No motorcyclists’ organization could exist without volunteers Blogs March 13, 2020September 21, 2021 If you love to ride motorcycles, you should consider becoming a volunteer in your national riders' rights organization. FEMA's Dolf Willigers explains why. I’m one of the few professionals that work for you. As General Secretary of FEMA my work is advocating motorcyclist interests. Not exactly a nine-to-five job in the
Should we accept automated cars on the road? Blogs September 3, 2019September 21, 2021 Automated cars are coming, that’s for sure. But we should not allow them on our public roads as long as they are not safe for all road users, including motorcyclists. In this blog FEMA’s Dolf Willigers explains the impact automated cars will have on motorcycle safety and what FEMA is doing
Electric scooters: threat to motorcycling or innocent fun? Blogs July 19, 2019March 3, 2022 No license, no registration, no insurance, no helmet: all you need to rent and ride an electric scooter is an app on your phone. FEMA's Wim Taal looks into why this could be a threat to motorcyclists. Especially in larger cities, a growing number of people are using personal light electric
Be prepared for electric bikes Blogs July 18, 2019March 3, 2022 'In about ten years it will probably not be possible to buy a motorcycle with an internal combustion engine in most, if not all, European countries.' FEMA’s Dolf Willigers explains. Recently I attended the European Union Sustainable Energy Week 2019 in Brussels. Three days of presentations and stands about how to
European elections 2019 – Why you should vote Blogs May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 With the elections for the European Parliament coming soon, many people wonder if they should vote at all. FEMA's Dolf Willigers wants to give you a number of reasons. The European Union has a bad reputation when it comes to its level of democracy, mostly because many people do not know
Can choosing motorcycle clothing be made easier? Blogs March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 We motorcyclists could probably use all the help we can get when it comes to choosing and judging our next, safe motorcycle outfit. FEMA’s Wim Taal investigates what we need to look for and asks if the new Australian star rating system for motorcycle clothing could work in Europe as
LEZ’s: you can’t just ride your motorcycle wherever you like Blogs August 24, 2018September 11, 2018 All over Europe we see low emission zones (LEZ's) emerging. FEMA’s Dolf Willigers looks into the issue from a motorcyclists’ point of view. Low emission zones, not to be confused with congestion zones where you have to pay a toll to enter a city, are popping up all over Europe to
Sound is a sensitive issue in our motorcycle world Blogs July 9, 2018December 10, 2020 FEMA’s Dolf Willigers looks at sound this time and describes the legal issues. With the implementation of the Euro 4 standards, both the limit and the testing methods have changed. Sound is becoming an important issue and with the way some manufacturers deal with aftermarket silencers, we could face a
How to improve the way our road’s grip is measured Blogs June 18, 2018October 22, 2019 FEMA’s Dolf Willigers explains why the current way of measuring the road’s grip is not good enough for motorcycles. Some years ago, as part of a North-European tour I made that year, I rode quietly with my wife riding pillion on secondary roads from Gdansk to the small city of Inowroclaw
The Third Mobility Package can improve European motorcyclists’ road safety Blogs May 24, 2018September 12, 2018 After the first and second Mobility Packages, the European Commission completes the process of delivering a new industrial policy strategy on mobility with the publication of the Third Mobility Package. On the 17th of May, the European Commission published the Third Mobility Package. This communication concerns road transport and is called
