Concerning the Approval and Market Surveillance of 2- or 3 Wheel Vehicles and Quadricycles. We have received from our source in Brussels, the following brief: The informal trialogue negotiations between the EP and the Council have now come to a close and the responsible Member State Permanent Representatives will discuss the outcome of these negotiations […]
Regulation Safer Bikes
2nd July 2012
Motorcycles use less fuel and less space than cars and are the personal transport of the hour is the commentary in this news in brief from Europarl TV. However they (their aficionados) can do even better say EU lawmakers who are negotiating with member states the final details of new rules intended to make motorbikes […]
Unfolding Regulation Events
1st July 2012
In January 2010 we first reported discussions that were afoot which could change the world of motorcycling as we know it. These were proposals for a new framework regulation for motorcycles to regulate emissions and the safety of motorcycles. Over the last couple of years, the issue has moved through procedures including public consultation. We […]
EU Proposal – Are We There Yet?
29th June 2012
We had hoped to bring you the in-depth details of a final package of the EU Commission Motorcycle Regulation proposal, (aka the Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles) from a European Council working party meeting which met this week. However while we wait for these details, we have had […]
New EU Biking Face Book Page
24th June 2012
At Right To Ride, we have been reporting extensively on the European Commission Motorcycle Regulation proposal, (aka the Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles) as it winds its way through the European Parliamentary procedures. Our reporting has been through the Right To Ride EU website and using the Right […]
FEMA Speaks Out
21st June 2012
The Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) has reported that discussions regarding the regulation on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (Type Approval) have entered a crucial phase. FEMA says, “At the moment the regulation is being discussed in trialogue – informal meetings between representatives of the Council (representing […]
MAG Ireland Explains
19th June 2012
MAG Ireland has posted its latest article regarding the motorcycle regulation – Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles – and says, “that some of our own home grown legislation may yet prove far more toxic to biking as we know it than anything being fought over in Brussels.” MAG […]
