British motorcyclists meet the transport minister Member news May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 This week BMF representative Anna Zee and other members of the UK National Motorcyclists Council (NMC) met transport minister Richard Holden. The British motorcyclists' organisation BMF (a member of FEMA) focussed on the lack of motorcycling in wider transport policies, the need for emerging ‘smart’ roads and vehicle technologies, plus automated
British motorcyclists meet minister for decarbonisation Member news March 23, 2023March 22, 2023 The British Motorcycle Action Group told the minister for decarbonisation that the UK government should abandon its plan to ban the sale of new vehicles with an internal combustion engine (ICE). MAG chair Neil Liversidge: “There are no reasons why electric and ICE vehicles cannot co-exist.” Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) Chair,
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
MAG UK: Can self-driving vehicles safely interact with motorcyclists? Member news October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 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
The UK wants to ban the sale of new fossil fuelled motorcycles from 2035 FEMA news July 18, 2022July 26, 2022 '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
