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 […]
Over The Rainbow!
9th April 2012
In a recent Right To Ride article we reported that Siim Kallas the Vice-President of the European Commission (EC), intends to specifically target fatalities on motorcycles in 2012, because according to Mr Kallas, “Motorbikes remain a problem.” Mr Kallas had also stated, “that he would be writing to ministers in all Member States to ask […]
Two Tongue Approach
4th April 2012
According to new figures published on the 29th March 2012 by the European Commission (EC), progress in cutting road fatalities significantly slowed last year (to -2%) compared with a very promising EU-wide reduction throughout the last decade (on average -6%). A press release issued by the EC states, “Worse still, some EU Member States, like […]
The EU Chop Shop
11th January 2012
At the last Motorcycle Working Group Meeting (MCWG) on December 14th 2011, the European Commission presented their views regarding extreme “Chopper” style vehicles which mainly concern national and individual approval purposes. For the UK this would be the Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA). Extreme “Chopper” style brings to mind motorcycles with long forks, stretched frames, […]
Wading Through Molasses – MCWG
15th December 2011
The European Commission’s Motorcycle Working Group (MCWG) met on Thursday the 14th December to discuss further the proposal for a Regulation (co-decision act) of Council and Parliament on type-approval and market surveillance of L-category vehicles. This is the first meeting since the Committee of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) where MEPs voted on […]
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 […]
