Returning From Brussels

Right To Ride’s Trevor Baird is heading back from Brussels after attending the 2010 International Motorcyclists Conference on the 28th and 29th June. The conference was organised by FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) in partnership with the Canadian and Australian motorcycling associations and the European Commission with the theme of, “Motorcycling into the 21st Century”. Did the conference […]

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Verdict To Be Appealed

Click on the pic to see the NRK TV story (Norwegian only). A message of thanks and information has reached us from “Minutes of a Motorcycle Addict” regarding our previous news story that, Norwegian riders were mad as hell after a car driver was acquitted in court for running down and seriously injuring a motorcyclist. […]

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Right to Ride – Right To Be Angry!

The Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA) has published its latest newsletter, a spring issue where in most parts of Europe the snow is gone and the sun is back, welcoming riders to the 2010 motorcycling season. Like Right To Ride, FEMA has been busy during the winter months with its members agreeing on a […]

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Is It OK To Run Down Motorcyclists?

Here at Right To Ride we keep in contact with individuals, organisations and blogs from around the globe, all who have a passion for motorcycling and riders rights. Minutes of a Motorcycle Addict – is one of these, based in Norway but with contacts around the world. The latest blog informs us that Norwegian riders […]

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MEPs Support FEMA On Guardrails

The Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) reports that Dutch MEPs Corien Wortmann-Kool and Wim van de Camp are backing FEMA’s pledge for political action to put an end to dangerous crash barriers. The two Members of the European Parliament have put their weight behind FEMA’s campaign, urging the European Commission to take action now. […]

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FEMA Promotes A Sustainable Future

FEMA – Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations – 24 national riders’ rights organisations from 19 European countries reports that at their last Committee Meeting in Brussels at the end of January 2010 the members of FEMA agreed to increase their focus on environmental issues. FEMA now has a mandate to call for CO2-labelling for newly […]

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No To The Bike Parking Tax

Right to Ride is backing the “No To The Bike Parking Tax” campaign. The campaign is a non-political action group representing motorcyclists and scooterists who object to illegitimate introduction of parking levies by Westminster City Council and any other authorities. As the “No To The Bike Parking Tax” campaign says: “We must consider the far-wider […]

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Diesel Spills

Right To Ride reports that due to the efforts of the KillSpills anti-diesel spill campaign, the Department for Transport (DfT) is to undertake a two-year study into the problem of diesel spillages and the most effective way of cleaning them up. Although in Northern Ireland the Department for Regional Development (DRD) through the Roads Service […]

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