Only this month, there have been major protests in Paris, with about 60,000 motorcyclists across the country demonstrating their opposition to mandatory motorcycle technical inspections. The mandatory inspection, similar to car inspections, has been announced for some time, and motorcycle groups have already managed to postpone it once.
The Fédération Française des Motards en Colère (FFMC) is on the side of the motorcycles, obviously, and highlights statistics showing that only 0.3% to 0.4% of accidents are due to a defect. The Commission argues that about 30% of accidents are due to road conditions, highlighting this fact as a cause for greater concern.
The FFMC, a member of the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations (FEMA), is now planning to pressure the French government on the issue, and although it may seem futile, the fact that it has already been postponed in 2012 and forced to be discussed again before lawmakers will undoubtedly give French motorcyclists some hope.
Source: https://www.visordown.com/news/general/french-bikers-take-over-streets-opposing-technical-inspections
