The FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) recently published the latest edition of its Alternative Energy Newsletter. The newsletter reports on “all things” of an alternative fuel nature with regards motorcycling and is the publication of the FIM Alternative Energy Working Group (AEWG). The mission of the AEWG is, “To make motorcycle racing greener by integrating […]
Autonomous Driving
29th August 2013
The Sarte Project (Safe Road Trains for the Environment), which we have only picked up details of recently, was a European Commission funded research into vehicle platoons. A vehicle platoon is a road train with vehicles, where vehicles are autonomously following a manually driven lead vehicle, driven by a professional driver. The project had seven […]
Throw It Out?
12th August 2013
In May this year, the Irish Houses of the Oireachtas (Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (the Senate) Joint Committee on Transport and Communications sent its opinion to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union regarding the Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) proposal. In reference to motorcycling the opinion, “Is of […]
Phil’s “Good Idea”
27th July 2013
On the BMF’s rider magazine website, Right To Ride debates with Phil Bennion on his RWT amendments. Rider Magazine published a summary of our article entitled – “Down to the Wire” which we published on the 28th June 2013: “Down to the Wire is a round up of the issues and articles put up on […]
Irish Data Refusal
18th July 2013
At Right To Ride we believe that this joint statement from the European & UK Branches of IAATI (International Association of Auto Theft Investigators) might be of interest to Irish riders and indeed for riders across Europe. The statement is in relation to the refusal of the Irish Police to release data on all stolen […]
A Long Tale
11th July 2013
As we have previously reported, there was a vote in the European Parliament on the 2nd July concerning the European Commission’s three proposals regarding the Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) package and relevant amendments. The three proposals from the European Commission in the RWT package are: Periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers Registration […]
Strong – Enough!
5th July 2013
Back in 2011 motorcyclist Jon Strong submitted a series of complaints to the European Ombudsman. These complaints consisted of allegations that the European Commission failed properly to reply to his correspondence. The on-going and at times, arrogant correspondence to the Commission, contested the quality of a survey that it had conducted (it was only available […]
Riders On – RWT
3rd July 2013
After yesterday’s European Plenary session at the Parliament in Strasbourg for the vote concerning the Road Worthiness Testing proposals from the European Commission, FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations) as the representative of their members, i.e. European Riders’ Organisations, has released some information on what happened in the vote. Similarly SMC (Swedish Association of Motorcyclists) […]
Down to the Wire
28th June 2013
In mid-June 2013, Siim Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission, attended a road safety conference in Brussels organised by ETSC (European Transport Safety Council). ETSC is a Brussels-based independent non-profit making organisation which is dedicated to reducing the number of deaths and injuries in transport in Europe. At the conference Mr Kallas gave a […]
Hi Viz Thin End
27th June 2013
Whilst we have just reported on the recommendations by France’s National Road Safety Council to the French Government on the carrying of Hi Viz vests for French motorcyclists, MAG Ireland, the Irish Motorcyclists’ Action Group, reports that in Ireland novice riders will have to wear a fluorescent “N” tabard. The announcement has come as the […]
