Editing Anti-lock braking system (section)

===Safety===
The [[Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]] (IIHS) conducted a study on the effectiveness of ABS for motorcycles and came to the conclusion that motorcycles above 250&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup> without ABS are 37 percent more likely to be involved in fatal crashes and a study of the Swedish Road Administration came to the conclusion that 48 percent of all severe and fatal motorcycle accidents above 125&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup> could be avoided due to motorcycle ABS.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/specialist/knowledge/vehicle/safety_design_needs/motorcycles.htm |title=EU - Road safety - Motorcycles |website=Ec.europa.eu |access-date=2013-02-12}}</ref>

These studies caused the EU commission to initiate a legislative process in 2010 that was passed in 2012 and led to ABS for motorcycles above 125&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup> becoming mandatory from 2016 onwards. Organizations like the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and the Institute of advanced Motorists (IAM) demanded the implementation of this legislation already for 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trl.co.uk/trl-news-hub/transport-news/latest-transport-news/abs-should-be-compulsory-on-new-motorcycles-by-2015_800733943.htm |title=ABS 'should be compulsory on new motorcycles by 2015' - Latest Transport News - Transport News - TRL News Hub |publisher=TRL |access-date=2013-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203235000/http://www.trl.co.uk/trl-news-hub/transport-news/latest-transport-news/abs-should-be-compulsory-on-new-motorcycles-by-2015_800733943.htm |archive-date=2012-12-03 }}</ref>
On the other hand, some motorcycle riders are protesting against a compulsory ABS for all bikes because they call for a possibility to switch the system off, for off-road usage or for other reasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/anti-bike-legislation-demo-25-09-11/18887.html |title=Anti-bike legislation demo. 25/09/11 - Motorcycle news: General news |website=Visordown.com |access-date=2013-02-12 |archive-date=2013-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006062502/http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/anti-bike-legislation-demo-25-09-11/18887.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/local/9277296.Show_of_strength/ |title=Show of strength (From Basingstoke Gazette) |website=Basingstokegazette.co.uk |date=2011-09-29 |access-date=2013-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301091912/http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/local/9277296.Show_of_strength/ |archive-date=2014-03-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madnessphotography.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=331&Itemid=2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412151025/http://www.madnessphotography.eu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=331&Itemid=2 |archive-date=2013-04-12 |title=Madnessphotography - 40,000 bikers ride in anti-EU protest |website=Madnessphotography.eu |date=2006-05-01 |access-date=2013-02-12 }}</ref>
In 2011 the [[United Nations]] (UN) started the [[Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020|Decade of Action for Road Safety]]. The main goal is to save 5 million lives until 2020 through global cooperation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic/decade_booklet/en/index.html |title=WHO &#124; Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020: saving millions of lives |website=Who.int |date=2012-02-06 |access-date=2013-02-12}}</ref>
One part of their global plan is to: Encourage universal deployment of crash avoidance technologies with proven effectiveness such as [[Electronic stability control|Electronic Stability Control]] and Anti-Lock Braking Systems in motorcycles.