As you may be aware or not, a European Directive (3rd European Driving Licence Directive) is to be implemented across Europe by 19th January 2013 which includes a raft of changes to the motorcycle licence and testing requirements. The directive was adopted in the European Parliament in 2006 and aims to harmonise licences across Europe […]
IMCO Vote Falls Short
8th December 2011
ACEM’s Secretary General, Jacques Compagne says that, “This vote falls short of the stated intention to fully streamline the calendar of the new type approval process.” with ACEM adding regarding, tightening the reduction process on emmissions and making ABS mandatory on all motorcycles as from 2016″, ACEM has deplored the IMCO vote outcome, which would […]
IMCO Vote Impressions
6th December 2011
Voting took place yesterday at the Committee of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) meeting in the European Parliament. The vote covered over three hundred amendments submitted by MEPs to EU Regulation proposal for motorcycles, (aka the approval and market surveillance of two-or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles) and a draft report submitted by Dutch […]
IMCO Vote On Track?
2nd December 2011
The vote in the Committee of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) regarding EU Regulations for motorcycles, (aka the approval and market surveillance of two-or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles) is on track for this Monday 5th December. The vote will cover over 300 amendments that have been submitted by MEPs to the Europe Commission’s […]
EU Regulation False Hope
29th November 2011
As the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) committee heads towards the scheduled vote on the 5th December regarding EU Regulations for motorcycles, we take a closer look at issues in the lead up to the vote. The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) reported on November 23rd that “today sees the start of a new […]
Regulation Electric
28th November 2011
ETRA the European Twowheel Retailers’ Association reports on the scheduled vote in the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee) regarding the Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles The date for the EP IMCO vote on the review of the type-approval of motorcycles has finally been set. On 5 […]
Pie in the Sky
27th November 2011
Protest rides against the European Commission’s proposed EU Regulations for motorcycles took part in the UK in September and recently riders protested in Brussels on the Motorcycle News (MCN) UK weekly newspapers protest ride. Over the last few months, UK rider organisations have been using inflammatory rhetoric to gain support for these protests. This rhetoric […]
FIM Road Safety Award
25th November 2011
2011 FIM Road Safety Award The FIM is pleased to announce that the 2nd edition of the FIM Road Safety Award has been awarded to Mr Andrés Pérez Rubio from Spain. It recognises his exceptional contribution to the improvement of road safety for riders over many years, most notably in respect of road infrastructure. He […]
Is The Sky Falling In?
24th November 2011
On Tuesday the 22nd November 2011 Right To Ride’s Elaine Hardy went to Brussels for meetings concerning the European Commission’s proposed EU Regulations for motorcycles. Elaine met with a Representative of the European Commission, the assistant of UK MEP Malcolm Harbour, chair of the IMCO committee and chatted with Malcolm Harbour himself. On the same […]
MCN Protest Brussels
22nd November 2011
Motorcycle News (MCN) the UK’s weekly motorcycle newspaper reports that its protest ride in Brussels, against proposed EU Regulations for motorcycles, attracted riders from the UK, France and Belgium. The protest ride was planned to take place on the same day that the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) committee was due to vote on […]
