That this House is saddened and distressed by the 53,697 deaths of motorcyclists since 1950 on British roads; notes that since a high point of 1,743 deaths in 1960 a level was reached in 2008 of 493 deaths; further commends all those, including motorcyclists and motorcyclists' organisations, that have contributed to this reduction; further notes that all too often motorcycle accidents are caused as a direct result of the abysmal road behaviour of car drivers; and further calls for co-ordinated efforts to significantly reduce this avoidable cause of death and serious injury.

That this House is saddened and distressed by the 53,697 deaths of motorcyclists since 1950 on British roads; notes that since a high point of 1,743 deaths in 1960 a level was reached in 2008 of 493 deaths; further commends all those, including motorcyclists and motorcyclists' organisations, that have contributed...

That this House congratulates the Motorcycle Action Group on its lobby of Parliament on 24th March and the well presented case that there is no link between motor-cycle accidents and brake horsepower engine output; notes that 70 per cent. of motor-cycle accidents take place at under 30 m.p.h. in urban areas; rejects the arbitrary limit of 100 b.h.p. output and 'tamper-free' engine construction proposed by the EEC Commission which would include owner maintenance, impose an exorbitant increase in costs and penalise the already limited production of British motor-cycles thus placing jobs in jeopardy; notes the B.M.W. already has in hand conformity with these rules; believes that the Commission is working not in the interests of motor-cycle safety but of German industry; and calls upon the Government to reject the proposals.

That this House congratulates the Motorcycle Action Group on its lobby of Parliament on 24th March and the well presented case that there is no link between motor-cycle accidents and brake horsepower engine output; notes that 70 per cent. of motor-cycle accidents take place at under 30 m.p.h. in urban...