Motorcyclists Safety Workshop: Closing Session and Recommendations 2021

On 29 September 2021, the International Transport Forum (ITF) holds the closing event of the Motorcyclists safety workshop “Riding in a Safe System”.

The workshop was co-organised by the International Transport Forum (ITF), the Swedish Transport Administration, VTI, the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM), and the motorcycle manufacturers associations (ACEM and IMMA). It is a follow-up to the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety, held in Stockholm in February 2020, and was focused on the nine recommendations of the Academic Expert Group and their application to motorcyclists’ safety, building on the 2008 Lillehammer workshop and on the 2015 ITF research report “Improving Safety for Motorcycle, Scooter and Moped Riders”.

• Watch session recording
• Speakers:
  • Opening remarks, Maria Krafft, Swedish Transport Administraton
  • Background of the workshop, Veronique Feypell, ITF
  • Priority actions and conclusions from the session “motorcycling in the regions”, Jonas Jansson, VTI, Sweden
  • Sustainable reporting and procurement, Claes Tingvall, Sweden
  • Urban needs and modal shift, Antonio Perlot, ACEM
  • Speed management, Fred Wegman, Delft University of Technology
  • Addressing child and youth safety, Hilda Gomez, Colombia
  • Making the infrastructure motorcycle friendly, Greg Smith, IRAP
  • Training, education and licensing, Martin Winkelbauer, KfV, Austria
  • Promoting vehicle and protectective safety, Cecila Sunnevang, Autoliv