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A European Action plan for Motorcycle Safety

Aline Delhaye General Secretary

Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations

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FEMA and Motorcycle SafetyFEMA and Motorcycle Safety

APROSYS Conference on motorycles and Infrastructure - June 2007, Vallodlid, Spain

Crash test CIDAUT – February 2007, Valladolid, Spain

CEN/WG1 infrastructure group – March 2009, Warsaw, Poland

Crash test for APROSYS Research Project – June 2007, Valladolid, Spain

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Meeting Members of the European Parliament to defend riders’ views -

3rd Driving Licence Directive November 2006

MEP RIDE – Brussels, June 2008

FEMA and Motorcycle SafetyFEMA and Motorcycle Safety

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FEMA

•Motorcyclists & Crash Barrier project

•Initial Rider Training Project (IRT)

Industry

•Motorcycle Accident In-Depth Study (MAIDS)

EU FP6•Integrated Projects on Advanced Protection Systems (APROSYS)

• Towards Integrated Safety for Powered Two Wheelers (MYMOSA)

EU FP7 (ongoing)

•2-Wheeler Behaviour and Safety (2BESAFE)

•Smart Road Restraint Systems (SMART RRS)

•Advanced Telematics for Enhancing the Safety and Comfort of Motorcycle Riders (SAFERIDER)

FEMA and Motorcycle SafetyFEMA and Motorcycle Safety

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www.fema-online.euwww.fema-online.eu

http://www.fema.ridersrights.org/newsletter/2009/FEMA-NSWL-

SUMMER09.pdf

FEMA and Motorcycle SafetyFEMA and Motorcycle Safety

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Concrete resultsConcrete results

http://www.initialridertraining.eu/http://www.initialridertraining.eu/

http://http://www.internationaltransportforuwww.internationaltransportforu

m.org/jtrc/safety/m.org/jtrc/safety/Lillehammer2008/Lillehammer2008/

lillehammer08.htmllillehammer08.html

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The European Motorcyclists Forum

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FEMA and Motorcycle Safety

• 25 members (national associations) in 19 countries

• > 350,000 direct affiliated motorcyclists

• representative (democratic structure)

• Representing all road riders

• Representing and promoting riders’ views at EU and UN levels

• Expertise from o those « on » the roadso all social groupso all motorcycle usage

A lot to share

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Motorcycling today…

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• Different types of o motorcycles o motorcyclistso motorcycling (3M)

Major social, cultural, and economic differences

Impact on accident causation factors

Different road safety priorities

1. Several problems => several solutions

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High-risk takers are a minority

In-depth accident causation research (MAIDS and others):•Driver perception failure•Role of education and awareness •Role of infrastructure

Rider training (Initial Rider Training programme)

Driver training (?) Research (conspicuity/human

behaviour/training) Road assessment/audits

Some common characteristics

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Motorcycle Safety policies

• Based on facts• Focusing on « accident

prevention » • Positively driven • Taking into account

motorcycling specific characteristics

Real consideration for motorcyclists/motorcycling

>< prejudices

>< « injury reduction »

>< « bikeism »

>< derived from car safety policies

not a hidden ban

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Motorcycle Safety policies

Based on reliable statistics and sound research conclusions

Including monitoring of policy effects Involving all stakeholdersFocus on an integral solution of the

problemFair compared to other means of

transport

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A European Agenda for Motorcycle Safety

Increasing knowledge and understanding

Encouraging exchange of best practices Encouraging Member States to set up

their own national strategy and action plan

Only harmonizing truly common aspects (eg. road assessments, infrastructure standardization)

European Motorcyclists Forum = a milestone

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