Motorcycle training schools that hold the European Motorcycle Training Quality Label organised their first meeting on 7 December 2022. During this initial meeting, the organisations managing the 35 awarded programmes agreed to work together to create a high-quality training programme. This programme will cover various levels of motorcycle riding skills, hazard and safety awareness, and a self-assessment of riding ability.

The programme will also cover the local context, such as the traffic environment, weather patterns, mobility and leisure uses.
This high-quality training programme will be offered free of charge to all schools interested in improving the quality of their courses. It will also be shared with bodies planning to set up motorcycle safety training programmes in countries with limited training options.

The motorcycle training organisations present also exchanged their views on other topics, such as the current state of voluntary motorcycle training across Europe, recent trends in motorcycle training and how to further improve motorcyclists’ skills and safety awareness.

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Commenting on the initiative, ACEM Secretary General, Antonio Perlot, said:

“The European Motorcycle Training Quality Label is a key element of our road safety strategy and an excellent example of how industry players, NGOs, motorcycle trainers and users’ organisations can work together for motorcycle safety. After launching the European Training Quality Label in 2019, we now want to take this initiative to the next level by providing a free-of-charge high-quality training programme to all training schools in Europe”.

Jesper Christensen, Director of the Mobility Commission at the International Motorcycle Federation (FIM), said:

“Riding a motorcycle is far from an easy task. As vulnerable road users, motorcyclists must be aware of road risks and recognise the hazards specific to two-wheelers. The FIM is committed to promoting high-quality voluntary training, and we fully support the development of these common safety training guidelines. We are confident that this initiative will make a positive difference for motorcyclists’ safety across Europe”.

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The European Motorcycle Training Quality Label is a voluntary certification scheme for post-licence safety training programmes run by the German Road Safety Council, the International Motorcycling Federation and the Motorcycle industry.

The main objective of the European Motorcycle Training Quality Label is to inform motorcyclists across the EU about the best training programmes available in their countries and to increase the number of riders undergoing high-quality voluntary training regularly.

There are currently 35 certified programmes in 11 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, with more motorcycle training centres expected to join in 2023.

In 2019 the European Motorcycle Training Quality Label received the Road Safety Charter Award in the category “Voluntary commitments” from the European Commission.

For more information, please visit:

https://motorcycle-training-label.eu 

https://roadsafetystrategy.acem.eu/home/the-european-motorcycle-training-quality-label