We are all living in difficult times and maybe riding your motorcycle is not your first concern right now. As president of FEMA, the voice of European riders, I’d like to share some thoughts with you. The political motorcycle work continues across Europe, in your own country as well as Brussels.

FEMA demands inclusion of motorcycles in vehicle data protection guidelines that the European Data Protection Board has published in February 2020. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the guidelines on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications and opened a public consultation that ended

What do the new testing standards for protective motorcycle clothing mean for our comfort and protection? And how were these standards developed? FEMA’s Dolf Willigers explains. In 2016 the European Union adopted a new regulation regarding personal protection equipment (Regulation (EU) 2016/425). It was implemented on 21 April 2018, although EC

The Dutch government announced a ban on lighting on motorcycle clothing or helmet. Soon motorcyclists and their passengers may no longer be allowed to wear this form of lighting. The Dutch minister for infrastructure and water management, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, explains her reasoning as follows: "More and more motorcyclists attach lighting

The analysis of a global survey of 1,578 motorcyclists who responded from thirty countries in Europe, the USA, Asia, Australia and South America and in eight languages in 2019 has been published in a comprehensive report. Riders of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds who had been involved in a collision over the

FEMA calls for the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety to make sure the safety needs of motorcyclists are taken into account when new road safety measures are developed. Sweden is to host the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety on 19–20 February 2020. The theme of the conference

A large majority of European motorcyclists want car drivers to have easier acces to light motorcycles. Motorcyclists say car licence holders should be allowed to ride an A1 motorcycle, as long as they take some motorcycle lessons to master riding a two-wheeled vehicle. The survey also shows that - according to

Just like we see in cars, more and more driver assistance systems are being developed for motorcycles. FEMA's Dolf Willigers explores if these systems can be helpful in real life. When you consider the amount of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in cars these days, it is more or less amazing

The current focus of the European mobility strategies is on public transport, cycling and walking. However, public transport will never reach everywhere in urban areas and cycling and walking are only possible for limited distances. There will always be a need for individual motorised personal transport. FEMA foresees a growing

Car data can tell where you have been, what the technical status of your car is, how you drive and - through access to your phone - who you know. So far, FEMA has not written about data access and security for motorcycles, because it is not a very current