FIM Joins UNRSC

FIM joins United Nations Road Safety Collaboration On 16 April in Washington DC (USA), the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration members voted to accept the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) as a new member. Established in 2004, the Collaboration is an informal consultative mechanism whose members are committed to road safety efforts, in particular implementing […]

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Rider Risk Safety Videos

Ride It Right www.rideitright.org has received a press release from the Motorcycle Council (MCC) of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia that has released its “Rider Risk” video series: a ten part series of videos aimed at improving rider skills. They are very informative and give sound advice. Don’t stop reading! – Don’t delete this! […]

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PTI – EU Wide

On the 14th October 2011 the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) reports that representatives of the Federation delivered the bulk of 110,000 signatures from citizens across Europe opposing EU Commission plans to make Periodical Technical Inspections (PTI) mandatory for motorcycles. FEMAs campaign started in reaction to a public consultation held online between July and […]

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China Syndrome – Melt Down To Europe

Right To Ride waits for the European Union (EU) Commission to publish its draft legislation for a new Framework Directive which will possibly see motorcyclists restricted from modifying their bikes and restrictions to 100 bhp as well as imposing mandatory ABS brakes on EU manufacturers. While we wait to see exactly what new rules and […]

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Dangerous – USA Reports

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) information bulletin and the ‘Go For A Ride’ (Go FAR) magazine in the USA have both carried Right To Ride’s – “Europe Brands Motorcycles As Dangerous” article in their latest issues. Our original article referred to the inflammatory text regarding motorcyclists on the European Commission’s website – EUROPA – dedicated […]

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Global Motorcycling – Global Safety

The First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety – Time for Action – took place in Moscow, on the 19th – 20th November supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility and the FIA Foundation. Welcoming participants to the conference the Interior Minister of Russian Federation, General of the […]

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Bike Safety Down Under

The Australian state of Victoria has launched a new strategic action plan for Victorian motorcycle and scooter riders. Launched on the 31st August 2009 by the Minister for Roads and Ports, Tim Pallas, the new plan, Victoria’s Road Safety and Transport Strategic Action Plan for Powered Two Wheelers 2009-2013 integrates both road safety and transport […]

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