MARTA BACKS BIKERS OVER EU LAWS
Wednesday, 23rd November 2011
UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen has met hundreds of bikers in Brussels to support their protest at legislation making its way through the European Parliament.
The plans are due to be voted on in the Internal Market Committee on December 18.
As well as the fitting of compulsory Advanced Braking Systems (ABS), Bikers are incensed at ‘Anti-Tampering’ measures.
ABS, according to the European Commission's own impact assessment, does not work well on loose surfaces. As for anti-tampering, experts say this restricts riders’ choice of air filters, engine management systems, internal parts, exhausts, sprockets, tyres, etc. and in their view riders’ ability to make modifications to suit their own situation should not be regulated. The ability of qualified riders to de-restrict or otherwise tune their vehicle should not be removed.
Bikers from across Britain arrived in Brussels and took part in a 30-minute protest ride through the city before arriving at the European Parliament building.
Ms Andreasen, who organised the protest with Steve Farrell of the Motorcycle News, said: "I have been campaigning with Motorcycle News and bikers across the UK to ensure that this needless legislation is thrown on the scrap heap.
"Bikers are not interested in amendments, they just want biking to stay as it is!
"The bikers I met told me this proposal is seen as more than just nanny-statism at its worst, it is actually an attack on biking culture and a way of life.
"There are hundreds of thousands of bikers across the EU who will be affected by this legislation, this is not just a threat to the UK."
As well as the fitting of compulsory Advanced Braking Systems (ABS), Bikers are incensed at ‘Anti-Tampering’ measures.
ABS, according to the European Commission's own impact assessment, does not work well on loose surfaces. As for anti-tampering, experts say this restricts riders’ choice of air filters, engine management systems, internal parts, exhausts, sprockets, tyres, etc. and in their view riders’ ability to make modifications to suit their own situation should not be regulated. The ability of qualified riders to de-restrict or otherwise tune their vehicle should not be removed.
Bikers from across Britain arrived in Brussels and took part in a 30-minute protest ride through the city before arriving at the European Parliament building.
Ms Andreasen, who organised the protest with Steve Farrell of the Motorcycle News, said: "I have been campaigning with Motorcycle News and bikers across the UK to ensure that this needless legislation is thrown on the scrap heap.
"Bikers are not interested in amendments, they just want biking to stay as it is!
"The bikers I met told me this proposal is seen as more than just nanny-statism at its worst, it is actually an attack on biking culture and a way of life.
"There are hundreds of thousands of bikers across the EU who will be affected by this legislation, this is not just a threat to the UK."
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