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From the Chairman of the Board page
Mike Stock (5-8-18) All of our Regions support Motorcycle Awareness Month and they have some great events that we can support. May 4th – Region 14, Friday at noon at the Courthouse in Fostoria. Next day State Awareness Motorcycle Rally. May 19th - Region 8, Look Twice Save A Life Run. May 19th - Region 7, Back in the Saddle Ride. May 20th - Region 5, Blessing of Bikes. May 27th - Region 14, Memorial Run. Fliers can be found on the ABATE.com website in the events calendar, as well as in this Outspokin’.......................( Read more....)
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From the Exective Director Page
Ed Shetter
' (5-8-18) In this time of looking back, I would also like to take a few moments to look back and thank all those who fought the good fight and so we could enjoy the freedoms we have here in the great state of Ohio. Also for all those past and present members of ABATE of Ohio Inc. who have worked very hard to maintain and improve our freedoms for the last 40 years...............................( Read more....) |
From the Legislative Page
Kolman Fuzy
(5=8-18) In the area of autonomous vehicles, two incidents occurred that have an impact on motorcyclists, one directly, one indirectly. In the first a California motorcyclist was involved in an accident with a car running in autonomous mode. The vehicle made a lane change, but then aborted it, returning to it's original position. A motorcyclist filled the space where the car was, and when the car attempted to return to it's lane, a collision resulted. The motorcyclist was injured, and subsequently sued the car manufacturer, GM for faulty design. It will be interesting to see the result of this litigation. The second incident involved a vehicle ................. ( Read more )
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From the Safety & Ed Page
Mike Stock
(5-8-18) The salt has been heavy on the roads up this way and I know the northeast has had a lot of snow so riding has gotten off to a slow start this year. In 2017 we had 265 crashes and 10 fatalities by this time in the year and remember, we ended up with 198 fatalities for the year. This year we have 120 crashes and 3 fatalities so far; 2 in central Ohio and 1 down by Cincinnati. Please ride SMART - Ride Sober, Ride Motorcycle Trained, Ride Alert, Ride with the Right Gear and Ride Trained....................... ( Read more ) |
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Tired of sitting on your bike at Red Lights
that won't turn GREEN ????
To enlist the help of Ohio’s motorcyclists, ODOT set up a special phone number & E-mail for motorcyclists for reporting problem intersections.
When reports come in,
ODOT will notifiy signal owners ( often a city or county ) about the situation and offer recommendations for improvement.
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Red Light Hotline
614-387-0722 |
Red Light E-mail
bike.report@dot.state.oh.us |
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Help Wanted:
E-Mail the State Office
or
call 1-800-252-4537 for details |
State Products Director
E-mail the State Office or call 1-800-252-4537 for details |
State Newsletter Crew Member
Should be experenced in Magazine Publishing and/or
Microsoft Publisher software. E-mail the Outspokin' Editor for details |
Web Crew Member
Work on ABATE.com and/or Regional web pages. Should have F.T.P. and HTML experence.
E-mail the State Webmaster for details. |
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