The road closure (for motorcycles) at the Kesselberg is to be extended. Starting in April, the route will be closed for seven hours daily - again, of course, only for motorcycles.
As reported, France wants to introduce a technical inspection for motorcycles. Bikers have already defended themselves against this with several demonstrations. Apparently, the protest against the introduction must now be continued. Now an open letter with interesting numbers was published.
To set an example against illegal motorcycles in New York, 900 "illegal" motorcycles, scooters and ATVs were scrapped in a media-effective manner.
This year the Distinguished-Gentlemans Ride took place on May 22. The corresponding fundraising campaign ended on 06/05 and was able to close with a record sum.
The EU's ban on internal combustion engines from 2035 does not apply to motorcycles, at least as things stand.
In the future, Austria wants to take tougher action against undesirable behavior in road traffic. Wheelies, burnouts, drifting etc. could become extremely expensive in the future.
Yes, it's really true, motorcyclists in Romania must carry a fire extinguisher (and much more), otherwise they face a fine.
Due to Corona, the motorcycle meeting in Nuremberg could not take place for two years. Nevertheless, it was not forgotten, more than 13,000 bikers met on Sunday in the Münchener Straße.
Querly had to face the accusation of having driven an illegal race on 14. April 2022 in front of the district court of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. At about 12 o'clock the verdict was pronounced on the Grenzgaenger.
Bournemouth University, in collaboration with DocBike, has studied motorcycle accidents and found that car drivers and motorcyclists perceive different things on the road.
Motorcycles and scooters are the most important means of transportation in Indonesia, with approximately 107 million motorcycles on Indonesian roads. To curb the noise of these machines, the city of Jakarta is now imposing driving bans.
Mobile or stationary speed cameras are a good way to prevent speeding. However, stationary speed cameras in particular are usually very conspicuous and no surprise, at least on one's own home route or on the way to work. In order to ensure appropriate speed even away from these, Spain is now relying on drones for traffic monitoring.
Paris has set itself the goal of becoming a pedestrian-friendly city. As a first step, a 30 km/h speed limit will be introduced on inner-city streets.
Under the hashtag #GemeinsamBewegenGemeinsamEtwasBewegen, several motorcycle clubs plan a whole series of motorcycle demos. The day of action is planned for 08/01/2021.
Madrid plans to introduce an extra lane for motorcycles. However, the planned lane is very short and basically they want to avoid filtering motorcycles.
On 04/21/2021, the so-called "Speedmarathon" will take place, during which increased traffic controls will be carried out throughout Europe.
In England, too, the topic of "motorcycle noise" and "inconsiderate driving" is boiling up. Only recently it was reported here that drones are now being used to prevent illegal off-road driving. Now they had a new, particularly clever idea: one could equip all motorcycles with trackers.
Spain has made it compulsory for riders and passengers to wear suitable motorcycle gloves when riding a motorcycle.
In Myanmar, citizens across the country protested a military coup that took place in February. The country's civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was placed under house arrest by the military.
In June last year, certain routes in Tyrol were closed to motorcycles with a registered stationary noise of over 95 db(A). This closure is now to remain in place for the next few years.