One of the top recent success stories for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has been the passage of Resolutions in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, denouncing the practice of profiling motorcyclists by law enforcement. One key partner in achieving these two victories was the Motorcycle Profiling Project (MPP), which conducts an annual survey of motorcyclists nationwide on this topic. The survey’s data has been acknowledged directly within the federal legislation and proved invaluable to its passage.
The MPP survey is not for motorcyclists who have been profiled; it is for everyone who has an opinion on the topic of motorcyclist profiling. The survey is renewed annually with changes to the questions to keep it relevant. The MPP survey needs more than 10,000 people to participate each year, to maintain its margin of error at less than 1%. All active motorcyclists should take this simple five (5) question survey each year to help maintain our successes and help with future legislation.
The resolutions passed in the House of Representatives and the Senate were intended to advise states to address the issue of motorcyclist profiling. So far, five (5) states have passed laws making it illegal to initiate a stop simply because someone is on a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle attire. Several other states have bills pending or awaiting introduction in upcoming legislative sessions. You can support these efforts by taking the MPP survey each and every year using the button below.
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