Bikes in the Fast Lane: Ruby Helmet: Concept Helmet Extraordinaire plus 2 more

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• Ruby Helmet: Concept Helmet Extraordinaire
• Ads: Australia Motorcycle Safety With Mick Doohan - Black Spots
• Study: Best European Drivers Are German

Ruby Helmet: Concept Helmet Extraordinaire Posted: 20 Nov 2012 08:00 AM PST We've already pointed out the very special helmets made by French helmet maker Ruby. Very stylish, beautifully made and classy were the words that sprang to our minds. So it's no wonder when we saw this concept helmet Ruby made for French car manufacturer Peugeot. 2 years ago, celebrating its 200 years with an electric motorcycle concept, Peugeot asked Ruby to make a special helmet for the electric supercar, the EX1. Ruby made this very special helmet, one that would not look out of place on a high-tech motorcycle, or in a sci-fi movie........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Ads: Australia Motorcycle Safety With Mick Doohan - Black Spots Posted: 20 Nov 2012 04:00 AM PST The Australian Motor Accident Commission, MAC, have been trying hard to reduce the number of motorcycle related deaths for years, some campaigns with success, some not so. Their latest campaign is to make bikers aware of the black spots in traffic. According to none other than multi-world champion MotoGP, Mick Doohan, the biggest black spot on the road is an intersection. More than 50% of deadly accidents occur at an intersection. To make motorcycle riders aware, MAC have released a print ad and a video. They have also dedicated a part of their web site for this purpose. The print ad is pretty weak. You need to stare at the black spot of 30 seconds, and the light blue bikers will disappear. After 30 seconds, not only did they disappear for me, but I got images of Marilyn Monroe dancing naked. Not the effect that I thought they would go after.............. ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Study: Best European Drivers Are German Posted: 19 Nov 2012 10:00 PM PST According to a survey performed by Garmin in Europe on some 4200 people, the GPS manufacturer determined that European drivers find the Germans the best drivers in Europe. About a quarter of the 4200 people who responded to the survey think so. 19.5% of these same people think the French are second best (they obviously don't live where I live). As for cities that are difficult to drive through, Paris, France takes the top spot, followed by London and in third place, surprisingly, is Aalborg, Denmark. Finally, it was determined in the survey that France had the most hidden and therefore sneakiest radars, followed by The Netherlands. ...

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