On the 28th February MEP Wim van de Camp, as Rapporteur, presented his report to The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) and representatives of the European Commission regarding the EU Commission’s proposal for a regulation on type-approval and market surveillance of L (motorcycles) -category vehicles. The committee meeting was broadcast live on the […]
FEMA – MEP Ride
3rd March 2011
FEMA the Federation Of European Motorcyclists’ Associations who represent the members of 24 national motorcyclists’ organisations from 19 European countries have announce the date of their 2011 MEP Ride. The 14th MEP Ride will be organised on May 5th 2011 and will start in Brussels Belgium riding to the racetrack, Circuit Zolder in Flanders to […]
Sidecar Issue Resolved?
28th February 2011
It would appear that our correspondence with the European Commission has resolved certain issues surrounding motorcycles and sidecars (L4e vehicles) regarding their inclusion within proposals of a new framework directive for motorcycles. The proposals we have previously outlined include new rules for emissions, ABS (Advanced Braking Systems), AHO (Automatic Headlights On), mandatory OBD (On Board […]
A Side (car) Issue
25th February 2011
Update 28th February 2011 – Sidecar Issue Resolved? Right To Ride and our supporters have been following the unfolding events from Brussels regarding the latest raft of regulation proposals to come out from the EU Commission. These include new rules for emissions, ABS (Advanced Braking Systems), AHO (Automatic Headlights On), mandatory OBD (On Board Diagnostics), […]
Dublin – MAG Wins Parking
4th February 2011
MAG Ireland – The Irish Motorcycle Action Group – reports that have won a parking commitment from Dublin City Council – DCC. For decades, Dublin motorcyclists parked their bikes on the central median in O’Connell Street. As part of the refurbishment of O’Connell Street with the installation of the new central median/pedestrian area & civic […]
ACEM Conference – Riders Perspective
2nd February 2011
On the 26th January 20011 Right To Ride’s Elaine Hardy attended the 7th ACEM Conference in Brussels. The topic was the EU Commission’s proposal for framework regulations, COM 2010/542. As would be expected, the main thrust of the conference concentrated on the industry’s concerns. Stefan Pierer, President of ACEM and CEO of KTM said, “Market […]
Right to Protest Demonstrate Communicate
2nd February 2011
The “No To The Bike Parking Tax” campaign – a non-political action group representing motorcyclists and scooterists to object against the illegitimate introduction of parking levies by Westminster City Council (WCC) and any other authorities, found out last weekend that their right to communicate their protests and demonstrations through their website was pulled. Although the […]
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 […]
Views On Advanced Motorcycle Training – Sweden
28th January 2011
In 2010 the Swedish riders’ organisation – Sveriges MotorCyklister (SMC) – commissioned a survey to find out the views of motorcyclists regarding advanced rider training. 1733 Swedish motorcyclists responded to the web questionnaire which focused on their opinions about the impact of advanced training. The survey was compiled and analyzed by Right To Ride’s Director […]
Road Campaigns UK
28th January 2011
2011 motorcyclist campaigns across the UK have started by highlighting their concerns regarding defective road surfaces, poor road design and maintenance. With reports of Road Authorities having their budgets cut during this economic climate, the best product for the best cost will be even more crucial for maintenance and repairs. The Motorcycle Action Groups (MAG) […]
