Motorcycle Safety
Ride safe, always wear a helmet, stay visible, and follow traffic rules on our roads.
Be Seen, Be Safe: Maximise Your Visibility
Motorcycles are smaller and harder for other drivers to see. Taking steps to increase your visibility is critical, day and night.
Wear Bright & Reflective Gear
Choose brightly coloured jackets, vests, or helmets for daytime riding. At night, reflective materials on clothing, helmets, and the motorcycle itself are essential.
Use Your Headlights
Turn on your headlights even during the day (Daytime Running Lights – DRLs – if equipped) to make yourself more noticeable. Ensure taillights and brake lights are working correctly.
Lane Positioning
Ride where you are most likely to be seen. Avoid lingering in other vehicles’ blind spots (especially trucks and buses). Position yourself within the lane for optimal visibility at junctions and curves.
Use Signals Clearly
Signal your intentions (turns, lane changes) well in advance using indicators. Hand signals can supplement these if needed.
Ride Defensively: Anticipate and React
Defensive riding means actively anticipating potential hazards and assuming other road users might not see you or might make mistakes.
Scan Constantly
Keep your eyes moving, scanning the road ahead, to the sides, and checking mirrors frequently. Look far ahead to anticipate potential problems.
Maintain a Safe Cushion
Keep a safe following distance (at least 2–4 seconds) from the vehicle ahead. Increase this distance in bad weather or poor visibility. Also maintain space to your sides.
Be Extra Cautious at Junctions
Intersections are high-risk areas. Approach cautiously, anticipate drivers turning unexpectedly, and try to make eye contact if possible.
Watch for Road Hazards
Be alert for potholes, oil spills, loose gravel, wet leaves, railway tracks, and other surface irregularities that can easily destabilize a motorcycle.
Cover Your Brakes
Stay ready to react by keeping your fingers lightly on the brake levers, especially in traffic or risky situations, and ride as if other drivers can’t see you to better anticipate potential hazards.
Scan Constantly
Keep your eyes moving, scanning the road ahead, to the sides, and checking mirrors frequently. Look far ahead to anticipate potential problems.
Maintain a Safe Cushion
Keep a safe following distance (at least 2–4 seconds) from the vehicle ahead. Increase this distance in bad weather or poor visibility. Also maintain space to your sides.
Be Extra Cautious at Junctions
Intersections are high-risk areas. Approach cautiously, anticipate drivers turning unexpectedly, and try to make eye contact if possible.
Watch for Road Hazards
Be alert for potholes, oil spills, loose gravel, wet leaves, railway tracks, and other surface irregularities that can easily destabilize a motorcycle.
Cover Your Brakes
Stay ready to react by keeping your fingers lightly on the brake levers, especially in traffic or risky situations, and ride as if other drivers can’t see you to better anticipate potential hazards.