Victory: more wire rope barriers are removed in Norway

Norwegian motorcyclists celebrate the fact that life-threatening wire rope barriers will be removed along a six-kilometre stretch of the E6 north of Oslo. Norways motorcyclists’ association NMCU (a member of FEMA) put a stop to the use of wire rope barriers, or cable barriers, as these are a death trap for

MAG UK: ‘questionable road design puts motorcyclists in danger’

The Motorcycle Action Group UK oppose changes to the Highway Code and argue that the suggested rule changes will have a negative safety impact for motorcyclists.. In the United Kingdom, the Highway Code is a set of information, advice, guides and mandatory rules for road users. Its objective is to promote

Norwegian motorcyclists will educate high school students

Students in Norway will be educated about riding gear, riding strategies, peer pressure and road safety, in a program developed by the authorities, a university and motorcyclists. The Norwegian Road Authorities, Nord University and NMCU have started a pilot project on raising safety awareness related to moped and A1-motorcycle riding The pilot

Looking for urban mobility solutions? Try motorcycles!

‘Walk, cycle or use public transport’. That is the mantra that politicians nowadays recite when it comes to urban mobility. When we all walk, cycle or use public transport, all problems will vanish into thin air. It’s a kind of detergent to clean the streets in our cities, the air and

Loud pipes save lives: fake or fact?

For some motorcyclists noise is a source of pleasure, for others it is a guarantee of safety, stating that ‘loud pipes save lives’. Motorcycle journalist Chloé Gaillard has a different opinion. Ah, noise… An old debate among riders. And more and more, when it is excessive, a significant nuisance for other

French motorcyclists: wearing a mask inside a helmet is useless

The French motorcyclists' organization FFMC wants an exemption for motorcyclists from the obligation to wear a mask, which they say is useless and dangerous. Since Friday August 28 wearing a mask has become compulsory throughout Paris and in the inner suburbs. Motorcyclists and scooter riders must also comply with this obligation. Wearing

Success: MotoADN creates the largest motorcycle parking lot in Romania

Good news for the Romanian motorcycle community: Romania's largest shopping mall, now has 30 free parking spaces for motorcycles. Thanks to motorcyclists' organization MotoADN the capital Bucharest now has the largest motorcycle parking lot in Romania. MotoADN - a member of FEMA - launched this project to support motorcycle and scooter

Cyprus police bans bikes on certain roads to control noise pollution

Motorcyclists on Cyprus do not accept the ban on bikes and quads that the police implemented on certain roads to control ‘noise pollution’. On 13 August 2020 the deputy chief of the Cyprus police issued a decree banning the use of motorcycles above 125cc in certain areas at specific dates and

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