In the early part of October Right To Ride reported on changes that had been proposed to the introduction of the 3rd European Driving Licence Directive (3DLD), in January 2013, which will see a new motorcycle testing regime introduced across Europe. We at Right To Ride have been part of a stakeholder’s group in Northern […]
FIM New Director
26th October 2012
The FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) Board of Directors has appointed Jesper Christensen, from Sweden, as Director of the CAP (Public Affairs Commission). We have worked previously with Jesper and have kept in contact with discussions on motorcycling issues. We recently ran into Jesper in person at the IFZ International Conference and the FEMA European […]
IMCO Follows Through!
18th October 2012
On Thursday the 11th October 2012 without much fuss, the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the Approval and market surveillance of two – or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles. The regulation proposal, (more commonly known in the motorcycle world as the “Anti-tampering proposal”) covering items such as, Type Approval, Emissions and Safety, received […]
ACEM 3DLD Rejection
12th October 2012
The European motorcycle industry has called on the European Parliament and Member States to reject an Amending Directive to the 3rd European Driving Licence Directive. ACEM the motorcycle industry representative in Europe argues that, “this is due to the questionable rationale applied by the EC and the impact it will have on EU riding schools […]
IMCO on Regulation Proposal
6th October 2012
The MEP Rapporteur Wim van de Camp has commented after intensive informal talks between Parliament’s negotiators and the Cyprus Presidency, “I am happy with the agreement reached today with the Council”. His words are included in a press release from the European Parliament (EP) in which Mr van de Camp, (MEP from the Netherlands) continues, […]
Intermot 2012
5th October 2012
At Right To Ride we are just returning overland from our presentation and attendance at the IFZ Conference in Cologne Germany and our attendance at the FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) European Motorcycle Conference, also at Cologne. Both the conference and forum took place alongside the motorcycle show Intermot. We were able to attend […]
RWT Political Moves
5th October 2012
Now in the public domain is information about the political moves of the European Commission’s proposal for mandatory Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) which was launched in September at a meeting of the Transport and Tourism (TRAN) of the European Parliament. The TRAN Committee will be the responsible committee of MEPS to look at, submit proposals […]
EU Demos Abound
23rd September 2012
Numerous European demos were held this weekend and last week with the events taking place across France including at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Other major demos took place in Belgium outside the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. A demo run was also organised by MAG Netherlands in co-ordination with MAG Belgium with […]
MCWG – Meets Again!
20th September 2012
On September 28th the EU Commission will hold a meeting with stakeholders. These stakeholders including FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) government representatives, ACEM (Motorcycle Industry in Europe) and FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) etc to discuss the technical aspects of the proposal on the approval and market surveillance of 2 or 3 wheeled vehicles […]
Pointless & Angry RWT Demos
9th September 2012
Like a bus you wait for one to come along and then two demonstrations on RWT (Road Worthiness Testing) arrive one after the other. The “No Con Test” Demo Ride is being organised by MAG Ireland, takes place in Dublin on 22nd September and ask riders to join the run to show your feelings on […]
