The survey from the 2BeSafe European project on which Right To ride commented in depth, has now explained its objectives and has also allowed comments to be made by riders at the end of the survey. The survey which has been running since April and finishes on 15th May attracted our attention as we felt […]
BikersRVoters 2011
4th May 2011
Through the BikersRVoters campaign for the Northern Ireland Assembly and Council Elections on Thursday 5th May 2011 – Right to Right has set out our world of motorcycling and the world of politics. Although these are elections local to Northern Ireland, Europe, the European Union and the European Commission have a place to play in […]
Rider Writes 2BeSafe
28th April 2011
Around two months ago, we were contacted by partners in the 2BeSafe project for our opinion on the technical part of the 2BeSafe survey. While some of our recommendations for clarification were taken on board, our opinions criticising the purpose and scope of the survey were not. The British Motorcyclist Federation (BMF), the Motorcycle Action […]
MAG Ireland 2BeSafe
28th April 2011
EU researchers seek riders views. As part of a European research project called “2-BE-SAFE” (Two-Wheeler Behaviour and Safety), a team of European researchers has launched a survey to better understand the needs of riders in terms of safety. See: www.2besafe.eu for background information. FEMA, The Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations, has a detailed page on […]
MAG Urges 2BeSafe
26th April 2011
In association with the EU Regulation into Type Approval and all the new electrikery being proposed by those who believe they know better than someone who actually rides, a survey has been launched which runs until 15th May. www.soscisurvey.de/2BeSafe_en There are about 40 questions, but I really urge you to persevere. Interestingly many of the […]
Attracting The Opposite Sex – 2BeSafe
25th April 2011
A European Commission funded motorcycle project 2BeSafe www.2besafe.eu initiated over two years ago which focuses on “Two Wheeler Behaviour and Safety”, has broken the surface with the launch of a survey. As reported by the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA) the survey is designed “to better understand the needs of riders in terms of […]
FEMA Courts European Commission
24th April 2011
The Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) reports – that on the 5th April 2011, the European Commission’s Road Safety Unit escaped the office to join leather-clad riders for the day. FEMA reports that the objective was a training day to meet real motorcycles and the motorcycling community. The event was organised by FEMA, with […]
Survey On Motorcyclists’ Experience
21st April 2011
The Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA) reports that a team of European researchers is launching a survey to better understand the needs of riders in terms of safety. In asking the community about riding experience, strategies and habits, as well as perception of assistance systems, the researchers aim at improving the understanding of riding […]
Regulation Masterclass
15th April 2011
Recently we reported that ETRA the European Two wheel Retailers’ Association had announced that it had developed a fully-fledged European motorcycle department. We welcomed ETRA as a new “player” in the field of motorcycle representation to contribute to the debate at this critical time of the European Commission’s proposals on anti-tampering and type-approval. On April […]
FEMA – EC Initiates Anti-Tampering Study
15th April 2011
Following the plans of the European Commission to implement new measures to prevent modifications of the powertrain of motorcycles a so called anti-tampering study has already been initiated. At the same time European Parliament has not decided yet whether to empower the Commission to take action on the issue independently. FEMA has expressed it concerns […]
