Parmi les propositions faites par le Parlement Européen concernant les potentielles mesures pour réduire le nombre de victimes d’accidents de la route figure la demande d’installer l’assistant de vitesse intelligent sur les motos. Une mesure qualifiée de “dangereuse” par la FEMA, la Fédération des Associations Européennes de Motocyclistes, qui s’y oppose fermement.
The European Parliament has a goal: to halve deaths due to road accidents by 2030. An important goal and at the same time difficult to achieve provided strong measures are adopted across the entire chain that constitutes road mobility , from civic education, infrastructure, driving licenses, to obviously an overhaul of the highway code.
To achieve this ambitious goal, the introduction of Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) for cars is imminent in Europe, since it is planned for 2022. Until now, motorcycles would be exempt from this change in the limit rule. speed. But, it appears that the European Parliament is also discussing options to introduce this technology intended to improve safety for motorcycles.
This comes after the European Parliament met earlier this month to discuss its 'Vision Zero' and the EU's road safety policy framework. It adopted by a large majority the report by MP Elena Kountoura which provides for strict measures to improve safety on our roads: “For too long, Europeans have had to live with an unacceptable number of deaths on our roads. It is realistic to aim to halve the number of road deaths by 2030, if the EU and Member States commit to improving road safety, combined with strong political will and sufficient funding. We already know what kills on the road, so we call on the Commission and governments to implement specific measures to support these efforts, such as lower speed limits, in particular the creation of a predefined limit of 30 km/h for cities, an accelerated shift towards other modes of transport and a new European road transport agency”.
Among the proposed measures are lowering the limit to 30 km/h in urban centers, encouraging the use of public transport and even tougher measures on drunk driving. But there is also that of adopting Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) for two wheels. This system activates on a vehicle when its driver reaches the specified speed limit for that road, automatically reducing power to maintain the speed – a speed that is identified by camera and/or GPS data. If ISA is activated, acceleration above the speed limit is still possible – but alarms will sound (audio or vibration) until the vehicle returns to the speed limit.
FEMA Secretary General Dolf Willigers, while accepting all the proposals, strongly rejects the adoption of the ISA: “We do not support any technical features that take away control of the motorcycle from the rider and therefore – although we understand the need to reduce speed in certain situations – we see any type of intelligent speed assistance that interferes with the control of the engine as a danger for motorcyclists.
He also discussed their previous discussions “We already discussed with the European Commission in 2019. The Commission agreed with us that you cannot just install ISA on motorcycles. » before adding that “We welcome this report and almost all the measures proposed by Parliament. In a letter to the European Commission earlier this year, we have already called for the inclusion of motorized two-wheelers in key performance indicators, better training, driver's license tests better suited to risk assessment and risk avoidance as low speed technical skills and safer infrastructure. »
However, it is positive to see motorcycles taken into account in future legislation.
