As part of our research into what riders wanted to see happen to improve their riding experience on the Devon road network we surveyed nearly 450 local riders.

The views of the riders who replied are set out in the following summaries:

• The responses in real numbers (96KB - pdf help).
• The responses as percentages of the overall total. (97KB - pdf help)

As a quick summary some of the interesting findings have been laid out in the following three tables.

Table 1:  We asked riders how the problem of a lack of motorcycle awareness amongst car drivers could be tackled.
This is what they said.

Their views	Numbers
Education / awareness / education/ Think Bike etc.	191
Ensure a better appreciation from other road users	62
Changes to the driving test / make more vigorous	45
Daylight running lights on bikes / make coloured lamps available & legal	29
Make better rider training available	27
Harsher punishment for offending car drivers	27
Better road layouts / signing	21
Encourage riders to wear hi vis clothing	20
Free eye tests for car drivers	15
More enforcement to prevent dangerous driving	5
Enforce mobile phone laws	5
Louder exhausts	3
Limit car engine size / introduce new legislation	3
Let bikes use Bus Lanes	2

Table 2:  We asked Devon riders to tell us if they’d had a crash in the last three years and, if so, to describe thecircumstances.
This is what they said.

Their response	Numbers involved
Vehicle emerged from junction into path/X roads/r/about	26
Vehicle turned right into path	10
Shunted from behind	8
Came off on diesel	8
Came off on gravel	5
Ice / snow	5
Wet conditions	4
Mud / slurry	4
Pothole	3
Other vehicle u-turning	3
Head on collision	3
Went into rear of another vehicle	3
Going too fast	3
Hit from side in slow moving traffic	2
Defect with bike	2
Reversed into	2
Pedestrian walked into road heedless of traffic	2
Road surface poor	2
Parked car pulled into path	2

Table 3:  We asked Devon riders how we should try to tackle the problem of single vehicle accidents in which the rider has been going too fast, has lost control and left the road - the common cause of death and serious injury for motorcyclists in Devon.
This is what they said.

Education / training	242
Improved / consistent road signing	34
Better road conditions	30
Changes in bike design, i.e. restrict top speeds	21
Track days	21
More enforcement	15
Stop diesel spillage	5
Higher speed limits	3
Lower speed limits	2
Work with bikers to resolve the problems	2
Free service checks	1
Less safety cameras	1
Better information on safety gear	1
Remove traffic calming	1
Remove roadside obstacles	1
Better traffic calming	1