Call to action: let’s stop road bans for motorcyclists together Opinion pieces December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Road bans as a result of complaints about excessive noise are a serious problem in countries like Austria and Germany. Regina Stiller, chair of Bikers’ Voice, the Austrian motorcyclists’ organisation, calls on all motorcyclists to stand together in the fight against these road bans. What if the unfortunate 95 dB stationary
‘Banning motorcycles is not the answer to sound issues’ FEMA news June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 Following the ban on riding motorcycles in parts of the High Pyrenees Natural Park, a measure to limit noise pollution, FEMA's Wim Taal was interviewed in the French magazine Trail Adventure. The English translation (click on the image for the French version): Trail Adventure 33, June/July/August 2023 Last March, Spain implemented a measure
New French experiment with ‘noise cameras’ FEMA news January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 France has announced a new experiment with ‘noise cameras’ to tackle excessive noise from moving vehicles. The experiment is aimed at testing the technological possibilities and will also need to set the legal framework necessary to use noise cameras as a legal way to ‘punish’ excessive noise. On 3 January 2022 the
Acoustic cameras: do we want big brother to measure motorcycle sound? Opinion pieces September 10, 2019March 3, 2022 New on our streets: ‘acoustic cameras’ or sound enforcement cameras, a combination of several microphones and a camera, designed to register and fine vehicles that produce excessive noise. When the sound equipment measures a sound level that is over the limit and recognizes the source (that’s why it has to have
