We are kicking off UEFA EURO 2024 with some friendly advice for young riders, in the form of four infographics highlighting potential ‘red card offences’ that could result in a fine, ban, arrest or even jail.

With England and Scotland playing in the tournament, there will be plenty of chances to watch the games at live events in towns and cities.

As fun as this is - it brings about extra risks for young riders.

Riding a motorcycle when impaired by drink or drugs is a criminal offence and police officers can ‘test and arrest’ if the rider is found to be positive. Even if the young person has drunk alcohol or used drugs the night before, the ‘morning after’ can find them above the legal limit and detained by police.

What's the penalty? It's an automatic ban from riding, fine and disqualification for at least 12 months – particularly consequential for those working in the GIG economy.

It is also very important to ride and comply with traffic signals and signs, namely red signals at traffic lights (including pedestrian crossings) and ‘keep left’ bollards.

If it's ‘red means STOP’, it's ‘green to go’ for traffic (including people crossing the road). Therefore, should a rider fail to stop at a red traffic light, it puts them in the wrong place, at the wrong time, on the wrong side of the law.

The ‘Highway Code hierarchy’ puts pedestrians at the top of the list to take care of and young riders need to take notice of this and give them priority on the roads.

‘Keep Left’ bollards mean just that, keep left of the road sign, no offside rule applies here.

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