Under this tag you will find articles related to everyday road use and real-world situations involving motorcycles. This includes traffic incidents, infrastructure and route issues, police reports, safety matters and reports on situations encountered in real traffic.
The list below brings together all content in which everyday riding, traffic rules or real-world road scenarios are featured — ranging from specific incidents to general developments affecting motorcycle riders in daily traffic.
For a good three years, a barrier came down on the Borgloher Straße near Georgsmarienhütte on selected weekends to reduce motorcycle noise. In response to an enquiry by Motorcycles.News, the district authority and the ministry now state that the measure had no measurable effect and that no documentation of the trial exists.
A British analysis of 15,247 trauma patients compares e-scooters, motorcycles and bicycles in a single data set for the first time. The result is considerably less favourable for the scooter than for the motorcycle, yet the figures do not mean what the headlines suggest.
In Rome, more and more scooters and motorcycles are cutting out shortly after refuelling. Workshops are finding water and dirt in the fuel, and the finance police have now launched large-scale inspections at filling stations in the capital.
Barcelona is doubling the number of advanced stop zones for motorcycles at traffic lights by 2027 and is testing impact protection in the middle of the city for the first time. A look at the UK, France and Germany shows how differently European cities treat the powered two-wheeler.
Nearly one in two motorcyclists has narrowly avoided an accident on a country road within the past two years. A new Forsa survey also shows that the corner, of all things, is barely perceived as a danger.
Following threats against motorcyclists east of Stuttgart, investigators believe the incidents form a connected crime series. Two police headquarters are working together, and the Stuttgart public prosecutor’s office has been notified.
On popular motorcycle roads east of Stuttgart, unknown perpetrators smeared threats against motorcyclists onto the asphalt over the weekend. Police have since set up a task force and corrected a suspicion that had caused considerable alarm.
Italy’s motorcycle association FMI is fighting back against South Tyrol’s ban on organized rides. President Giovanni Copioli calls it an unfair restriction and has already reached out to politicians and the automobile club.
South Tyrol’s regional government has banned organized motorsport events on mountain pass roads above 1,600 meters and in protected areas. The ruling takes effect immediately and raises a key question for motorcyclists that the official text doesn’t clearly answer.
For the first time ever, a European country has legalized dashcams by law, while the classic ban countries are noticeably tightening their enforcement. Anyone riding a motorcycle across several borders this summer will run into a patchwork of rules that can change every few kilometers.
Four men from Bristol have been jailed for a combined 24 years after stealing and reselling motorcycles and mopeds for months. The gang proudly showed off their crimes on social media and were caught after a botched theft in December.
A 20-year-old motorcycle safety instructor has died in Philadelphia after a hit-and-run in which a white SUV dragged him for more than a mile. Police continue to search for the fleeing driver, while the family and an anonymous donor have offered a reward.
Since June 17, motorcycles, scooters and quads have been banned from Crimea’s roads at night. The Russian-installed administration says the engine noise interferes with air defenses hunting Ukrainian drones.
DEKRA accident research ranks overtaking maneuvers among the most critical situations in road traffic, citing thousands of accidents per year. On rural roads, split seconds often determine whether a maneuver ends safely or in a severe collision.
The L 1152 state road between Jagdshof and Schauberg remains closed to motorcycles, and the ban now extends to an additional weekday in 2026. Two motorcyclists are challenging the measure in court at the Meiningen Administrative Court, backed by the German Federal Association of Motorcyclists.
The CDU in Wermelskirchen is calling for a trial motorcycle ban on the L 409. Residents in Dabringhausen and Dhünn have been complaining for years about noise and speeding. The question, however, is whether the motion is really about road safety or primarily about giving residents their peace and quiet.
The European Commission has published a draft that aims to bring the driving licence to the smartphone as a digital document. It regulates format, security and validity as well as sensitive practical questions such as the revocation of the driving entitlement across borders.
The German Road Safety Council and the Institute for Two-Wheeler Safety have launched LUMOS, a long-term study on the safety of motorcycle and scooter riders in Germany. At its core are recurring online surveys, with the first results expected in spring 2027.
On the B308 near Scheidegg in the Allgäu, unknown persons threw plastic bags filled with oil into two curves on June 5, 2026. No one was injured, but the incident recalls an oil trail series that cost a motorcyclist his life more than 15 years ago.
Munich Administrative Court has admitted the lawsuit against the one-way motorcycle road closure at the Sudelfeld and will now rule on its legality. The hearing is likely to take place toward the end of the two-year trial period in autumn 2026, with an on-site visit being considered.
