Fuck the US and their shitty influence.
this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2026
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Was interested who is lobbying who in this case: https://www.lobbyfacts.eu/datacard/european-transport-safety-council?rid=78891371297-34
Seems like this is mainly the EU lobbying itself π€¦
Make no mistake, these are the indirect result of US bullying via "mutually agreed trade deals", undermining every single policy the EU has put in place for the benefit of their citizens instead of business entities. The trade deals ARE the lobbying.
The US is in freefall and they're dragging us down with them. From chat control, to unreasonably huge cars in our roads, combined with lax safety standards.
Why do yall need annual motorcycle inspections??
I guess for the same reason we need annual car inspections.
Probably something along the lines of : people cant be trusted to keep an eye on their vehicle's condition and we don't want any more pollution and accidents than there already is.
I think it also helps keep vehicles healthy for longer, even though that effect is negated by the fact that we're getting pushed to replace perfectly functional cars with electric ones...
Bikes are such simple machines though, theres people who can't read but can fix a Honda.
Diagnosing a car problem requires specialist knowledge and equipment, excepting BMWs and some other more technical bikes. Is/was people riding unsafe bikes a problem in Europe, or was car policy just copied over to bikes because reasons?
Most narrow-minded response in the thread. Wow.
I see any anti-car groups that oppose motorcycles the same way I see environmental groups that want to close nuclear plants.
Yes ideally they would be unnecessary because we'd have public transit and walkable/bicycle-friendly infrastructure, but for 80% of car users, they can be a drop-in replacement, don't require any political influence like building infrastructure, and help build opposition to car-centric urban design.
We don't - in Spain there's an inspection every 2 years, and it's very basic (like, do the brakes work? Is the engine smoking?)
To fill the pockets of inspection operators that get bribe money for passing inspection on shitty vehicles
I know 3 guys in my area that do this, none of them were fined even once.
I have zero doubt that's common, but are corrupt bike inspectors an influential political block? The same applies in US states that require emissions testing, minus the bribery.
but are corrupt bike inspectors an influential political block?
I'm not sure I understand
Surely those bike inspectors, while they benefit, aren't writing bike legislation or telling the guys who do.