MRF News 06/18/2024 The good news is that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complied with a 2022 Congressional directive to report back on the profiling of motorcyclists. The bad news is that they wrote the report, but no one in Congress was alerted. The ugly is that NHTSA’s report was so unknown that […]
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This week, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) President Kirk “Hardtail” Willard and Vice President Jay Jackson had the honor of joining the Congressional Motorcycle Caucus for an event celebrating “Ride To Work Day.” The ride began at the footsteps of the U.S. Capitol and traveled down Independence Ave, circling the National Mall before returning to
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With the signing of HF 5247 into law by Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Friday, May 24, Minnesota became the sixth state to legalize lane filtering. Minnesota is now the easternmost state to legalize lane filtering, and joins California, Utah, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado — which also signed lane filtering into law this year — as states that
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May flew by as all the other months and there was a lot going on in May 2024. Bikers Inside the Beltway was a huge success. Thanks in part to everyone who participated in going to Washington D.C and meeting with all the members there. For the 2nd year in a row, ALL 435 members
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Our very own Ed & Fuzy was in Washington DC this past weekend!!! This week bikers from across the nation descended on Capitol Hill. The 2024 Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s (MRF) Bikers Inside the Beltway was the largest in the 15-year history of the event! Motorcyclists from 37 states made the trip to Washington, D.C. to
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Celebrating 100 years with our fellow bikers at AMA HQ in Pickerington Ohio from 5 to 9pm The weather has been a nail biter this entire week but SO FAR as of this post the weather looks good. If you are in the area please stop out and say Hi to Region 9 and your
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The “Roadshow” is the Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s (MRF) unofficial nickname for the time we spend visiting States from the first of the year through our arrival in Washington D.C. for Bikers Inside the Beltway. Getting out into the States and meeting with bikers is a critical part of what MRF Board Members do. Listening to
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This week the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notified Tesla that the company must provide additional information about a recent software recall and update of the Autopilot feature. The recall was announced in December of 2023 and was intended to improve Tesla’s driver-engagement systems, which are used to monitor whether drivers are safely operating
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Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate are again trying to push back on new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules compelling over half of all new vehicles sold to be electric by 2032. The new bills, H.J. Res 136 and S.J. Res 75 would overturn the rules announced in April by the EPA. These
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Support From H. Res. 1179 This week, the leadership of the House Motorcycle Caucus introduced H. Res. 1179, expressing support for the designation of May 2024 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg (MI), Rep. Troy Balderson (OH), Rep. Michael Burgess (TX), Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ), and Rep. Derrick Van Orden
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