By Dave Dwyer
Washington
D. C.
Michael
Deavey from St. Croix Valley Riders joined Andy Mathiassen, Matt
Wyatt, Rich Van Hoorn and I in Washington D. C. for our annual spring
lobbying trip. One of our issues this year are the actions by
appointees of President Bush. Several years ago Dr. Runge, the head
of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) called
motorcyclists “the scourge of the highways”. That was
followed late last year by the National Transportation Safety Board
sending letters to the State Governors calling for the enactment of
mandatory helmet laws for all motorcyclists. Now, the Secretary of
the US Department of Transportation, Mary Peters has sent letters to
the leaders of Congress, Speaker Pelosi and Vice-President Cheney,
asking them to introduce legislation to allow the section 2010 funds
from SAFTEA-LU bill to be used for promotion of helmet use. These are
the grant funds that ABATE of Wisconsin and many other SMROs lobbied
so hard to include in the latest transportation-funding bill to help
the states fund Motorcycle Rider Education and Motorist Awareness
programs.
Successful Biker Lobby Days in our Capitols, continued...
By ABATE of Wisconsin Newsletter Editor, Marlene Bautch
Thanks to all that attended. Here's some pictures from the day. Click for a full size picture
Latest Alert:
ABATE gets the job done; Lobby Day Brings Over 500 to the Capitol,
By Dave "Chubby" Charlebois, Public Relations Director, March 7, 2008 Alerts Continued...
U.S. House of Representatives Forms Motorcycle Safety Caucus, By The MRF
2007-10-03
ABATE Acres, By Diane Rodd
2008-04-01
Riding the Straight Away, By Cat Huntowski
2008-04-01
Share The Road Report, By Bill Roberge
2008-04-01
The ABATE Summer Hummer State Rally Returns to the ABATE Acres!, By Matt Graettinger
2008-04-01
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