sideblog: IMPORTANT: Please sign this petition

Thursday, 15 March 2012

IMPORTANT: Please sign this petition

The EU are trying to ban modifications on bikes and stop any motorcycle over 7 years old being used in urban areas.

UK residents please sign it here

It takes about 1 minute. Do it.

10 comments:

Chris said...: done; 15 March 2012 at 09:00
Anthony Brown said...: I have really been struggling to find a good source of info on this EU act.I must have signed about 5 different versions of a petition on this. There also seems to be a load of propoganda and mis information about the act. Can anyone point me to a reliable source of info on it?; 15 March 2012 at 10:24
Mick P said...: And I have to say that this particular example is very shoddily written, to the extent that were I a minister taking a look at the petition's proposal, I'd have trouble taking it seriously. Not saying don't sign it, as it can't hurt.; 15 March 2012 at 10:33
Nick said...: Badly written it may be, but if this went ahead it would be a disaster, I don't have a bike which isn't older than seven years old, and not been modified in some way or other; 15 March 2012 at 11:36
t_s said...: They're essentially trying to make what we have to suffer with in Italy a Europe-wide policy...; 15 March 2012 at 13:52
Anthony Brown said...: Yeah I signed (I agree with Mick) but I want real facts so I can understand the extent. Places like MAG mainly deal in propoganda and I was just after a good factual summary.; 15 March 2012 at 14:49
brembo said...: Eco terror it is....

But please hold your horses. There is a lot of mis information going around. I've been dealing with type approval issues for nearly 3 years now and just two weeks ago I've spoken with representatives of the RDW (Dutch VCA) and the VCA itself. But nobody over there knows what is going to happen and not even they are taking this whole charade seriously.

Lots of proposals (mandatory ABS on bikes and even more absurd stuff) are flying around in Brussels but nothing is really happening. Call it propaganda...

They tried banning classic cars form the city centre of amsterdam and that did not happen either. Just because they can't according the EU laws.

I would not take this too seriously. But that is my opinion...; 15 March 2012 at 15:33
streetracker said...: I'm agree with brembo. Twelve years ago I would be forced to scrap my Citroen 2CV (government’s incentives and limitations to road traffic)... Now, I'm driving it every day. Enjoy your rides!; 15 March 2012 at 17:02
rustyli150 said...: I'm with Mick, a suggestion that bikes could 'blow up' may do more harm than good.

I'm never keen on anything that uses Daily Fail type phrases either.; 15 March 2012 at 17:59
Anthony Brown said...: I signed the fucker anyway, but those are all useful comments thanks; 15 March 2012 at 22:18