Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ad: Hunting Motorcycle Helmet plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ad: Hunting Motorcycle Helmet plus 2 more

Link to Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News

Ad: Hunting Motorcycle Helmet

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 08:00 AM PST

Forstinger Motorcycle Helmet Ad
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Nicely done image, but it doesn't sell. The print advertisement is for Forstinger, an Austrian car and motorcycle retail site, and in the ad they trying to get you to buy helmets.

The tag line says "Hunting equipment at a competitive price. From boots to helmet", and as you can see, the helmet looks like an animal.

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France: 2012 Top 10 Motorcycles Sales

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:00 AM PST

Statistics Article
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#Sales #Statistics - For a fifth consecutive year, the French motorcycles and scooters market shrunk, thanks to the economic crisis. People just don't have the money to buy a new motorcycle, and it shows. During 2012, only 158,106 new motorcycles and scooters were registered. At the turn of the millennium, sales were at a premium, with a constant growth every year. But that stopped in 2007, and since then we've seen a steady decline in sales, and 2013 doesn't look any better.

Here are some of the more salient results of 2012, models, manufacturers and categories...........

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France: Major Reduction In Road Deaths for 2012 - Record

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 10:00 PM PST

France Location Stats 2011 2012
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For once we've got good news coming from France. The number of road deaths and accidents during 2012 has been at an all time low, a record since these figures were recorded (1948). In total for all vehicle types there were "only" 3,645 people killed on the French roads, a significant reduction of 8%. When comparing the statistics between 2011 and 2000 (when a serious effort was undertaken to reduce road accidents), the overall drop has been 52%.

But when you look at all the statistics, motorcycle riders showed the way.... with a reduction of 14.5% in the number of deaths. Although motorcycles have been very good at reducing the number of accidents, they still represent 18% of all road fatalities, while only representing 1.9% of traffic...........

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