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
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Round-table discussion of German motorcyclists with federal transport minister
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
Bikers protest exclusion of motorcycles in Parisian transport plans
Several thousands of motorcyclists protested paid parking for powered two-wheelers on Saturday 18 July. Instead of making motorcyclists pay more, the Parisian city council and mayor Anne Hidalgo should favour them. French FEMA member FFMC was the organizer of this demo ride in Paris. The riders want to make clear that
British bikers demand a greater role for motorcycles
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
Swedish court: motorcyclists have a right to access accident data
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
Corona crisis: motorcycles should be part of the ‘new normal’
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
Corona crisis: free motorcycle parking in Stockholm
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,
British bikers successfully fight anti-motorcycle document
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,
Norwegian motorcyclists want to benefit from road safety investments
The Norwegian authorities have allocated 60 million Euro for measures to keep employment up during the corona pandemic. This includes money to make significant improvements to the Norwegian infrastructure. The Norwegian Motorcycle Union (NMCU) - a member of FEMA - is working to ensure that this extraordinary grant for road improvements
Oxfordshire County Council: ‘Motorcyclists are a danger to themselves’
The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) is seriously concerned by allegations of anti-motorcycle bias in an official document published for public consumption by Oxfordshire County Council. A survey on the council’s proposals for its ‘Local Transport and Connectivity Plan’, which is intended to help plan for changes and growth in the city’s