April Issue May 9, 2008 9:10 AM 

ABATE of Wisconsin's goal is to give the motorcyclists of Wisconsin a strong, united voice with regard to their future, their way of life, their safety and their legal rights as motorcyclists and citizens.



Successful Biker Lobby Days in our Capitols
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...


ABATE of Wisconsin Lobby Pictures
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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