The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is focussed on two vital bread-and-butter issues this month: bike theft and workplace bike parking provision. On the theft front, MAG booked the Ace Café as the venue for its Hertfordshire Fight Motorcycle Theft public meeting, where it will focus on crime in the county. Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner David Lloyd is set to be joined by Chief Inspector Ricky Bartlett and MAG’s own Colin Brown on the panel for the hustings-style meeting. Previous events in Kent and the West Midlands have seen tangible outcomes, according to MAG, and the hope is that this event will be equally effective.
Speaking as the meeting was announced, MAG campaign director, Colin Brown, said: “We are delighted to be holding this next meeting in the series at such a great venue. Our thanks go to Mark Wilsmore for allowing us to hold the meeting at the ACE Café. We already have a date set for a West Yorkshire Police meeting.
Meanwhile, a related issue is the provision of safe, secure workplace parking for bikes. MAG is investigating workplace parking facilities, with a survey asking riders for details about the availability, quality and security of workplace motorcycle parking. MAG is also asking employers to bring their motorcycle parking provision up to scratch.
Colin Brown, MAG director, said: “One thing cannot be denied; if you ride to work, you are going to need somewhere to park your bike. Motorcycle parking is often just an afterthought if not entirely ignored. Car, and increasingly cycle, parking is a given at most workplaces. But the motorcyclist is often left to make the best of a bad job. We are running a survey to get a feel for how well employers are supporting the motorcycle commute. We have also developed a simple guide with advice for employers and hope to see the standards improve by Ride To Work Day 2024.”
The MAG survey can be completed at: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LSPT8HQ.