The BMF (British Motorcyclists Federation) have announced on their Facebook page that they have been joined by Mr Edward Foreman as their Technical Specialist. Graeme Hay the BMFs Government Relations Executive said, “I had the great pleasure of meeting with Mr Edward Foreman on Tuesday, at Bourton-on-the-water. Ted, as he prefers to be known has […]
ACEM 20th Anniversary
10th July 2014
ACEM the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers celebrated part of this years 20th Anniversary celebrations with a cocktail reception held on the 24th June at the BMW Brand Store in Brussels. “The event provided an opportunity for former Secretary General Jacques Compagne to say farewell to ACEM members and key EU stakeholders, as he is […]
French Rider Awareness
4th July 2014
We picked up this motorcycle awareness campaign from the French motorcycle magazine Moto mag.com which shows a motorcyclist in the rearview mirror of a motorist. The awareness campaign which will last for six months consists of a large poster displayed on the back of 30 lorries in Essonne, a French department in the region of […]
USA Motorcycle Lobby
3rd July 2014
Last year we published an article entitled the – Strong Global Lobby! This started with the statement – Do you know that outside of Europe, motorcycle lobbying, along with Riders Rights, is alive and kicking…….……………. This is certainly true in the USA state of Washington at the Senate Transportation Committee. At the public hearing the […]
Heavy Quadricycles Tests
3rd July 2014
Euro NCAP Crash Tests on Heavy Quadricycles Euro NCAP has tested four heavy quadricycles in a special safety campaign. They say that vehicles tested have performed very poorly and some have shown serious risks of life threatening injuries. Adding that although street-legal, quadricycles do not have to pass any of the rigorous crash tests to […]
Filtering Australia
27th June 2014
Here in the UK filtering (riding slowly between stationary or slow moving vehicles) on a motorcycle/scooter/moped is an accepted and legitimate practice. However this has not been “legal” or accepted by authorities in other countries including the Australian State of NSW (New South Wales). However from the 1st July 2014 motorcycle lane filtering will be […]
Wooden Barriers
31st May 2014
For those who have an interest in Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRS) – Crash Barriers and who doesn’t here, are some pictures of a wooden VRS on a very rural French country road. What else would one do when out walking and thinking about what one comes across…………….. Now all isn’t as it seems, as the […]
