European motorcycling news from FEMA

FEMA's news update

This is a news update from FEMA, the Federation of European Motorcyclists' Associations.   FEMA’s mission is to promote riders’ interests, to defend riders’ rights and to protect and preserve motorcycling throughout Europe and globally.

COVID-19: statement by the FEMA president

We are all living in difficult times and maybe riding your motorcycle is not your first concern right now. The political motorcycle work continues across Europe, in your own country as well as Brussels. FEMA staff are working from home with planned meetings turned into conference calls. FEMA member organizations are also continuing to work as much as possible where circumstances allow, often from home. Several organizations have had to cancel or postpone not just political work meetings, but also their own internal meetings and fundraising events such as rallies. Motorcycling isn’t going to disappear but all of us need to ensure that the organizations which represent us, fighting to keep motorcycling safe and affordable, remain healthy too. So please, even if you’re not riding for a while, support your national organization with your subscription. Make sure you renew your membership, or if you are not a member join today. Let us all show solidarity across Europe with our national organizations and also with motorcycle-related businesses and their employees. Help to make sure the motorcycling community is ready to flourish again when the worst of the pandemic is over. We can get through this together! Stay safe. Anna Zee, FEMA president.

FEMA wants motorcyclists’ data protected

FEMA demands inclusion of motorcycles in vehicle data protection guidelines that the European Data Protection Board has published in February 2020. Read the full story >>

New testing standards for motorcycle clothing

What do the new testing standards for protective motorcycle clothing mean for our comfort and protection? And how were these standards developed? FEMA’s Dolf Willigers explains. Read the full story >>

UPDATED: Lisa from Sweden wants to ride, but ‘the system’ won’t let her

Do you remember Lisa from Sweden, who wants to get her motorcycle licence, but due to a lifelong disability must use a bike with automatic gears? She is not allowed to use her own bike with automatic gears for the exam, there are no traffic schools in Sweden with that kind of bike, and the test authorities cannot provide one. With the help of Swedish FEMA member SMC she is now appealing the negative decision by the Administrative court. Read the full story >>

Working for motorcyclists – FEMA in a nutshell

What does FEMA do for European motoryclists on a daily basis? FEMA’s Dolf Willigers describes some of today’s issues. Read the full story >>