Gael Noriega was ticketed last month for reckless driving. Noriega is only 6, so I’m guessing that reckless is the only way that he knows how to drive. Still, police in Ciudad Jerez decided to give the boy a ticket after he crashed his gas-powered minibike into an SUV. But the police weren’t satisfied with [...]
Motorcyclists in New Hampshire will be able to crank their engines no matter where they are in the state. A Superior Court Judge ruled that individual cities do not have the power to impose limits on motorcycle noise that are more strict than state laws. “If each town in New Hampshire had the authority to [...]
For the last two years motorcyclists have argued that motorcycle checkpoints were a form of profiling and violated their constitutional rights. A federal judge in New York disagreed. Judge Gary Sharpe ruled today that the motorcycle checkpoints in New York’s main focus was to keep people safe and that they did not impede on anyone’s [...]
Maine has just adopted a new standard to measure the noise your motorcycle makes. Maine is just one state that has a law against motorcycle noise, but they are the first in the region to adopt the SAE J2825 standard. Which is a good thing, sort of. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J2825 stationary [...]
On Wednesday, motorcycle riding Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill to regulate motorcycle noise. But before anyone gets up in arms about the “man” taking away his freedom, you should know that similar laws have been in place since 1983. Really, the only thing that changes when Senate Bill 435 goes into effect is that [...]
Depending on where you ride, you’re going to have different rules to follow. This can make a multiple state trip a little confusing. Here’s a little guide to help you on your cross country journey. Motorcycle Helmet Laws by the numbers. 4 – The number of state where there is no helmet law. 20 – [...]
There is not a more hotly debated issue in motorcycling than helmet laws. Motorcyclists often argue vehemently that the decision whether or not to wear a helmet is completely a matter of individual choice. On the other hand, state and federal governments consistently argue that safety trumps individual choice. There is, however, a huge third [...]
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) has introduced language that would exempt youth off-highway vehicles (OHVs) from the lead law that effectively bans the sale of these machines at the end of the year, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. Senate Amendment 264, co-sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), would exempt youth OHVs from the lead-content [...]
In a few short months, a four-decades old mandatory helmet law could come to an end in Michigan. Legislation has been introduced to both the House and the Senate which would no longer require Michiganites to wear helmets. AAA says that repealing the helmet law would cause more traffic fatalities, and raise insurance costs. AAA [...]
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