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European licence proposal: different speed limits for cars and motorcycles

If you thought the current driving licence directive was a monstrosity, wait until you read some of the proposals in the European Parliament rapporteur’s draft report on the proposal by the European Commission to revise the directive. Perhaps the most bizarre proposal: different speed limits for different vehicles… FEMA considers a

European Commission: End-of-life motorcycles must be handed in

The European Commission wants to make it mandatory to hand in motorcycles when the have come to 'the end of their life'. FEMA's Wim Taal explains. The European Commission (EC) has recently adopted a Proposal for a Regulation on circularity requirements for vehicle design and on management of end-of-life vehicles (end-of-life

New hopes for motorcycles with an internal combustion engine

Six member states of the European Union will not sign the regulation to ban the sale of new cars and vans with an internal combustion engine from 2035. FEMA's Dolf Willigers says this affects motorcycles too. Motorcycles are still not mentioned in the plans to decarbonize road transport in the European

New driving licence proposal ignores motorcyclists’ demands

FEMA is very disappointed with the proposal for a new driving licence directive, which completly ignores riders. FEMA will fight to get a better directive, which will include our needs and demands. The European Commission has published its Road Safety Package. Part of it is a proposal for a new Driving

International motorcyclists’ organisations call for road safety improvements

The high numbers of motorcycle crashes that end up with fatalities and serious injuries mean that there is still much work to do on road safety. That is why international motorcyclists' organisations FIM and FEMA wrote an open letter, in which they call on the European Commission, the European Parliament, national

Swedish recycle and reuse 80-100% of each motorcycle

In Sweden motorcycle scrapyards already recycle 80-100% of each motorcycle, proving once more that stricter European recycling regulation is not necessary. All whole parts are disassembled and sold to motorcycle customers. Parts that are not sold are recycled within the framework of current regulations for plastic, liquids and metal. Europe has rules

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

‘Maybe we should not want a transition to electric motorcycles too quickly’

A European Council decision leaves room for the internal combustion engine. The European Commission wants to ban the sale of vehicles with an internal combustion engine from 2035. The political reality may however force the Commission to accept a compromise that allows for vehicles to run on alternative fuel alongside battery

France and UK debate the meaning of ‘means of transport’

Just when we thought the problems with transporting a motorcycle or a car from the UK to the European Union were solved, new problems arise. After the European Commission confirmed that transporting a motorcycle or a car (‘means of transport’) from the United Kingdom to the continent should not be a

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