Europe has rules in place for the collection and destruction of cars that have come to the end of their life. Motorcycles are exempt from these rules. That may change, if it's up to the European Commission. These rules are part of the End-of-life Vehicles Directive, aimed at the prevention of

The United States government put extra taxes on European products like whisky and French cheese and it is now Europe’s turn to impose extra charges on American products. However, American motorcycle parts are taken off the list and will not be taxed. In April 2019 we wrote about the trade war

Do you want to give your opinion on the current European driving licence? This is your chance! The European Commission started a public consultation to help evaluate the Third Driving License Directive. After the first Driving License Directive in 1980, the second in 1991 we saw the third Driving Licence Directive

Thanks to a change in German legislation, car drivers can now easily leave their car and start riding a 125 cc motorcycle. When FEMA published a poll, asking European motorcyclists if they thought car licence holders should be allowed to ride an A1 motorcycle, a large majority of motorcyclists said car

As we reported before, from 1 November 2020 European law makes it possible to do the A2-licence test with a 250 cc motorcycle instead of 400 cc. On 5 May 2020 the European Union published the Commission Directive (EU) 2020/612, amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

The United Nations have approved changes to the regulation that describes how your motorcycle helmet has to be produced and tested. These are the first changes in almost twenty years. FEMA's Wim Taal explains the most notable changes. The UN regulation No. 22 applies to motorcycle helmets licensed to be sold

The United Nations (UN) adopted a regulation that will allow automated vehicles to be in primary control from January 2021. FEMA first wants to see evidence that motorcycles are detected. The UN Regulation establishes requirements for Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) for passenger cars which, once activated, are in primary control

More than 90 percent of Europe's motorcyclists will take a motorcycle holiday this summer and they are willing to spend their money. Recent news about stricter sound checks in certain countries has not affected their holiday plans. FEMA conducted a quick on-line survey to find out how many motorcyclists will travel

FEMA's Dolf Willigers looks at motorcycle bans in Austria, and points out some flaws in the research that led to some drastic consequences for motorcyclists. From 10 June 2020 to 31 October 2020 some well-known roads in Austria will be closed to all motorcycles with a registered standing sound emission of

Let’s not fool ourselves: no crash barrier is really safe for motorcyclists, but smart designers are able to think of barrier systems that could improve motorcyclists’ safety. FEMA talked to Roberto Impero, general manager at SMA Road Safety, the Italian company that developed and produces the Andromeda barrier, a so-called ‘smart