A new report released by the RMI Motorcycle Rider Training Association (MRTA), has stated that the efforts to develop the safety of riders on the roads, are making a big difference. This news may be of benefit to motorbike insurance customers.

These findings comes, in relation to the Department for Transport (DfT) showed that the casualty rate among motorcyclists had dropped by six per cent from 2006 to 2007. In 1998, there were 621 casualties for every 100 million kilometres of road, falling to 420 accidents in 2007, a 32 per cent drop.

MRTA chairman Kevin Bryan said: "These latest figures are a sign that even with increased motorcycle traffic, up eight per cent over the previous year, motorcycling is gradually becoming safer."

He stated the DfT's report demonstrated safety work being carried out by the training industry was having an impact.

Bryan added: “The MRTA is far from complacent, and the hard work will continue to further improve the quality of training and road user education to ensure these safety improvements are continued. Motorcyclists continue to be among the most vulnerable users and it is up to all road users to recognise this, not just motorcyclists themselves.”