Colorado Signs Motorcycle Lane-Filtering Legislation into Law
| AMA News, Legislative
Joins California, Utah, Montana and Arizona as states that permit lane filtering PICKERINGTON, Ohio (April 9, 2024) — Colorado has become the fifth state to legalize lane filtering after Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed SB24-079 on April 4, allowing motorcycles to filter ...
Read More no speeding….ever?
| Legislative, MRF News
Earlier this year, a bill was introduced in California requiring “every passenger vehicle, motortruck, and bus manufactured or sold in the state” to be equipped with speed limiter technology, starting with the 2027 model year. According to the bill (SB 961), the ...
Read More Organization Plate
| Region 8
At the most recent Region 8 meeting (04/07/2024), I introduced the members to the new Organizational Plate we are working on for the State (Abate of Ohio) Everyone really liked the idea and I got a lot of signatures for our Petition. ...
Read More right To repair – must be protected
| Legislative, MRF News
Today - Bob Kay, IMA Chairman (MRF) The Right to Repair affects all of us whether we work on our own bikes or have a shop work on them. The information and tools necessary to make repairs must be available to independent ...
Read More AMA Spring bike night
| AMA News
DON'T MISS BIKE NIGHT SATURDAY, MAY 18! The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame invites all motorcyclists and members to its Bike Night on May 18 as part of our 100 Year celebration. Bike Nights bring together motorcyclists of all backgrounds. Join us and enjoy: ...
Read More Organizational license plate
| ABATE News, Featured, Safety & Education
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 ...
Read More Nebraska Modifies Helmet Law
| ABATE News, Legislative, MRF News
Lawmakers in Nebraska last week updated their new helmet law to make life easier for both Nebraska bikers and those traveling through the Cornhusker State. As you may remember, after decades of fighting to let those who ride decide whether to wear ...
Read More NHTSA 2022 Overview of MV Traffic Crashes
| Safety & Education
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 ...
Read More Check your Bike – Check yourself
| Featured, Safety & Education
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 ...
Read More 2022 Crash Statistics NHTSA Report Mixed News For Bikers
| Featured, Safety & Education
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 ...
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