country's roads.

The freedom of the open road makes motorcycling an exhilarating way to travel and enjoy magnificent scenery, but collisions involving motorcyclists are disproportionate to the number of riders using the roads.

Motorcyclists make up just 1% of the traffic on our roads they account for around 13% of all people killed, often during cornering or overtaking manoeuvres.

Head of Road Policing, Chief Superintendent Louise Blakelock said: "Road safety is everyone's responsibility and I would ask motorcyclists to ensure they have suitable safety equipment and urge all riders to not only travel within the posted speed limits but also at the appropriate speed for the road conditions and their capabilities.

“This campaign allows officers to engage not only with motorcyclists but other road users, giving us the opportunity to provide advice and education and to share our experience on how we can all make our roads safer.

“Road Policing Officers will continue to patrol roads across Scotland and any offences will be dealt with appropriately.”

Additional: Link to video of Sergeant Johnson from our National Motorcycle Unit providing advice to motorcyclists on keeping safe on Scotland’s roads: https://youtu.be/poOWndk53sw

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