Post by derek on Aug 14, 2012 8:51:47 GMT
Right To Report – RWT
7th August 2012
Riders groups in the UK and the rest of Europe have started to make announcements concerning the European Commission’s proposal for periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers, which includes mandatory Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) for motorcycles.
These announcements are in addition to those by the riders groups from Norway (NMCU), Sweden (SMC) and the Netherlands (MAG Netherlands).
As we wait for the riders’ groups to present their positions, we have declared our support for a protest that MAG Netherlands has organised with MAG Belgium and NMCU (Norway) to take place in Brussels on the 22nd of September 2012. These organisations are taking their national issues to the seat of the European Commission to express their disagreement with this proposal.
In our opinion, however, there needs to be a communiqué published by the participating rider organisations with the reasons for supporting the Brussels protest and more importantly, what the organisations attending this protest are going to present on that day.
Just to clarify our position on Road Worthiness Testing and motorcyclist/rider organisations.
Our view is simply that these are different countries with different situations and require a different solution.
We have reported on the Commission’s proposal and stated that within the proposal the status quo for the UK remains, i.e. there will be no change to the frequency of MoT (aka RWT) for motorcyclists in this country, and from what we have read, the focus of this proposal is on cars.
In any event, we will continue to report the progress of this proposal and any effects it will have for UK riders.
Read The Full Article on Right To Ride EU - www.righttoride.eu/?p=10152
Issued by
Trevor Baird
7th August 2012
Riders groups in the UK and the rest of Europe have started to make announcements concerning the European Commission’s proposal for periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers, which includes mandatory Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) for motorcycles.
These announcements are in addition to those by the riders groups from Norway (NMCU), Sweden (SMC) and the Netherlands (MAG Netherlands).
As we wait for the riders’ groups to present their positions, we have declared our support for a protest that MAG Netherlands has organised with MAG Belgium and NMCU (Norway) to take place in Brussels on the 22nd of September 2012. These organisations are taking their national issues to the seat of the European Commission to express their disagreement with this proposal.
In our opinion, however, there needs to be a communiqué published by the participating rider organisations with the reasons for supporting the Brussels protest and more importantly, what the organisations attending this protest are going to present on that day.
Just to clarify our position on Road Worthiness Testing and motorcyclist/rider organisations.
Our view is simply that these are different countries with different situations and require a different solution.
We have reported on the Commission’s proposal and stated that within the proposal the status quo for the UK remains, i.e. there will be no change to the frequency of MoT (aka RWT) for motorcyclists in this country, and from what we have read, the focus of this proposal is on cars.
In any event, we will continue to report the progress of this proposal and any effects it will have for UK riders.
Read The Full Article on Right To Ride EU - www.righttoride.eu/?p=10152
Issued by
Trevor Baird