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EURO 5
Euro 4 emission standards apply to motorbikes from 2016 and mopeds from 2017; Euro 5 standards apply to all sales of two- and three-wheeled vehicles from 2020.
Autonomous Vehicles
VNUK Case
The Vnuk case has been a concern to the FIM since the judgment of the European Court of Justice in 2014. The ECJ heard a case that had nothing at all to do with our sport. Mr Vnuk had been injured in an accident on a farm
Safe Infrastructure
Today road engineers use the terms, “Vision Zero” or “the Safe System.” This is a concept pioneered in Sweden which is based on the vison of zero road deaths. With one million three hundred thousand people dying
Rider Education
2017 has seen some really impressive new innovations. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation of the USA reports that over 145,000 riders from 53 countries as far away from the USA as Australia and the Virgin Islands have taken up its new e learning course
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
FIM holds observer status in CEN the European Standards Committee. We are monitoring the development of new standards for clothing that is sold to riders as personal protective equipment. (PPE).
Motorcycle ABS
For the last two years FIM has been attending the “Stop the Crash!” campaign events which feature motorcycle ABS as well as car safety technology. The most recent edition was held in Shanghai, China in October 2017
AHO Campaign
AHO is a simple low cost safety technology fitted to all new motorcycles and scooters sold in the developed world. There is no “on/off” switch for the headlamp. Instead the headlamp lights up immediately the engine is started.