 FEMA Special Edition Newsletter Guardrails
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Dear reader, The European standard guardrails are not safe for motorcyclists. Where trucks and cars are being prevented from colliding with oncoming traffic or from leaving the road falling motorcyclists face sharp-edged metal posts. The consequences of a guardrail accident are likely to be severe or fatal. For years FEMA has been campaigning for a new standard which takes crash tests with motorcycles into account. Last year, at the European standardization body CEN, once more European countries could not agree on a new standard, even though fully tested concepts are available long since. Instead of a binding standard, at least there was agreement to work out a technical specification. The latter (TS 1317-8) has been adopted on January 11th with an impressive majority showing that awareness for the topic is rising among countries in Europe. The promotion and the use of TS 1317-8 is an important step but it can only be the intermediate solution towards a common standard for motorcycle friendly guardrails. The European Parliament has also become active. In its own initiative report on European Road Safety the European Parliament clearly identifies European standard guardrails as "death traps" for motorcyclists. With this newsletter, and with the support of various Members of the European Parliament, FEMA calls the European Commission and the countries participating at CEN to further increase their efforts. A European standard for guardrails taking powered two wheelers into account must be realised as soon as possible! Please note that two important events are scheduled in the next months. Ride Free, Aline Delhaye |
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