TRAN Public Hearing on RWT

The TRAN (Transport and Tourism) Committee of MEPs is to hold a public hearing, involving two expert panels, on roadworthiness checks and road safety as well as their impact on citizens and business. This committee is dealing with the Commission’s proposals for European wide Road Worthiness Testing (RWT), registration documents for vehicles and roadside inspections […]

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No Reflective Armband

The French riders group the Fédération Française des Motards en Colère (FFMC – French Federation of Angry Bikers) say that it is now official that bikers in France will not have to wear reflective armbands. This is good news for French riders who coordinated by the French riders group demonstrated in their thousands against their […]

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Magazine January 2013

Today sees the launch of our online magazine which is simply entitled ‘Right To Ride’. The plan is to issue our e-magazine quarterly and  make it available as a downloadable pdf or to be read online. The editorial of our first issue sets the scene for our “wee” magazine in which we refer to articles […]

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RWT – Rights And Responsibilities

According to the latest information released by the European Commission, a recent agreement reached by ministers would substantially weaken proposed new rules by removing motorcycles and other two-wheelers from the scope of mandatory regular Road Worthiness Testing. The Commission also suggests that the Member States are watering down the proposals which are aimed at toughening […]

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So Far So Good – RWT

Today the 20th December, the Council of the European Union at its 3213th Council meeting regarding Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, under the present Cyprus Presidency, agreed a general approach on a draft directive updating the common rules on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles. For motorcycling, the so called general approach, does not retain the […]

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FEMA Newsletter

FEMA the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations has published its latest newsletter. The newsletter covers in brief some of the decisions taken in Brussels in 2012. It explains that FEMA and its member organisations are looking forward to the challenges of 2013 to which they are committed to continue and play an “active” role in […]

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9th ACEM Conference

“Motorcycling Matters” at the 9th ACEM – The Motorcycle Industry in Europe – Conference. The conference taking place in Brussels – Belgium on Tuesday 22nd January 2013 from 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM headlines with: “Motorcycling Matters” with Mobility, Tourism, Sports: Contributing to EU Policy Goals. Although motorcycling has had specific issues to deal with […]

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Commission Welcomes Approval

With a not so surprising headline the European Commission has welcomed the European Councils approval as regards the laying down new safety and environmental requirements for the type-approval of motorcycles and other L-category motor vehicles – the so-called “anti-tampering” regulation. European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, said: “I welcome today’s […]

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Council Adopts Regulation

The European Council has announced that on the 11th December 2012 the representatives of the EU member states, adopted the regulation laying down new safety and environmental requirements for the type-approval of motorcycles and other L-category motor vehicles – the so-called “anti-tampering” regulation. The Council reports that the decision was taken without discussion. Before you […]

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No Need For Series Of Tests

The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) in the UK has published a press release about the introduction of the 3rd European Driving Licence Directive (3DLD) in January 2013. The MCIA is emphasising that riders do not need to take a series of tests. The MCIA reports that there are misinterpretations which seem to centre on the […]

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