Joan Mir is getting back on the Honda RC213V at the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. After four missed Grands Prix, doctors have given him the green light, but there is still no diagnosis to this day.
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Italy has issued new rules for underride protection on crash barriers, which is meant to protect fallen motorcyclists from posts and edges. A single serious accident can trigger an obligation, but designers and road operators may opt out with a justification.
After a summer of many fatal motorcycle crashes in the northern Black Forest, authorities are relying on rumble strips, drones and more checks. A traffic psychologist thinks this is not enough and wants to tackle risky riding where he believes it starts: in the mind and on the smartphone.
Several MotoGP riders considered the wet track rideable on Sunday, yet the last Grand Prix at Phillip Island was cancelled. The deciding factors were a fixed safety rule for the rescue helicopter and a weather situation that nobody had on their radar on Saturday.
Many major new models for 2027 were presented online before EICMA 2026, and some specs will only come after the show. Only a few manufacturers have explicitly announced something new, including KTM after a year’s break and CFMoto.
Italy’s government wants to oblige drivers in traffic jams to clear a corridor for motorcycles and allow motorcycles onto the hard shoulder when traffic backs up. Nothing has been adopted yet, and the corridor will by no means be mandatory on every road.
Derbyshire is the first county in England to guide motorcyclists through bends with the PRIME gates known from Scotland. The first two routes have been marked, and five more have already been approved.
Since the end of June 2026, police in England and Wales can seize motorcycles immediately for anti-social riding, without issuing a warning first. At the same time, owners have much less time to recover their vehicle before it can be disposed of.
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