Article in may 13 ride mag Take part in giant Europe-wide survey backed by Ride We're supporting a big new survey aimed at improving road safety for bikers. Called RIDERSCAN the survey is designed to create a greater understanding of the challenges to safety and hopefully show some possible solutions. In short, it could be a lifesaver. The organisation behind the survey is FEMA, the federation of european motorcyclists associations, which represents 24 national rider organisations in 19 eu countries. Aline Delhaye the project co-ordinator, explains: "in all europe road safety has become critical political issue, with many measures taken to reduce the number of road casualties and deaths. Lately, statistics have been pointing towards motorcycling, and powered two-wheeler users have become a critical road user group. However, meaningful and successful initiatives have been rare, and sparse, and most of the time unpublicised." The survey involves answering 40 questions, divided into 5 parts: general info about you , your mobility habits, your riding habits, your safety views and attitudes. It takes about 15 mins to complete. Once all the data has been collated and analysed, the results will be spread round the authorities and groups invovled in road use and motorcycle safety. Your input is vital - it wil help make sure British riding is represented. To take part in the survey visit Www.fema-online.eu/riderscan-survey. See next month's ride for more on riderscan and fema.

  Thanks for the info Rowan   (had to giggle at the security question, Maths?? lol)     www.fema-online.eu/riderscan-survey                                                                                                                                                                              

ta for the Links Sandi RB                                                                                                                                                                             

  Y W Rowan                                                                                                                                                                             

just doing it now... i may be gone some time hahahaha   first question occupation... choices are employee... or factory worker... are factory workers not employees then   just hope its a "sensible" survey as in will help us in the EU                                                                                                                                                                             

Yes I have completed the form.   1st problem the entry security code. It said 4+60=. So thats what I typed, dingbat. Ah so I have to do some maths so 64 was the answer Next problem. I had to scroll so far down for my date of birth, I was knackered when I got there.                                                                                                                                                                             

  ROFLMHO @ David typing the security question     Aww bless x                                                                                                                                                                             

lmfao david hahahahaha     tis a good one thanks for puttin this on Rowan Blossom just hope everyone on here sees it and takes part   and also ~ have a good think about joining MAG, they are like FEMA bt for uk.  They do huge amounts of work for our rights as bikers and get all sorts of stuff changed ~ so if you benefit from these changes please feel teh urge to actually join MAG and help fund their amazing work coz where woudl you be without it eh??!                                                                                                                                                                             

I've completed the questionnaire. Hope the info is not used to put further restrictions on motorcyclists like the French tried to enforce. But that's just me being cynical.                                                                                                                                                                             

Well I completed mine this morning, and I have to say that it looks like it was written by someone who DOES understand the issues experienced by Bikers... makes a change!!                                                                                                                                                                              

i think its a FEMA survey and they fight for bikers rights in europe as far as im aware                                                                                                                                                                              

Survey filled in.   Just found this MAG article....:   Everyone has noticed lately, that the state of the roads has been getting worse – with new potholes appearing every day. Sadly, due to Government budgets being cut, the councils' budgets are already stretched. However, there are two sure-fire ways of dealing with the problem (for which budgets are unaffected):Firstly, if you see a pothole or other road hazard that will cause a problem if a bike hits it at speed (such as loose gravel), call the Police non-emergency line on 101 and report the problem; stating that it is dangerous for motorcycles. The police have a duty to contact the council and get them to fill the road or get rid of the hazard immediately; because once it has been reported, if it's not fixed and there's an accident, the injured party can sue. ... Secondly, if you're involved with a local MAG branch, see if anyone has any contacts in the local county council (even if they're a social worker, they're still a handy person to know). They would have access to the head of highways and would be able to firstly ask questions on your behalf. If the question isn't answered satisfactorily, you can instigate a letter-writing/press campaign. This is what happened in the South East Region. East Sussex County Council came under fire recently in the press for the state of the roads around Eastbourne and Alfriston. Through a contact at the council, John Mitchell, South East Region Rep got in contact with the head of highways, Roger Williams, who said that previous repairs in Alfriston had been carried out satisfactorily. However, when faced with photographic evidence (put in a PowerPoint presentation) to the contrary he realised that there was a major problem. He agreed that the road from Alfriston to Seaford needed fixing due to the numerous potholes along the road (the one in the photograph is on a steep hill and on a right-hand bend with an adverse camber) and put the funding in place to fix the road as part of the Alfriston drainage works, which are going on as we speak. Local activism, no matter how small it might seem, still works. If everyone makes a big noise about the problem, then it won't be a problem for much longer.                                                                                                                                                                             

  Well done Lynn   MAG do a lot of good work "behind the scenes"   Which is why I urge everyone to join   If WE don't fight for our cause (vicariously) then nobody else will   Support MAG & FEMA anyway you can   You don't have to be an "active" member   Just pay your subs or make a donation   All the money they receive is well spent and carefully budgeted   No "fat cats" living it up on expenses   Just hard working dedicated bikers fighting to preserve our right to ride free                                                                                                                                                                               

Couldn't agree more Emzed                                                                                                                                                                              

Filled this one in