Motorcyclists present their road safety wish list FEMA news December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 When it comes to reducing casualties among motorcyclists, it is essential to get the riders’ views on road safety. In the world of road safety it is quite common that people talk about motorcyclists, but it is not common that we are talked with. To change this, motorcycle experts presented members
Swedish riders: why do we still have wire barriers despite the obvious risks to motorcyclists? Member news December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 Swedish motorcyclists’ organisation SMC - a member of FEMA - asks the Swedish Transport Administration to include several recommendations regarding friction, railings and the inclusion of motorcyclists in the design of streets and roads to increase traffic safety for motorcyclists. The Swedish Transport Administration's rules for how roads and streets should
Norwegian motorcyclists: ‘Install motorcycle protection where needed’ Member news November 23, 2023November 23, 2023 Guard rails without motorcycle protection may be a contributing cause of fatal accidents, according to Norwegian motorcyclists’ organisation NMCU, and they want the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to install motorcycle protection where needed. Recently NMCU - a member of FEMA -and other organisations and the press gathered in the Ministry of
Norwegian motorcyclists left in the cold Member news October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 The Norwegian government has allocated money to a number of road safety projects, but motorcyclists are completely ignored. Motorcyclists’ organisation NMCU is not amused… In the state budget for 2024, the government ignores road safety work for motorcyclists again. NMCU - a member of FEMA - applied for funds to continue
Motorcyclists’ road safety in Norway is improving Member news August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 So far this year there have been less motorcycle accidents in Norway: 50 percent fewer fatal motorcycle accidents versus 2022, even though the motorcycle population is increasing year by year. The Norwegian motorcycle community joined forces in the National Forum for Motorcycle Safety to try to reduce the number of motorcycle
In Romania the ‘urban jungle’ is a real danger to motorcyclists Member news July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 When Romanian motorcyclists’ organisation MotoADN - a member of FEMA - looked into accident data, they found that motorcyclists are far from innocent. The truth hurts sometimes. Oana Radu, MotoADN’s communications manager: “Some of these results probably won't surprise you, others may make you wonder, and that's okay, because that's what
‘Vision Zero must include road safety for motorcyclists’ Member news June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 Swedish motorcyclists' organisation SMC: "No one should be injured or die due to deficiencies in the infrastructure". On 26 and 27 June 2023, the Swedish Transport Administration organized the Zero Vision Conference, which was held in Stockholm and was opened by Infrastructure Minister Andreas Carlson. Two days of international knowledge exchange,
New steps towards safer roads for motorcyclists FEMA news June 1, 2023May 30, 2023 With 28% of the global fatalities being riders or passengers on motorcycles, road safety for motorcyclists is an important issue. A global working group of 15 experts collected all available information on infrastructure that is safe for motorcyclists and drafted a report that should be read (and implemented) by anybody who
International motorcyclists’ organisations call for road safety improvements FEMA news March 1, 2023February 28, 2023 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
British city calls motorcycles a ‘noisy safety risk’ Member news November 2, 2022November 1, 2022 The British city of Cambridge justifies high charges for a Sustainable Travel Zone by calling motorcycling a noisy safety risk. Motorcyclists' organisation BMF says these proposals are a poorly justified move against motorbikes. A new consultation from the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has suggested that motorcycles are a safety risk, are