We’ve been hearing about this for a while now. It is obviously about the technical control of two-wheelers, which the government wants to make mandatory. Finally, rather the European Union, which is introducing this measure for all its member states. If it took time for France to submit to this will, it has now finally joined the position of the main authorities. so periodic review will really be mandatory for motorcycles and scooters. However, the government has not yet announced the date of entry into force because it is afraid of new discontent.

Technical inspection is theoretically mandatory for all cars. However, there are models exempt from any checks! https://t.co/fLJLrlczh5

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A big protest

But it won’t take long to arrive. If bikers protest for several months against this measure, which they consider unnecessary, then they are not ready to give up. Thus, a new big event is already planned all over France. This will happen during weekend of April 22 and 23. The dates were announced by Didier Renaud, General Delegate of the French Federation of Angry Bikers (FFMC). The latter is a headwind against this measure that would do no good.

A few accidents

Just for the record 0.3% of road accidents involving two-wheelers were caused by vehicle failure, which is very rare. Because, as the association’s spokesperson has already stated, motorcyclists have no choice but to keep their vehicle in good condition to avoid an accident that can often be fatal. He explains that he has no news about the implementation of this control.” neither with the technical control operators nor with us“.