Motorcycle Laws

Anti Lock Brakes Likely to Become Standard on All Motorcycles After European Proposal

December 4, 2012

European Union mandating anti lock brakes

The European Parliament passed a proposal to make antilock brake systems a requirement on all motorcycles over 125cc. Final approval awaits a review by all members of the union, but judging from the commentary in Europe, it looks like it will become law by 2016. I tried to read through the actual legislation (pdf), but it is written in the [...]

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Get Your Motorcycle License on a Can Am Roadster?

March 18, 2011

Can Am Roadster Training for a Motorcycle License A few days ago, I turned on the TV and walked into the kitchen for a cup of coffee when I heard a commercial for the Can Am Roadster and I thought I heard them say, “take your motorcycle license test on a Roadster and go riding the next day.” I ran [...]

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IIHS Pushing for Motorcycle Anti Lock Brakes

May 10, 2010

Last summer we reported the NHTSA planned to decide by this year whether to mandate anti lock brakes on new motorcycles. Late last week, the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) issued a new call for the ABS systems on motorcycles citing a one third reduction in crashes when comparing similar motorcycles with and without ABS. Institute researchers compared the [...]

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