'Let's make biking safer' say National Motorcyclists Council
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Motorbikes outside the Palace of Westminster
The National Motorcyclists Council is calling for a set of international standards to be adopted to help improve safety for motorcyclists.
The NMC, which is made up of numerous UK motorcycling organisations, has been taking part in the International Transport Forum (ITF) Motorcyclists Safety Workshop. The event is a follow up to a similar event in 2008 and is made up of various biking bodies worldwide, including the FIM.
The biggest aim of the ITF is to convince governments that by including improved motorcycle safety as part of their transport plans, more people will be encouraged to take up biking, which will in turn reduce congestion.
Biking groups unite: National Motorcyclists Council will lobby on behalf of riders
First published on 16 March 2021 by Ben Clarke
Key biking groups and organisations – the Auto Cycle Union, British Motorcyclists Federation, IAM RoadSmart, Motorcycle Action Group and the Trail Riders Fellowship – have come together to form a coalition.
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The National Motorcyclists Council brings together a broad range of existing groups and sporting clubs and will provide a single voice to make it easier for the interests and opinions of motorcyclists to be heard by parliament.
It will also act to consolidate support for issues across all of its different groups’ members, which add up to over 100,000 riders, so issues that affect one group’s members can be supported by all.
One of the first items on the agenda is to get motorcycling back into the minds of policy makers in Westminster and beyond.
Introducing the National Motorcyclists Council (NMC), which was launched today to an audience of 60. Launch attendees spanned Government and the Parliamentary parties, plus stakeholders from the transport sector, the media and motorcycling organisations. https://t.co/FYYL3u3uQV
— National Motorcyclists Council (@NationalMotorc1) March 5, 2021
This includes making sure motorcycles and mopeds are included in current and future transport and sustainability strategies, making sure the process of getting a licence is fit for purpose post-Brexit and protecting motorbike sport venues such as race circuits and motocross tracks.
The council will also work with authorities on regulatory and enforcement issues like exhaust noise, bike theft, antisocial behaviour, vehicle excise duty, low emissions zones and better security for riders. Visit the National Motorcyclists Council website for a full list of the new group’s objectives.
