Car versus motorcycle: new digital safety features tested FEMA news September 24, 2023September 24, 2023 Digital connectivity between motorcycles, cars and infrastructure is entering a new phase. Recently FEMA joined a test day on the German Lausitzring track. On 14 and 15 September 2023 stakeholders from motorcycle- and car industry, road safety- and research institutions and users’ organisations got the opportunity to see with their own
European licence proposal: different speed limits for cars and motorcycles FEMA news September 13, 2023September 12, 2023 If you thought the current driving licence directive was a monstrosity, wait until you read some of the proposals in the European Parliament rapporteur’s draft report on the proposal by the European Commission to revise the directive. Perhaps the most bizarre proposal: different speed limits for different vehicles… FEMA considers a
Testing and improving road friction is crucial for motorcyclists’ safety FEMA news August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 Sufficient grip is crucial for motorcycles, because motorcycles (normally) have just two wheels: lose grip with one and you are already in trouble. Losing grip not only means sliding but also possible loss of balance and a crash. This is why it is important that the skid resistance measurements of
European Commission: End-of-life motorcycles must be handed in FEMA news July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 The European Commission wants to make it mandatory to hand in motorcycles when the have come to 'the end of their life'. FEMA's Wim Taal explains. The European Commission (EC) has recently adopted a Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles (end-of-life
How motorcyclists that visited London get a fine from Uzbekistan FEMA news June 30, 2023July 25, 2023 At the end of 2022, FEMA received signals about penalties that were issued on behalf of Transport for Londen (but also on behalf of toll road operators in Hungary and Portugal) by an Uzbek company named Euro Parking Collection plc (EPC). We wondered how it was possible that a Dutch motorcyclist
Warranty not ensured when non-authorised workshops service your motorcycle FEMA news June 27, 2023June 28, 2023 The European Commission says it sees no need for free choice of motorcycle workshops, following questions by Danish Member of the European Parliament Pernille Weiss. When you buy a new car, there is no need to have it maintained at the dealer where you bought it or another official dealer of
‘Banning motorcycles is not the answer to sound issues’ FEMA news June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 Following the ban on riding motorcycles in parts of the High Pyrenees Natural Park, a measure to limit noise pollution, FEMA's Wim Taal was interviewed in the French magazine Trail Adventure. The English translation (click on the image for the French version): Trail Adventure 33, June/July/August 2023 Last March, Spain implemented a measure
New steps towards safer roads for motorcyclists FEMA news June 1, 2023May 30, 2023 With 28% of the global fatalities being riders or passengers on motorcycles, road safety for motorcyclists is an important issue. A global working group of 15 experts collected all available information on infrastructure that is safe for motorcyclists and drafted a report that should be read (and implemented) by anybody who
FEMA calls for a more realistic motorcycle licence FEMA news April 21, 2023April 20, 2023 We would like to see an easily accessible motorcycle licence that focusses on higher skills that lead to better risk awareness and preparation to handle unexpected situations. FEMA was disappointed when the European Commission published a proposal for a new Driving License Directive as part of its Road Safety Package earlier
Motorcycles are banned from parts of the Pyrenees National Park FEMA news April 4, 2023April 13, 2023 A measure to limit noise pollution prohibits the use of motorcycles in parts of the High Pyrenees Natural Park (El Parque Natural de los Altos Pirineos). Electric vehicles and cars are not covered by the ban. A ‘Special Noise Quality Zone’ (ZEPQA) was created, with a ban for motorcycles, quads and
