Beginner motorcyclists are often taught to drive defensively because the road is full of two-ton four-wheel weapons. More often than not, that two-ton car is a weapon metaphor is just that, a metaphor. But some car drivers have purposefully tried to hit motorcyclists. Earlier this year a man in Oakland purposefully swerved his van into [...]
We all know the arguments and the people behind the push both in favor and against mandatory helmet laws for motorcyclists. The interesting play in the political world can be entertaining if it were not for the fact that the consequences are so dire for riders. Democrat or Republican does not make much of a [...]
Ok, going fast is fun. It’s really fun. It’s what sport bikes were designed to do. But before you pull back the throttle and kiss traffic goodbye, here are a few things that you should know about speeding. More than a third of fatal crashes involve motorcycles that were speeding. The average speeding ticket in [...]
A federal lawmaker has introduced legislation to prevent the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from giving money to states and local jurisdictions for motorcycle-only checkpoints, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. On March 3, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) introduced the bill. The legislation, with original co-sponsors Reps. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) and Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), would [...]
Legislation that would exempt kids’ dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) from the “lead law” that effectively bans them at the end of the year is gaining momentum on Capitol Hill, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. There are now 50 co-sponsors to H.R. 412: The Kids Just Want to Ride Act, which was introduced by [...]
The U.S. Interior Department’s new “Wild Lands” land-use policy was sharply criticized during a congressional hearing on March 1, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. The policy could close millions of acres of federal land to responsible motorized recreation. Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter argued that, with the new policy, the Interior Department “has circumvented [...]
Back in October, I reported on motorcycle-only checkpoints that were not only common practice in some states, but were funded by a federal grant program. Our readers were quite vocal in their dismay at such a practice. Well, here we go again. The Georgia State Patrol plans on conducting motorcycle-only traffic checkpoints. The concern is [...]
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