MCWG – Meets Again!

On September 28th the EU Commission will hold a meeting with stakeholders. These stakeholders including FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) government representatives, ACEM (Motorcycle Industry in Europe) and FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) etc to discuss the technical aspects of the proposal on the approval and market surveillance of 2 or 3 wheeled vehicles […]

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Pointless & Angry RWT Demos

Like a bus you wait for one to come along and then two demonstrations on RWT (Road Worthiness Testing) arrive one after the other. The “No Con Test” Demo Ride is being organised by MAG Ireland, takes place in Dublin on 22nd September and ask riders to join the run to show your feelings on […]

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FEMA Autum Newsletter

The Federation Of European Motorcyclists Federation (FEMA) has published its online Autumn 2012 Newsletter. The Newsletter focuses on the upcoming European Motorcyclists Forum  at the international motorcycle fair INTERMOT in Cologne, Germany, on 3rd October. The forum has a dedicated focus on training, licensing and road infrastructure and the RIDERSCAN project, a “European Scanning Tour” […]

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Sustainable 2Wheels

ETRA (European Twowheel Retailers’ Association) and ACEM (the Motorcycle Industry in Europe) have organised the ‘Sustainable 2Wheels’ event for Tuesday 18th of September 2012 on the esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels, from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. The event is aimed at showing decision-makers and their staff in the European Parliament, Commission, Council […]

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Conference Call

During the months of September and October Right To Ride will be travelling from our base in Northern Ireland to attend motorcycle conferences in Germany. In April 2012 Right To Ride’s Elaine Hardy published the “Northern Ireland Motorcycle Fatality Report 2012″ which is an in-depth study of 39 cases relating to 41 motorcycle fatalities in […]

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Testing Times

On 13th July, 2012 the European Commission published a proposal for mandatory Road Worthiness Testing (RWT).  Included within that proposal the Commission called for European wide roadworthiness testing for motorcycles and scooters. There are eleven countries that do not include these vehicles within their testing regimes, in some other countries, scooters are not included and […]

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Finland On RWT

The Finnish riders’ organisation SMOTO is the latest European riders group to come out against the European Commission’s proposal for the mandatory introduction of Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) for motorcycles. On their own website SMOTO comment, “Studies have shown that the driver’s driving skills and driving behaviour explain the majority of motorcycle accidents. Roadworthiness testing […]

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