The number of new motorcycles registered in Switzerland increased by a staggering 15.1% in the first quarter of 2014 as compared to last year. Over 10,500 two-wheelers will now be taking to the nation’s roads. In the same period, according to Office fédéral des routes, 68,722 new passenger cars (voitures de tourisme) were registered – down by 4.7% from the first quarter 2013. But the figure may be misleading sentiment as the fall in registrations in the month of March alone was by an eye-watering 7.9% on March 2013’s figures. Gratifyingly for public transport enthusiasts, the number of passenger transport vehicle registrations rose over the quarter by 3.8% to 928.