The excessive noise of some bikes can lead to bans for motorcycles. The French motorcyclists' organization FFMC (member of FEMA) launched a campaign to point out that the only way to get respect is to respect others. If the weather is nice, it's the perfect opportunity to get the bikes out,

FEMA member The Irish Motorcyclist’s Association (IMA) is calling on the Government to take three simple actions to help motorcyclists play a fair role in the post-lockdown transport restart. They have started a letter writing campaign. The 'Three Demands' letter writing campaign is to gain traction in relation to two-wheelers as

Our Italian member Comitato Coordinamento Motociclisti  (CCM) let us know that after the sound restrictions for motorcycles in Tyrol now also in Trentino the provincial government has taken measures. Tourists going to the Dolomites will have to be extra careful this year. The provincial government of Trentino (Italy) has established a

Biker Union e.V. reports on the round table discussion of motorcyclists’ associations Biker Union e.V. (BU) and Bundesverband der Motorradfahrer e.V. (BVDM), both FEMA members, with the German Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer on 21 July 2020. Biker Union states that it is committed to make the debate on motorcycle

The British Motorcycle Action Group demands a role for motorcycles in transport plans after the Coronavirus lockdown ends. So far the United Kingdom's government focusses on walking and cycling and ignores the many advantages motorcycles can bring. Colin Brown explains MAG UK's demands. The United Kingdom has been severely affected by

Following a decision in February, the Swedish Motorcyclist’s Association SMC, and many other organizations and companies working with road safety, were shut down from direct access to accident statistics in Strada (Swedish Traffic Accident Data Acquisition). This had major consequences because SMC uses the statistics daily in road safety work. SMC

The British Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) wants motorcycles included in transport plans in the transition from lockdown back to normality. At his moment the government seems to focus on bicycling and walking for those that will be unable to commute by public transport. According to the British government encouraging people to

Parking fees for motorcycles in Stockholm are suspended during the time of the Covid-19 crisis in Sweden This very welcomed change of views on powered-two-wheelers enabling a new cooperation between politicians and bikers, announced  by the chief councillor Daniel Helldén (Green Party) for traffic matters in the Swedish city of Stockholm,

After pressure from British motorcyclists' organizations BMF and MAG (both members of FEMA), Oxfordshire County Council has withdrawn a controversial briefing document that claimed 'Statistical evidence suggests motorcyclists are a danger to themselves'. The document also stated 'Motorbikes are mostly still using fossil fuels to run, meaning they are environmentally unsound,