The month of April ended with mass protests by motorcyclists in France. Almost 60,000 motorcyclists from all over the country gathered in Paris to protest against the introduction of a mandatory roadworthiness test for motorcycles.
This time the protests covered the whole country. The French Federation of Motorcyclists (FFMC) sided with the owners of two-wheeled motor vehicles. The examples she gave show that only 0.3% of accidents are due to malfunctions in the technical condition of the motorcycles.
Almost 30% of accidents are due to road conditions, which should be of much greater concern. The FFMC, a member of the Federation of European Motorcycle Associations (FEMA), now plans to put pressure on the French government on the issue.
And although it seems pointless, there is hope. Discussing this urgent issue for many with government officials and legislators gives hope for the repeal of the bike MOT.
In some of the protests, however, the FFMC condemned the actions of individual biker groups. In particular, she strongly criticized the radical actions in which a group of aggressive motorcyclists set fire to the GTP center in the middle of the night on April 25, which caused "significant material damage".
In May, the FFMC plans to continue lobbying the French government on this matter for a positive solution to the problem, because motorcyclists are not enemies of their safety and health, they are very careful about the technical condition of their motorcycles.
In our country, a technical inspection of motorcycles and scooters over 50 cc is done once every two years, and only small scooters with an engine capacity of up to 50 cubic centimeters are exempt from this inspection. What do you think about the request of the French motorcyclists, you can share in the comments below.