Safety is a top priority for the Powered Two-Wheeler (PTW) industry. ACEM, the Motorcycle Industry in Europe, dedicates energy and resources to acquiring and analysing data regarding road safety and Powered Two Wheelers in order to identify and prioritize areas for improvements. This process follows an integrated approach looking at human, vehicle and infrastructure related factors, seeking to involve policymakers and other relevant stakeholders at European, National and local level. Shared responsibility is the key-expression of the European Road Safety Action Programme, in striving towards the ambitious goal of halving the number of fatalities on Europe’s roads by 2010. ACEM members actively support the ‘shared responsibility’ concept and are committed to reducing accidents by funding research, financing and participating to road safety projects and acting towards the common objective of improving the road safety of powered two-wheeler users. Based on scientific research, on the combined knowledge of ACEM members and supported by the findings of the MAIDS study, the Motorcycle industry devised a strategy centered on four action fields: - Improving the Knowledge - Human Factors - The Vehicle - The Infrastructure. (Author/publisher)
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