FEMA survey: ‘no road tax or technical inspection for historic motorcycles’ FEMA news December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Historic motorcycles should be exempt from mandatory periodical technical inspections, from low and/or zero emission zones and from road taxes, according to a large majority of the motorcyclists who responded to FEMA's survey on the definition and use of historic vehicles. Why this survey? Different EU member states, other European countries, and
New Euro NCAP Vision 2030 includes motorcycles FEMA news November 23, 2022November 22, 2022 New crash avoidance testing of automated cars will include motorcycles. Euro NCAP is also looking at ways to assess the safety of motorcycles. In September 2022, we published an article about the very high Euro NCAP star rating for the Tesla model Y, while accidents with Tesla’s in the USA have
Survey on historic motorcycles FEMA news November 17, 2022December 2, 2022 UPDATE: THE SURVEY IS CLOSED We see different definitions of what a historic motorcycle is in rules and regulations for (for example) periodical technical inspections and for emission zones. FEMA wants to know how you feel about this subject.
How to transport your motorcycle across European borders FEMA news November 15, 2022November 22, 2022 If you are a citizen of the UK or of an EU member state wanting to transport motorcycles in a van or on a trailer, you could encounter a lot of problems with customs authorities. The British National Motorcyclists Council (NMC) has now published general advice for riders who wish to
Motorcycling must be affordable to prevent transport poverty FEMA news November 7, 2022November 22, 2022 Authorities should not limit motorcycling by taxing them as much as cars or by restricting access to certain roads and cities. Motorcycles should be treated as a solution for urban congestion and as the affordable alternative for driving a car, public transport and cycling. Everybody who visited a car dealer recently,
Has Europe banned the combustion engine? FEMA news November 1, 2022November 7, 2022 Maximum confusion in Brussels whether the sale of cars and small vans with an internal combustion engine will be actually banned from 2035. And what about motorcycles? On Thursday 27 October 2022, the European Commission, European Parliament, and the member states, united in the Council of the European Union, reached an
Motorcyclists’ safety is paramount at the Dutch Motorcycle Platform FEMA news October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 FEMA is proud to be part of the Board of the newly formed Dutch Motorcycle Platform Foundation and to be able to put motorcycling issues into an international perspective. The Motorcycle Platform is formed by representatives of the government, riders’ interest groups, the motorcycle industry and retail, and road safety organisations. The
No provisions for motorcyclists in charging infrastructure regulation FEMA news October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 FEMA wants dedicated safe and secure charging facilities for motorcycles to be part of Europe's new Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation. On 19 October 2022 the European Parliament adopted the new Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation. With that, new steps are set to provide the users of electric vehicles (EVs) with a better
Autopilot still kills motorcyclists FEMA news September 27, 2022September 28, 2022 Euro NCAP stars do not protect motorcyclists. FEMA considers this an unacceptable situation and sent a letter to Euro NCAP to alert them to this unsafe situation, caused by their own testing methods. Euro NCAP denies their tests are inadequate. In September 2022, Euro NCAP, a voluntary vehicle safety rating system,
CMC: ‘Motorcycles must be included in driver assistance systems’ FEMA news September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Reliable detection of motorcycles by driver assistance systems in cars is essential to avoid collisions and decrease the number of motorcyclist accidents. A white paper published by the Connected Motorcycle Consortium discusses the current state of automobile Advanced Driver Assistance Systems from a two-wheeler detection point of view. It also presents
