speed limiters etc on bikes

[mervin]

Seems like the powers that be want to bring in speed limiters and other things to take some of the control of bikes out of the riders hands, not good i think, if you object please sign the mulhouse decleration

http://campaign.publicaffairsbriefing.co.u...1f-8f18b73ecd92

A clip from the MAG website

EVSC - ISA - No To Throttle Control - No To Control

MAG re launches its 2001 campaign to oppose the compulsory fitment to privately owned vehicles of any device designed to arbitrarily remove control from the driver to remote operation and asks all vehicle users to sign the Mulhouse Declaration.

MAG President Ian Mutch was emphatic about the issue. "Let's keep this one simple, we don't want it, not today not tomorrow not ever."

Withdrawing control from the rider is fundamentally what MAG was set up to oppose.

Motorcycling is about fun and freedom and control, your hand on your throttle, your decision.

If people abuse that control and fall foul of the law then that is a different issue but when technology is deployed to directly control motorcycles then a big line is crossed and MAG knows exactly which side of that line it stands on.

Withdrawing control from the rider is fundamentally what MAG was set up to oppose.

This is ultimately a philosophic issue, it’s not just about safety, it’s about what sort of society we want to live in.

MAG says, “We don’t want to live in a society with the level of control which ISA can make possible and we intend to get more votes for our point of view than the safety zealots get for theirs.

MAG’s Director of Public Affairs Trevor Baird recently rode a prototype motorcycle fitted with ISA technology which was developed by the University of Leeds, the Department for Transport and MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association).

[chrisw]

Don't think we need to worry about this one. There was an article about it not so long ago in MCN Goverement testers, test rode the prototype a few months ago and it looks like it's bits firmly placed in the bin. The control wasn't simply a full restriction, it vibrated you seat and your helmet first before reducing the bike speed. The tester claimed it was dangerous because of the loss of control when the system kicked in in corners.