Europe - FIM Europe reports on the Spring meeting of the Working Group held in Rome (Italy) on March 21st and 22nd that brought FEMA (Federation Of Europe Motorcyclists Associations) and FIM Europe together for the benefit of motorcyclists. The group focused on some topics of common interest with the intention of carrying forward the requests of motorcycle users, to bring these to the attention of the European institutions and to raise awareness among as many motorcyclists as possible. FIM Europe reports: FIM Europe and FEMA together in favour of … [Read more...]
“Nobody Wins With Trade Wars”
Global/Europe - Following on from our article in early March - Harley-Davidson – Doing Stupid! - which looked at the possibly of a looming trade war against the world and specifically Europe from the United States over steel and aluminium imports, ACEM the motorcycle manufactures representative in Europe are keeping everyone abreast of their stance on the situation. Comments by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at that time were, “So now we will also impose import tariffs. This is basically a stupid process, the fact that we have to do this. But we have … [Read more...]
Are You Riding London?
London - Will you be riding London on the 27th March 2018 at 4.30pm? We Ride London - are coordinating a rally at Parliament Square to raise awareness with policy makers and the public of the issues affecting riders of motorcycles and scooters in London. We Ride London are encouraging all riders to attend the demo whether you ride a classic bike, sports bike, adventure bike, cruiser, scooter or the latest retro bike. They say, "All of us are impacted by the policies of Transport for London & the Mayor of London. The only people who can influence change are you, the … [Read more...]
Automation Seeing Motorcycles?
Europe - The Federation of European Motorcyclists - FEMA - reports that research by RDW (the Netherlands Vehicle Authority) shows that cars with an innovative driving system, such as an adaptive cruise control (ACC), are capable of noticing motorcycles. But when motorcycles are riding at the edge of their lane, the adaptive cruise control does not respond well to them. In many tests, action had to be taken by the driver of the car to prevent a collision. That is why RDW warns users of such systems and motorcyclists to pay attention while driving, because the systems do … [Read more...]
Who Rides London?
London - Big thanks to those who took part in the survey - we have now closed the survey and are looking through all your replies in preparation for publication! When a suggested charge of £12.50 per day for older (than the Euro 3 standard) motorcycles/scooters/mopeds traveling in a proposed Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London, followed by a consultation regarding this daily charge, surfaced about a year ago, the motorcycling community started raising concerns and has been in turmoil since then, regarding this proposed ULEZ charge in London. Some rider groups … [Read more...]
London Versus London
London - Following on from our article London – Motorcycles Forever which looked at the consultation to improve London’s air quality from Transport for London (TfL) and introduce a charge for vehicles, including motorcycles, in an Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ), there has now been published another report on motorcycling in London. However, leading up to and then after our previous article, rider organisations and groups, opiniated blogs as well as individuals have set out their views in relation to the charging of motorcycles in this ULEZ. Separate from this issue … [Read more...]
PPE – FIM Public Affairs
Europe - FIM - Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme - Public Affairs attended and presented at the European Seminar on PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to highlight needs of riders for new motorcycle clothing. In our search around on the issues we missed this January report, were FIM & FIM Europe Director of Public Affairs John Chatterton-Ross, explained the development of the existing CEN (CE) standard and the new provisional standard for PPE which will run in parallel for the next few years. This is an issue that again stirs up misconception that … [Read more...]
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