France: No Entry Into Alps For Motorcycles No Longer An Issue |
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File under France Travel
Author: Mike Werner
Location: Normandy, France
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In January this year, the local governor of the Haut-Rhin  province called for a ban on motorcycles riding the Alps in his area (link  ). The ban was supposed to be for the weekends only and would forbid motorcycles from riding the twisting roads to the mountain peaks.
This brought a very loud outcry, not only by motorcycle riders all over Europe, but also from the biker rights lobby groups like the FFMC. Since this goes against the freedom of movement, a fundamental human right in Europe, the local government quickly caved in and stated that this is a non-issue.
 Col de la Schlucht |
Mind you, it wasn't really the outcry from the motorcycle world that made the politicians see the light of day, but the outcry from shopkeepers, restaurants, hotels, campings, etc ... all people who voted.
But whatever the reason, motorcycles are allowed to ride the cols of the beautiful Alps again.
Via: FFMC
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