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Road Safety Forum at 2013 AGM Event Fraser Coast

The Ulysses Club Road Safety Committee would love to see you at the Rising Sun Honda Breakfast and the Forum.

ULYSSES CLUB ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING | 17/11/2012

ULYSSES CLUB ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING Saturday November 17th 2012 at Mickleham Room, Quality Hotel Melbourne Airport 265 Mickleham Road, Tullamarine, VIC 3043
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The MP & Senators Ride Canberra was held today (Mon17th Sept)

The MP & Senators Ride Canberra was held today (Mon17th Sept)

The ride, organised by Shaun Lennard (Australian Motorcycle Council) and Greg Hirst,  makes the point that riders are from all walks of life, and that motorcycling is an important part of the national transport strategy and must be recognised as such.
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Ulysses Club Road Safety Committee: Mildura Meeting

Ulysses Club Road Safety Committee: Mildura Meeting

Speakers at the Road Safety Forum in Mildura included the Chair of the Australian Motorcycle Council, Shaun Lennard, who arrived direct from presenting at the Urban Transport Conference, as well as Peter Ivanoff who gave a fantastic explanation of the BAC in his talk, “Breath Blood and Alcohol”. Vicki Sanfelipo talked about motorcycle first response first aid and managing a crash scene, as well as demonstrating helmet removal for a crashed rider, in a situation where removing the helmet would save the riders life. We were also very fortunate to have Peter McIntosh, the President of The Ulysses Club in New Zealand talk about road and rider safety issues in New Zealand how they are being addressed.
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Ulysses Road Safety Committee: Classic Registration

While not specifically Road Safety orientated I have had several inquiries about the possibility of Ulysses providing club registration for classic bikes. After some discussion with various people I will follow this up at the next VicRoads Motorcycle Advisory Group meeting to find out the requirements from their point of view.
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Ulysses Road Safety Committee: SMIDSY Campaign

'Sorry Mate I Didn't See You!'  - SMIDSY Campaign

Arising out of the Inquiry, Maurice Blackburn solicitors have thrown their support behind a SMIDSY campaign (as most riders know, SMIDSY stands for “Sorry Mate, I didn’t see you” – the usual comment by car drivers.

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Ulysses Road Safety Committee: Parliamentary Inquiry into Motorcycle Safety

Apart from the material in the submission itself, the primary aim of the submission was to bring attention to work already done in this area. Specifically to the Ulysses Club Inc. submission on the National Road Rules, the Motorcycle Safety Consultative Committee’s work on a National Graduate Licensing scheme and the recommendations from the 2008 Motorcycle Safety Summit.
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Ulysses Road Safety Committee: Motorcycles in Bus Lanes Trial

Following on from the Motorcycle Transport and Safety Strategy, VicRoads has been conducting reviews of both overall road space usage and of bus lane usage. As a result the Hoddle Street bus lanes have been chosen for the first motorcycle trial. This trial will commence from late November 2011.
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Ulysses Club Road Safety Committee: Information on Free Training

As the Victorian representative on the Ulysses Club Road Safety Committee this is a brief note to let people know what’s been happening around the place including the news about free training!
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Ulysses Club Road Safety Committee: About Us

Ulysses Club Road Safety Committee: About Us

On Saturday 18th July 2009 the Ulysses Club Road Safety Committee held its inaugural meeting. Present at that first meeting were the following members representing all states and a wide range of organisations.
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