Larry drums up support for bike safety

SEVEN out of ten motorcyclists have never received basic lessons, relying instead on trial and error and advice from biking friends.

The danger emerged yesterday when U2's Larry Mullen launched a motorcycle safety booklet compiled by the National Safety Council and the Irish Motorcyclists Action Group (MAG).

Larry arrived at the launch in the Nation Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoghaire on his beloved Harley Davidson.