Priorité à Droite – Who’s Right?
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- Written by: Nigel Stevens
Priorité à Droite, priority to the right, a funny rule the French have. We’ve all heard of it but do you know, as in do you really know, what the rules are and how to apply them in real life situations?
Although no longer applicable on the majority of major roads in France (and Belgium) there is still this traffic rule that means traffic joining or merging from your right could have priority over you.
A Few Tips For Riding to France and Europe
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- Written by: Barry Ricks
This isn’t a complete guide on all the stuff you need to be aware of, it simply focuses on a few things that have been raised as questions or have changed recently. Let’s start with what you need to have to be let into Europe and go from there.........
Meet The Examiner - Steve Turner
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- Written by: Steve Turner
Our occasional series of ‘Meet the Examiner’ is aimed at giving EKAM club members insight into who our IAM Examiners are and some of the skills and behaviours they are looking for at test. For this latest article Steve Turner has been good enough to give us his thoughts on a few common questions of interest posed to him recently.
Could you provide a resumé of why and how you ended up taking the role of an IAM Examiner?
I was approached to become an examiner by the late Terry Friday while I was having breakfast at Mickeys Diner one day. I was still in the Police at the time and a member of the Motorcycle team based at Coldharbour, Maidstone, where I spent the last ten years of my service as a Traffic motorcyclist.
Wales Weekend 2026
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- Written by: Tariq Hussain
Friday 8th to Monday 11th May 2026
This weekend is always popular with a great hotel and stunning rides. We stay at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells. Hotel rates include full breakfast, choice three-course dinner and access to the indoor heated swimming pool and spa. £80 per person per night for shared occupancy in a classic double or twin room. Upgrades are available.
We have been allocated 12 shared double or twin rooms and six singles. We recommend you organise your room share. If you do not have a room share, we will try to offer you one.
Bookings open on 5 January and to give everyone a fair opportunity only those emails received on or after Monday 5 January will be considered. Bookings will close on Saturday 31 January.
On receipt of your email Sarah will confirm if you have a place and provide you with a booking reference and the booking process details. Please email Sarah Brown. Bookings will be taken on a strict first come basis. A warning; Sarah is a tough cookie and not open to bribery.
