French motorcyclist’ associations met with the minister of transport to discuss the threat of mandatory technical inspections that was recently blocked by president Macron. The lobby continues. At the invitation of the minister of transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, a meeting was held last Friday 3 September with Sébastien Poirier, president of the

Finnish motorcyclists will not be confronted  with a periodic motorcycle inspection, thanks to a national government that understands that mandatory inspections will not necessarily improve motorcyclists' safety. Most European countries have a mandatory periodical technical inspection (PTI) for motorcycles, some are going to introduce it in 2022. PTI for all motor

In France, as part of an experiment in 21 departments, filtering - or lane splitting - for motorized two and three-wheelers is allowed again from 2 August 2021, on highways and expressways. A earlier five-year experiment in 11 French departments, allowing motorcyclists to filter between lanes of slow moving or stopped

The Danish minister for transport suggests that roadside inspections of motorcycles must replace the European Union’s requirements for periodic motorcycle inspections. This is stated in a draft bill that the Danish ministry of transport has recently sent out for consultation. Back in September 2020, MCTC asked the minister of transport, Benny

The British Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has launched a new vision for road safety. 'Welcoming Roads' is an evolution of Vision Zero. It promotes safer roads for all road user groups including pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, horse riders and, of course, motorcyclists. According to MAG (a member of FEMA), improvements in road

The Swedish minister of infrastructure, Tomas Eneroth, wants to increase traffic safety and instructs the Swedish Transport Administration to investigate, among other things, how central railings should be designed. "This is very nice news and all motorcyclists are overjoyed today," says SMC's Maria Nordqvist, who has fought for safer centre railings

CMRC, the Cyprus Motorcycle Rights Club (and a member of FEMA) had a high-level meeting on road safety for motorcyclists. CMRC met with the Road Traffic Director and with the Ministry of Justice Road Safety Advisor. The meeting revolved around various road safety issues, but CMRC highlighted the need for proper

The Spanish Directorate-General for Traffic has withdrawn its wish to make the use of airbag vests or jackets mandatory for motorcyclists. The Directorate-General for Traffic introduced the mandatory use of airbags in the draft reform of the traffic regulations in March 2021. The proposal led to protests from motorcyclists, as became

A survey shows that motorcyclists are the second most liked road user group in Swedish traffic. This is a positive result for motorcyclists’ association SMC, since motorcycle riders often face criticism. The number one are tractor drivers and in third place you find the lorry drivers, according to a survey from

More and more national governments are planning to ban the sale of petrol-powered vehicles in the near future. The British Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) asked motorcyclists’ attitudes to the potential phasing out of petrol motorcycles. MAG UK - a member of FEMA - recently ran a survey to establish a