MRF News

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 speeding, […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]