No provisions for motorcyclists in charging infrastructure regulation

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

Danish riders reuse motorcycle parts on a large scale

In Denmark dismantlers only send motorcycle parts beyond repair to be recycled. All other parts from the vehicle are dismantled and sold to motorcyclists for reuse. Danish research shows that the reuse of parts of dismantled bikes is very high; the collection and dismantling of motorcycles that are no longer in

MAG UK: Can self-driving vehicles safely interact with motorcyclists?

The British Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is concerned about the ability of self-driving vehicles to safely interact with motorcyclists. The British government announced plans to roll out self-driving vehicles on UK roads by 2025, with trials on motorways starting in 2023. Motorcyclists' organisation MAG - a member of FEMA - responded

British riders oppose the ban of new petrol-powered motorcycles

After the British government recently proposed to stop the sale of new non-zero emission motorcycles from 2035, both British motorcyclists' organisations - BMF and MAG - have clearly expressed their views. The UK government proposed the following dates to stop the sale of new non-zero emission models: 2035 for all L-category

Autopilot still kills motorcyclists

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’

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

No mandatory motorcycle inspections in France

The French decision to impose a mandatory technical inspection for motorcycles on 1 January 2023 is definitely buried, according to French motorcyclists' organisation FFMC. The wait was long, but it is here: the introduction of the periodical technical inspection for motorcycles is repealed. Understand that the decree of August 2021 imposing

The UK wants to ban the sale of new fossil fuelled motorcycles from 2035

'It is important that motorcycles do not remain fossil fuelled as the rest of the transport fleet cleans up', according to Trudy Harrison MP, Minister of State for Transport for the United Kingdom. The government of the United Kingdom has launched an open consultation, called 'L-category vehicles: ending sales of new

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