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A European Action plan for Motorcycle Safety

A European Action plan for Motorcycle Safety. Aline Delhaye General Secretary F ederation of E uropean M otorcyclists’ A ssociations. FEMA and Motorcycle Safety. APROSYS Conference on motorycles and Infrastructure - June 2007, Vallodlid, Spain.

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A European Action plan for Motorcycle Safety

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  1. A European Action plan for Motorcycle Safety Aline DelhayeGeneral SecretaryFederation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations

  2. FEMA and Motorcycle Safety APROSYS Conference on motorycles and Infrastructure - June 2007, Vallodlid, Spain CEN/WG1 infrastructure group – March 2009, Warsaw, Poland Crash test for APROSYS Research Project – June 2007, Valladolid, Spain Crash test CIDAUT – February 2007, Valladolid, Spain

  3. FEMA and Motorcycle Safety Meeting Members of the European Parliament to defend riders’ views - 3rd Driving Licence Directive November 2006 MEP RIDE – Brussels, June 2008

  4. FEMA and Motorcycle Safety • 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)

  5. FEMA and Motorcycle Safety www.fema-online.eu http://www.fema.ridersrights.org/newsletter/2009/FEMA-NSWL-SUMMER09.pdf

  6. Concreteresults new The EuropeanMotorcyclists Forum http://www.initialridertraining.eu/ http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/jtrc/safety/Lillehammer2008/lillehammer08.html

  7. 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 • those « on » the roads • all social groups • all motorcycle usage • A lot to share

  8. Motorcycling today…

  9. 1. Several problems => several solutions • Different types of • motorcycles • motorcyclists • motorcycling (3M) • Major social, cultural, and economicdifferences • Impact on accident causation factors • Different road safetypriorities

  10. Some common characteristics High-risktakers 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/humanbehaviour/training) • Road assessment/audits

  11. Motorcycle Safety policies  • Based on facts • Focusing on « accident prevention » • Positively driven • Taking into account motorcycling specific characteristics  Real consideration for motorcyclists/motorcycling • >< prejudices • >< « injuryreduction » • >< « bikeism » • >< derivedfrom car safetypolicies •  not a hidden ban

  12. Motorcycle Safety policies • Based on reliablestatistics and soundresearch conclusions • Including monitoring of policyeffects • Involving all stakeholders • Focus on an integral solution of the problem • Faircompared to othermeans of transport

  13. A European Agenda for Motorcycle Safety • Increasingknowledge and understanding • Encouraging exchange of best practices • EncouragingMember States to set up theirown national strategy and action plan • Onlyharmonizingtrulycommon aspects (eg. road assessments, infrastructure standardization) • EuropeanMotorcyclists Forum = a milestone

  14. More regarding European Motorcyclists’ point of view

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