Last week, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) submitted comments to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on a proposed survey of biker’s thoughts on motorcycle avoidance technology. The MRF submitted comments highlighting two areas of a proposed survey that we feel should not be ignored. First, we pointed out that any survey should be […]
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Joint Congressional Resolutions to Block CAFE Friday, Congressman Tim Walberg of Michigan, the Co-Chair of the House Motorcycle Caucus, introduced a bill aimed at stopping the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from enacting new rules on “Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency
Bob Davis, Makenzi Martin, and the AMA Crew A huge thank you goes out the AMA for allowing Abate of Ohio and the MRF to set up booths a this most recent Vintage Days at no charge. We were allowed to set up Thursday afternoon and hit the ground running Friday & Saturday morning. Hopefully
Unsafe At Any Speed This week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the rollout of a national campaign entitled “Speeding Catches Up with You.” In the coming weeks, advertisements on television, radio and digital platforms will draw attention to the consequences of speeding. In 2022, according to NHTSA, 29% of traffic fatalities involved
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I cannot be more thrilled to hear that my Friend, Mentor, Counsel, and ALL around one of the GREAT GUYs was appointed to the Motorcycle Advisory Council. There is NO ONE better suited to be on this council! S. Hill MRF Ohio Rep MRF VP Jay JacksonAppointed To Federal Panel This week, Jay Jackson, Vice
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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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