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New proposals by the European Commission on how to enhance biker safety have been praised by the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA).

One of the suggestions made by the Commission was that heavy goods vehicles should be fitted with so-called blind spot mirrors, which enable their drivers to notice motorcyclists riding alongside them.

Attention was drawn to this problem in the UK recently by the Highways Agency, after a number of incidents in the Midlands where foreign lorry drivers were unsighted and collided with vehicles travelling roughly adjacent to them.

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FEMA warmly received the Commission's proposal, believing it to be an indication that the EU is now willing to perceive bikers as vulnerable road users, as much at threat from the poor road conduct of others as are pedestrians.

The Commission also urged member states to follow new guidelines it has established for carrying out safety checks on roads, in a bid to halve the number of motorbike users killed within the bloc ? another request that was strongly welcomed by FEMA.

It announced: "FEMA took part in both consultative procedures and applauds the Commission's inclusion of motorcyclists' views.

"These two new proposals appear to contribute to a new, more realistic and comprehensive approach to the EU road safety debate and FEMA is encouraged by this directive which demonstrates that European motorcyclists' positions on road infrastructure have finally been considered."

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