From: Ohio Department of Public Safety COLUMBUS – Ohio drivers should expect to see more motorcycle riders on the road as peak riding season gets underway, according to Motorcycle Ohio, a division of the Ohio Traffic Safety Office. Motorcycle Ohio is raising awareness about motorcycle safety ahead of National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May. “There
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Your Abate of Ohio Board unanimously voted approval to move forward with getting an Organizational License Plate that would be the new Abate of Ohio Logo! I am SO excited!! All of your Region Directors should now have the petition forms and a FAQ sheet if you have questions. I will clear up a few
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This report is 18 pages long so I am not going to try to copy and past all that. I am hoping I can put the link in the next box and it works. Let me know if it doesn’t and I can email you a copy! https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813560 Remember to slow down, be aware of
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Hey Everyone, well by now I think we have all gotten lucky enough to take our bike out on a ride. Hopefully a long one instead of a short one. So I have a question: Did you check your bike out before you headed out? Did you check yourself? So she has been sitting most
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This week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its final 2022 Fatality Analysis Reporting System traffic crash data. NHTSA reported 42,514 total fatalities in the U.S. in 2022. That is a 1.7% decrease from the previous year. However, the final numbers show mixed results for motorcyclists. Sadly, overall rider deaths on our nation’s
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Hello Abate Friends!!! I want to introduce myself as your new Safety & Education Director for Abate of Ohio. Most all of you know me by now but I have been involved in Abate of Ohio for over 9 years. In that time, I’ve met so many wonderful people and have made lifelong friends. Thank
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Last week, Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Vice President Jay Jackson and D.C. Lobbyist Rocky Fox visited the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) at its crash test center 100 miles outside Washington, D.C. in Ruckersville, Virginia. The IIHS is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries, and property damage from
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HOW DO YOU MAKE A 1919 INDIAN SCOUT GO NEARLY 200 MPH?Get Burt Munro to ride for you, that is if you caught him before he passed. He did the speedthing in 1967 after turning a 600cc engine into a 1000cc engine. The original 600cc v-twin withside valves together with a hand change gearbox had
