Health, Safety and Environment

TyreSafe Campaign to Target Bike Tyre Safety - March 2008

29 February 2008

TyreSafe is mounting a tyre safety campaign throughout the month of March to highlight the dangers of defective or badly worn tyres on motorcycles and scooters.

TyreSafe has already received support for its initiative from BikeSafe, the UK police force road safety campaign, which will culminate in a major bike safety show to be held at the police training centre in Hendon, North London, during the last week of March. TyreSafe is also hoping to gain support for the campaign from trade associations within the motorcycle industry.

The impact of congestion, CO2 emissions and fuel prices rises have boosted the sale of bikes and scooters that has, in turn, led to an increase in the number of accidents involving motorcycles and scooters. Clearly, tyres play a crucial role in maintaining bike and scooter safety, and the TyreSafe campaign will focus on tread depth and the importance of tyre pressures in relation to road safety and the prevention of accidents.