Europe - A safe infrastructure for motorcyclists’ campaign has been launched in the European Parliament by the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA) and the European Union Road Federation (ERF). The campaign ‘Road Infrastructure Safety – The Motorcyclists’ Vision” was launched on Wednesday 26th September during an event in the European Parliament, hosted by motorcycling MEP Wim van de Camp. Based around a previously published joint position paper from FEMA and ERF - ‘Improving infrastructure safety for powered two-wheelers’ both the ERF and FEMA … [Read more...]
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Motorcycle Mind-set
Europe - The Federation of European Motorcyclists (FEMA) say that a vote in the European Parliament regarding an important report on road safety is good news for motorcyclists, as riders are explicitly mentioned in the report. The report in question is entitled - On saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU – emanating from the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) a committee of MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) the MEP responsible for the report (rapporteur) and one of the Vice-Chairs of the committee is Dr. Dieter-L. Koch. FEMA states that the good … [Read more...]
Rider Associations Meet In Brussels
Europe - FIM Europe meets FEMA and FIVA in Brussels (Belgium) - FIM and FIM Europe, FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) and FIVA (Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens), which are the associations which represent the different aspects of Motorcycling met all together in Brussels, Belgium. FIM Europe report that: A review was held of all the major topics about the world of motorcycling under discussion in this period at international level: from self-driving cars to mobility tests to offroad circulation. During the meeting, the results of … [Read more...]
Pedants ‘R’ Us
Europe - The one thing that we (Motorcycle Minds) try to ensure in the reporting of our articles is that they are factual to the point of being pedantically detailed. What we detest in articles or reports that we come across by others, is misrepresentation, misinterpretation, no references, or a just lack of professionalism. A general rule of thumb is that it’s not good to pass your personal opinion across as fact or truth in articles. While it might give the author a warm fuzzy feeling, it does not help the reader to understand the issues which are central to whatever … [Read more...]
Infrastructure Improvements to Reduce Motorcycle Casualties
Australia – At Motorcycle Minds we look at research from all over the world from countries that look at what affects motorcyclists locally, nationally and internationally in terms of road infrastructure, with a bias towards issues affecting the United Kingdom. Whether this is specific for road infrastructure such as crash barriers, manhole covers or covering all aspects within the UKs IHIE Guidelines, first published in 2005, which offered practical guidance for policy makers, transportation professionals and aimed to ‘mainstream’ motorcycles into core transport policy, … [Read more...]
Mystery of EN1317-8
United Kingdom - On Thursday, June 16, the CEN (European Committee for Standardization) technical committee on road equipment (TC226) held its annual meeting in Stockholm. The draft standard for a road restraint protection system for motorcycles (EN1317-8) was on the agenda. At the meeting, the committee chose to opt for a Technical Specification, which seems to have caused consternation amongst some motorcyclists. In fact the General Secretary of FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) commented “What will be done with this Technical Specification is a … [Read more...]
Barreras España – Reglamento de montaje
España - Ver la versión Inglés: En el año 2005, en España se había desarrollado una normativa específica y un nuevo elemento (SPM), que mejoraba la seguridad de los motociclistas en caso de caída e impacto contra una barrera metálica de seguridad. Fue tras las manifestaciones de los motoristas de 2001y 2002, cuando el Ministro de Fomento, se reunió con representantes de los motoristas y se comprometió a trabajar por una solución, que dio como resultado la norma UNE135900 y el primer SPM de España, desarrollado por el Ministerio de Fomento conforme a los estándares de la … [Read more...]
