Monday, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) joined several other members of the Washington, D.C., motorcycling community to celebrate the annual “Ride to Work Day.” To kick off the event, members of Congress rode to the U.S. Capitol to cast votes on several pieces of legislation before joining a larger ride to Arlington National Cemetery, a sacred place for all Americans.
This is the third year the Congressional Motorcycle Caucus has hosted the event, and it is growing in popularity! This year, five members of Congress participated in the event, with four leading the ride to Arlington. We are most grateful to the United States Park Police, having established their Motor Unit in 1917, for escorting the ride. The MRF thanks Representatives Tim Walberg (MI), Troy Balderson (OH), Warren Davidson (OH), Donald Norcross (NJ), Derrick Van Orden (WI) and Maria Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) for their leadership and friendship.
Vice President Jay Jackson represented the MRF at the event. Jay traveled from Indiana to participate, demonstrating the MRF Board’s commitment to the motorcycling community.
The MRF joined with representatives from the American Motorcyclist Association, Backcountry Discovery Routes, Buell Motorcycles, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, and the Motorcycle Industry Council for this fantastic event. Working with like-minded motorcycle organizations is an important part of achieving our legislative goals.
In the words of Congressional Motorcycle Caucus Co-Chair Tim Walberg, “Today was a great day!” We at the MRF couldn’t agree more. Any day you can get on a motorcycle and ride with others who truly want to make things better for all riders is indeed a great day.
