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FIM, the International Motorcycle Federation, joined today the European Training Quality Label, an initiative aiming at awarding the best post-license training schemes in Europe. Representatives of FIM, the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM), and DVR, the most important German road safety NGO, signed a letter formalizing this new cooperation during the second day of the International Motorcycle Safety Conference in Cologne, Germany.
The European Training Quality Label that FIM joins today is a voluntary certification scheme launched in 2015 by ACEM, the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers and DVR, the leading German road safety NGO, to help motorcyclists to clearly and easily identify high-quality post-license training programs in Europe. The label is open to a wide range of organisations based in Europe, including, amongst others, training schools, motorcycle manufacturers and public bodies. Up to date, a total of 26 post-license motorcycle training programs have been certified in France, the Netherlands, Austria and Germany.
FIM is the leading governing body of motorcycle sports, represents 113 motorcycle federations organised in 6 Continental Unions. FIM has been active in the field of road safety since the 1970s, and many of its members have provided safety-oriented training to thousands of motorcyclists across the world. More recently, the organisation launched “We the riders”, a global road safety campaign aimed at raising awareness about the presence of motorcyclists on streets.
Steve Aeschlimann, Chief Executive Officer of FIM, says: “We welcome the opportunity to work together with ACEM and DVR and to become a supporter partner of the European Training Quality Label. We at FIM consider that life-long training is essential to improve the safety of motorcyclists on the street. Many people pass their driving license only once, but they ride their motorcycle daily. We want those motorcyclists to have decent training and to be able to avoid potentially dangerous situations on the streets”.
Antonio Perlot, Secretary General of the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM), says, “We are extremely pleased that FIM is joining the ACEM-DVR cooperation. We look forward to cooperating with FIM to promote the best post-license training programs across Europe, and to make Europe’s roads better and safer for all motorcyclists”.
Christian Kellner, General Manager of the Road Safety Council (DVR), says: “The human factor has been shown repeatedly to be the most critical factor in accidents involving powered-two wheelers. For this reason, we need to reach out to new and existing motorcycle riders, and help them to make better and informed decisions about their training so that they can ride confidently and safely”.
From left: Steve Aeschlimann (Chief Executive Officer of FIM), Christian Kellner (General Manager of the Road Safety Council (DVR), Antonio Perlot (Secretary General of the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM).
Andorra la Vella will be the motorbike world capital later on this year. In early December, representatives of 113 countries of the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) will meet on 1st and 2nd December in Andorra la Vella.
