Roads safety for motorcycles and mopeds

EU efforts to improve the safety of driving, roads and vehicles is focusing on: - training: moped permits and minimum age requirements – EU Directive 2006/126/EC standardising driving licences; research projects – to design safer guardrails (SMART RRS), study the use of sensors to alert road users to each other's presence (WATCH-OVER) and develop driver-assistance and other intelligent applications for motorcycles (SAFERIDER).

The link address is: http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/users/motorcyclists-mopdeds/index_en.htm