Current Campaigns
Do your bit to keep biking on the right road
Current CampaignsDo your bit to keep biking on the right road
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The Motorcycle Action Group(MAG UK) is a lobbying organisation that exists to protect motorcycling from unsympathetic legislation that threatens the pleasure of riders. Visit MAG-UK |
DETAILS OF CURRENT CAMPAIGNS WITH LINKS TO ARTICLES
RIDERS ARE VOTERS - RAV is supported by the British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) and the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) and is a cohesive voice for the demands of all riders to ensure that all the candidates for the new House of Commons, whoever they may be, know that riders and the industry are working together and that we all have a vote.
NO TO THROTTLE CONTROL - The spectre of remote throttle control is again on the horizon, as the EU SafeRider project investigates the possibility of 'haptic' throttles that either vibrate or actually close.
RIDER FRIENDLY CRASH BARRIERS - The aim of the campaign is to persuade the UK Government to make an immediate public commitment that: There will be no more wire rope type barrier systems fitted in the UK.
SUCCESFUL CAMPAIGNS
MANCHESTER CONGESTION CHARGING - The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) opposed proposals contained in Manchester's congestion charging scheme to charge motorcycles as the thin end of the wedge. The Manchester Congestion Charge will not go ahead after proposals were defeated in 2008 by a referendum of local residents.