France: No Entry Into Alps For Motorcycles No Longer An Issue

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France: No Entry Into Alps For Motorcycles No Longer An Issue

<table cellspacing="0" align="left" border="0" width="110" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><div class="Pict"><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/newspics4/Col-de-la-Schlucht.jpg" width="100" height="67" title="Col de la Schlucht" alt="Col de la Schlucht" style="border:1px solid white;"></div></td></tr></table><table cellspacing="0" align="right" border="0" width="100" cellpadding="5"><tr><td><img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/flags/fr-flag.gif" width="97" height="65" title="France flag" alt="France flag" border="0"></a></td></tr></table>In January this year, the local governor of the Haut-Rhin province called for a ban on motorcycles riding the Alps in his area. The ban was supposed to be for the weekends only and would forbid motorcycles from riding the twisting roads to the mountain peaks.<br><br>

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........... <br><br>

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