Over a million motorcyclists will vote in the forthcoming general election. Bikers are voters, yet their interests have endured years of neglect by policymakers. The motorcycling community asks little but contributes a great deal to society, the economy, and the environment. Motorcycling is a way of life that brings people together, encourages self-reliance, and generates real community spirit. Motorcyclists perform a vital role in society, delivering a wide range of products from food to urgent medical supplies, working within the blue light services, and charitable work by rider clubs and organisations helps to keep the third sector functioning. By embracing motorcycling and the vibrant constituency we represent, Government can achieve better outcomes for the whole nation through reduced congestion, improved labour mobility, cleaner air, a better environment, crime reduction and social cohesion.
Let Us In is MAG’s campaign to expand and protect and increase the number of roads and road-space that we can use as motorcyclists. Central to the campaign is the call for universal access for motorcycles in all bus lanes in the UK. Currently motorcycles are permitted access to 48% of all bus lanes (by length). MAG are calling for default access in all bus lanes to end the ridiculous patchwork inconsistent regulation from local authority to local authority, and in some cases even from bus lane to bus lane in the same local authority.
The government has already said that it will end the sale of new “non zero tailpipe emission cars and vans”. The decision for motorcycles is not yet confirmed. Recently the headlines told us that the ban would be delayed from 2030 till 2035 for cars. But still there is no decision made for motorcycles. Find all the latest news here.