Norway – The Norwegian Motorcycle Union (NMCU) - formed in 1972 and the sole organisation looking after the interests of Norwegian road-riding motorcyclists – reports that its government has added to the CO2 (Carbon dioxide) emissions fee which will lead to a dramatic increase in tax on some new models from motorcycle manufacturers. The Norwegian government’s new budget sees the government introduce a CO2 component in the calculation of a one-time emissions fee (purchase/import/registration tax) from 1st July 2017 for motorcycles in line with the system for cars. This … [Read more...]
London – Met Police “Be Safe”
London - The Metropolitan Police have just launched its 'Be Safe' campaign around preventing theft of scooters and of course motorcycles! The message of the Met's new short, hard-hitting film and advertising campaign, urging riders of scooters, motorcycles and mopeds to use more security to avoid the theft of their vehicles is, "The more visible the security, the less visible your scooter is to thieves: adding extra security makes it harder for them to steal." Commissioner Cressida Dick launched the campaign this morning, Friday, 23rd June, at a popular parking bay in … [Read more...]
Ride To Work – It’s International
Global - Today is international Ride to Work day, although by the time you are reading this you may be preparing to ride home from work or you may have missed the day entirely. Don't panic, if you are in the UK there is the "Ride to Work Week", initiated by the Motorcycle Industry Association, so you have four normal working days left. For those that bike to work or commute regularly, you will already know the benefits and the disadvantages that this brings, while being congestion beating you will still be riding in congested traffic but with the ability to filter - … [Read more...]
The Retiring War Horse
Norway - Earlier this year, at their annual meeting, the rider group - The Swedish Motorcyclists Association (SMC) - awarded Morten Hansen from the Norsk Motorcykkel Union (NMCU) with honorary membership for his cooperation with SMC, for his success in promoting motorcyclists in traffic policy issues and his upcoming retirement. We had the privilege of knowing Morten through our past life at the Motorcycle Action Group and at FEMA (Federation Of European Motorcyclists Associations) and with continued dialogue as Right To Ride then Motorcycle Minds. He is someone we … [Read more...]
Protective Clothing – What’s New!
Europe - FIM Europe - In an interview taken from the FIM Europe website John Chatterton-Ross, Director of Public Affairs - FIM Europe explains, with changes to European law coming next year, what is new regarding new developments in motorcycle protective clothing for street riders. FIM Europe - can you give more detail on this subject and explain what all this news about “PPE” means? “Yes. PPE – Personal Protective Equipment. It means protective equipment that we wear or use to keep us safe from injury. Human Protective Equipment might have been a better name… … [Read more...]
Give Up Your Motorcycle – Really!?
Europe - Would you switch your motorcycle for a car? According to results of an emissions survey carried out by the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) in August 2016 of 5,402* European motorcyclists, they have concerns that riders may abandon motorcycling and switch to using a car instead. The results of the survey are contained in a recent article by FEMA - Low-emission zones and city bans could force motorcyclists into cars - the article begins with (the title) the comment “It is feared that motorcyclists who are no longer allowed to commute … [Read more...]
Buddhism and Safety II
Thailand – Our thanks to Carol at Thai Safe Rider for letting us post this article that looks at road safety and motorcycle training in Asia, specifically in Thailand, from a differing point of view. The approach looks at philosophy in order to work with Asian cultural beliefs to be applied to improve the road safety situation, other than current suggested approaches, to achieve far greater results. Buddhism and Safety II - Road safety across much of Asia is based on compliance approaches that do little to understand the core beliefs and cultural challenges found on … [Read more...]
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