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Yahoo! – Back Online

13th October 2012

YAHOO! The Right To Ride website is back up and running! After being off line for around a month, the site was apparently attacked and our previous hosts server collapsed, we are now back. The “down time” has given us a chance to reflect on some changes and up dates to the site. But what […]

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ACEM 3DLD Rejection

12th October 2012

The European motorcycle industry has called on the European Parliament and Member States to reject an Amending Directive to the 3rd European Driving Licence Directive. ACEM the motorcycle industry representative in Europe argues that, “this is due to the questionable rationale applied by the EC and the impact it will have on EU riding schools […]

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IMCO on Regulation Proposal

6th October 2012

The MEP Rapporteur Wim van de Camp has commented after intensive informal talks between Parliament’s negotiators and the Cyprus Presidency, “I am happy with the agreement reached today with the Council”. His words are included in a press release from the European Parliament (EP) in which Mr van de Camp, (MEP from the Netherlands) continues, […]

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Intermot 2012

5th October 2012

At Right To Ride we are just returning overland from our presentation and attendance at the IFZ Conference in Cologne Germany and our attendance at the FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) European Motorcycle Conference, also at Cologne. Both the conference and forum took place alongside the motorcycle show Intermot. We were able to attend […]

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RWT Political Moves

5th October 2012

Now in the public domain is information about the political moves of the European Commission’s proposal for mandatory Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) which was launched in September at a meeting of the Transport and Tourism (TRAN) of the European Parliament. The TRAN Committee will be the responsible committee of MEPS to look at, submit proposals […]

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EU Demos Abound

23rd September 2012

Numerous European demos were held this weekend and last week with the events taking place across France including at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Other major demos took place in Belgium outside the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. A demo run was also organised by MAG Netherlands in co-ordination with MAG Belgium with […]

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MCWG – Meets Again!

20th September 2012

On September 28th the EU Commission will hold a meeting with stakeholders. These stakeholders including FEMA (Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations) government representatives, ACEM (Motorcycle Industry in Europe) and FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) etc to discuss the technical aspects of the proposal on the approval and market surveillance of 2 or 3 wheeled vehicles […]

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Pointless & Angry RWT Demos

9th September 2012

Like a bus you wait for one to come along and then two demonstrations on RWT (Road Worthiness Testing) arrive one after the other. The “No Con Test” Demo Ride is being organised by MAG Ireland, takes place in Dublin on 22nd September and ask riders to join the run to show your feelings on […]

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FEMA Autum Newsletter

9th September 2012

The Federation Of European Motorcyclists Federation (FEMA) has published its online Autumn 2012 Newsletter. The Newsletter focuses on the upcoming European Motorcyclists Forum at the international motorcycle fair INTERMOT in Cologne, Germany, on 3rd October. The forum has a dedicated focus on training, licensing and road infrastructure and the RIDERSCAN project, a “European Scanning Tour” […]

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Sustainable 2Wheels

6th September 2012

ETRA (European Twowheel Retailers’ Association) and ACEM (the Motorcycle Industry in Europe) have organised the ‘Sustainable 2Wheels’ event for Tuesday 18th of September 2012 on the esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels, from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. The event is aimed at showing decision-makers and their staff in the European Parliament, Commission, Council […]

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