Although the SAFERIDER project has finished and the Throttle Control was withdrawn from the Project, the UKs Motorcycle News has reported on Throttle Control with a quote from Right To Ride. But a watchful eye needs to be kept on the development of all systems that take control away from the rider! The shortened article, […]
MRF Reports
18th March 2011
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) reports on the SAFERIDER Saga in the U.S. The March-April 2011 “MRF Reports”, their bi-monthly information bulletin, carries Right To Ride’s report – Saferider Saga Goes On And On! Featured in full on page 51 of the MRF bulletin, our report commented on a BBC article – “Motorbikes ‘to get […]
MCN Utterly Stupid
10th March 2011
Motorcycle News (MCN) has branded the high-tech on-board warning system developed through the EU SAFERIDER project by MIRA, as “utterly useless”, “deeply flawed”, “distracting” and “potentially dangerous”. At Right To Ride we ran our “No To Throttle Control” campaign which focused on the SAFERIDER project and specifically regarding a force feedback throttle which would be […]
Saferider Saga Goes On And On!
30th January 2011
The BBC article – “Motorbikes ‘to get safe driving aids’”, (which Right To Ride EU reported on recently, MIRA Is Your Co-Pilot regarding the press release from MIRA a UK company), has had a reaction from FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations), who were partners with MIRA in the SAFERIDER consortium. What the BBC report […]
MIRA Is Your Co-Pilot
25th January 2011
The BBC has reported on the involvement of MIRA in the UK within the European Saferider Project, who purport to be a leading independent provider of product engineering, testing, consultancy, certification, research and information. We have reproduced the article below and leave it up to you to take it as read as a motorcyclist, whether […]
Shooting The Messenger!
11th November 2010
As many of our supporters and fellow riders know, we at Right To Ride have carried out a campaign to raise awareness about the development of an ITS product named the “Force Feedback Throttle” in the project SAFERIDER. Our concerns were shared by many throughout the world including well known experts and riders that have […]
No To Throttle Control – Campaign
28th September 2010
Right To Ride says that you can now support us against the “Throttle Control” of motorcycles on Facebook. As previously reported, “EVSC (Electronic Vehicle Speed Control) is back with a vengeance through the re-introduction of the Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) – or – speed control system in a European Union (EU) Commission funded project called […]
