Ministers to 'push back' against EU legislations
Under-Secretary of State for Transport says PM has given him permission to strongly oppose anti-bike legislations
MIKE PENNING MP, Under-Secretary of State for Transport, has said that Ministers will fight against the EUs move to impose anti-biking legislations.
The EU want to introduce new technical regulations to motorcycles that could see ABS become standard on all bikes from 2016 and measures that would prevent owners from tuning their bikes.
In an interview with BMF magazine, Motorcycle Rider, Penning gave his view on some of the legislation suggestions raised by the European Parliament: "I don’t think they are hugely beneficial to any of us and I have permission from the Prime Minister to push back as strongly as possible on them.
"The European Parliament has no power to legislate and, if for some reason, legislation did come through to Ministers, we will vote against it if necessary."
Mike Penning, who is a motorcyclist himself having first started riding as an Army despatch rider and currently owns a Ducati Monster and a Royal Enfield, added: "At this time this just is a suggestion from the Commissioner. The way it works in Europe is that the bureaucrats decide the policy and then the politicians vote on it, which is exactly the opposite of what happens here. But I can assure you we will push back on it."
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hmmm... battling bureaucrats ruling from on high, off in a distant land...
Why doesn't the UK merely secede from the EU? They're near the tipping point on the fiscal front as it is... at least "rattle the saber", so to speak with the threat of secession and see who blinks first...
After hearing and reading about all the problems that EU membership has brought to individual member countries, just what does membership bring to the table for each member? It sounds as if each country has surrendered its' national sovereignty...
Posted: 19/01/2012 at 16:24
Im not into politics in a big way really, theyre all as slimy as each other if you ask me. But if im not wrong wasn't the eu setup to basically prevent another world war from starting in europe? why didn't they stick to that objective instead of becoming a massive interfearing nanny state that pushes insane health and safety bullshit and creates more porblems that it solves?
(rant over... for now)
Posted: 19/01/2012 at 17:02
Hey Sav Man... not sure if you are talking about radar and/or laser detectors... I'm not sure what signal a speed camera emits... I'd think it was some form/wavelength of radar.
I do know that in Virginia (USA), radar detectors are illegal and the cops do have radar detector detectors... They can pick up the weak signal emitted from your unit... and yes, they will confiscate it and give you a nice ticket/fine... No where near 1200 quid "nice" though...
Not sure if there are laser detector detectors or not... But laser detectors work basically "instant on" device, along with instant on or pulsed radar... it makes dodging those types of speed checking pretty difficult...
But I do get your point...
Posted: 19/01/2012 at 22:34
Hi, I'm (sadly) a french dude (more and more thinking about getting the hell out of Froggyland).
To answer your question: yes, along this law, having a cellphone with software providing information about radars would be an infraction. But on this particular case, cops would need a warrant from a judge to put their noses into your phone (in France at least, cops don't have the right to check into electronic thingies possibly containing personal datas, unless a judge allows them to, which won't happen at the side of the road)...
... yes, thinking more and more about getting the hell out of France, and even out of continental Europe (slightly left or right winged, ultra-statists are ultra-statists).
Posted: 21/01/2012 at 05:43
No worry, sav man: if I take it bad, it's because I have to live with the pain of ultra-statism every day; and it's getting on my nerves. It's not my fault, but it's a burden nonetheless.
I'm in my early thirthies, and grew up near the Dieppe/Newhaven crosschannel path: each and every weekend of my 80's/90's youth, I had the chance to see real motoring lovers coming from your side of the Channel, using their marvels like they were meant to be (and never saw bad accidents or overly agressive behaviours). And I eventually became a pistonhead myself (whatever the number of wheels I use, or if it even has wheels, I love it).
And now, all this madness about hygienism is starting to go really out of proportions. Add to that the need of the ultra-state to take larger and larger portions of your income, for its own sake and subsistance, and to get in your way for every silly reason it sees fit (especially when you're trying to build things and give jobs to people)... and well: one day, I'll end up packing and leaving. The more time goes on, the more I'm sure of it.
I haven't always considered the state as a burden more than anything else, and am globally law-abidding. But too far is too far: especially when things just look like they'll get worse and worse.
Kudos to you for still having politicians who 'push back' against the insanity. We for ones do not have such rare specimens anymore. Not even in zoos.
Posted: 22/01/2012 at 03:12
Thank God for:
1. A Conservative government; Labour are so 'nanny' orientated they just bend over...
2. MAG who have lobbied so hard and for so long over this.
Posted: 24/01/2012 at 13:18
Given that it has been reported that the EU committee pushing these proposed regulations forward is chaired by a British Tory MEP, why doesn't the PM just have a quiet word rather than issuing these attention-grabbing headlines?
Internal squabbles or right hand not knowing what the further right hand is doing?
Posted: 24/01/2012 at 16:21
"Push back as strongly as possible".... I'm afraid this translates to "roll over and play dead"
My two penn'orth......
Posted: 24/01/2012 at 16:51
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