Browsing: Road Restrictions

Decisions on new closures and restrictions for motorcycles are usually made once the season is over. On the B500, near Oberhof and at the Sudelfeld, such decisions are due in the coming weeks.

In the Außerfern region, further roads could soon be closed to motorcycles with a stationary noise level above 95 decibels, as the Tyrolean state parliament reviews an extension of the ban. Ironically, the justification is motorcycles that are avoiding the existing closures.

Police counted ten accidents by the end of September 2026 on the section of the B62 between Afholderbach and the Kronprinzeneiche, compared with just one in 2022. Two more demanding motorcycle roads nearby barely appear in the statistics.

For a year now, rumble strips on the twisty country road between Zella-Mehlis and Oberhof have been meant to slow down speeders on two wheels. The results are mixed, and in November the accident commission will decide what happens to the strips next.

Serious motorcycle crashes keep happening at the so-called Applauskurve on the B62 near Netphen. Now the accident commission is to decide at a special meeting whether motorcyclists there will face further restrictions, up to and including a ban.

After four fatal motorcycle crashes this year, authorities, municipalities and police in Baden-Baden have agreed on a joint package of measures for the Black Forest High Road. More checks with drones and unmarked vehicles are planned, while logbook orders, one-way systems and the confiscation of motorcycles are also being examined.

There will be no through-traffic ban at the Gardena Pass from 1 September 2026 after all. Instead of barriers and fines, a purely digital test phase begins, and its results are meant to help decide the rules from 2027.

For a good three years, a barrier came down on the Borgloher Straße near Georgsmarienhütte on selected weekends to reduce motorcycle noise. In response to an enquiry by Motorcycles.News, the district authority and the ministry now state that the measure had no measurable effect and that no documentation of the trial exists.

The Munich Administrative Court has dismissed the lawsuit against the motorcycle riding ban on the B 307 and declared the order issued by the Rosenheim district authority lawful. The German Motorcyclists’ Federation is now waiting for the written grounds of the judgment and will decide its next steps depending on whether the closure becomes permanent next year.

South Tyrol has banned organized motorsport events on around 100 road sections and generally above 1,600 meters in altitude. With the official list of routes and details on fines and enforcement, it’s now possible to pinpoint exactly where the ban applies and what touring riders are still allowed to do.

Italy’s motorcycle association FMI is fighting back against South Tyrol’s ban on organized rides. President Giovanni Copioli calls it an unfair restriction and has already reached out to politicians and the automobile club.

South Tyrol’s regional government has banned organized motorsport events on mountain pass roads above 1,600 meters and in protected areas. The ruling takes effect immediately and raises a key question for motorcyclists that the official text doesn’t clearly answer.

The L 1152 state road between Jagdshof and Schauberg remains closed to motorcycles, and the ban now extends to an additional weekday in 2026. Two motorcyclists are challenging the measure in court at the Meiningen Administrative Court, backed by the German Federal Association of Motorcyclists.

The CDU in Wermelskirchen is calling for a trial motorcycle ban on the L 409. Residents in Dabringhausen and Dhünn have been complaining for years about noise and speeding. The question, however, is whether the motion is really about road safety or primarily about giving residents their peace and quiet.

The B 54 in the Aar Valley is once again at the center of a debate over motorcycle noise and road safety. Two village heads are now calling for the federal road to be closed on weekends, with local motorcyclists to be exempted.

Munich Administrative Court has admitted the lawsuit against the one-way motorcycle road closure at the Sudelfeld and will now rule on its legality. The hearing is likely to take place toward the end of the two-year trial period in autumn 2026, with an on-site visit being considered.

The Grödner Joch in South Tyrol is set to be closed to motorized traffic from September 1, 2026. This would make the legendary Sella Ronda impossible to complete by motorcycle for at least five months.

The Federal Association of Motorcyclists wanted to finance a speed warning display at a noise hotspot in Oberursel at its own expense. After months of back and forth, the city broke off contact.

Starting in the 2025 season, motorcycles will no longer be allowed to participate in tourist drives on the Nordschleife. Opposition to this decision by the operating company is now forming in the form of a petition and possible legal action.

After reviewing the previously withheld administrative files, the lawsuit against the partial motorcycle ban on the Sudelfeld route was significantly expanded. The documents now available cast a critical light on the actions of the Rosenheim district and raise doubts about transparency, proportionality, and proper administrative work.