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Freedom Rally Press Release
A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois members and motorcycle enthusiasts from throughout the entire state of Illinois came together Sunday, May 4th 2008 to celebrate Freedom of the Road and to officially kick-off Motorcycle Awareness Month. More - PDF Legislative Alert - Call to Action! Call Your State Representative Ask Them To: VOTE NO on HB 473 This bill would allow the Governor to transfer funds from, among others, the Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund and the Off Highway Trails Fund to the state's general fund. This bill was a benign Funds Transparency bill when introduced in the House. In one day, voting along party lines, the Senate amended and passed this bill to allow the funds transfers. The amended HB 473 has been placed on the House calendar for a vote of concurrence. Please Contact Your State Representative And Ask Them To Vote No On HB 473. Motorcycle Riders Foundation Washington Update 11-April-08 Washington DC has seen some more bikers from all over the country the past few weeks. Accompanied by the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF), ABATEs of Ohio, Colorado and Illinois have all recently been to DC to visit with their legislators. All of the groups have been highly effective briefing Members of the House and Senate on all of the current issues pertaining to motorcycling such as HIPAA (HR 1076 and S616), Mary Peters, and Right to Repair (HR 2694). MRF Strongly Opposes US DOT Attack on Training Funds 16 February 2008 The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has learned that United States Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters sent letters to Capitol Hill with draft legislation outlining her intention to raid the 2010 motorcycle training and awareness funds set aside by Congress in the last Highway Bill (PL 109-59). Peters announced on Thursday, February 14 that she would like to see the earmarked training and awareness funds made available to promote the use of helmets in individual states.MORE 26 February 2008 The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is taking action in light of what appears to be an alarming trend with high-level government agency and cabinet-level appointees of President George W. Bush. MORE
Motorcycle Crash Statistics
364K - PDF Document number - DOT HS 810 834 Distributed by NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration This report primarily covers Fatal Two-Vehicle Motorcycle Crashes for the year 2005. However, for comparison purposes information on other motorcycle crash types and preceding years (2001-2004) is included. Attention Chapter Membership Coordinators When signing up or renewing members please check to see that the Congressional / Senatorial / Representative Districts section is filled out correctly. You can verify this information by going to www.congress.org and checking districts using their address. Also See:
Right of Way Violation
Form / Sample Letter (Word doc) - for use in requesting the state's attorney office in your community prosecute a case to the maximum allowed by law. Please be polite, accurate with facts, and sign as an individual, not as the opinion of ABATE of Illinois. Please also provide a copy to either ABATE Legislative Department or ABATE Legal Services. State Meeting Minutes Available to ABATE members Check out the great ABATE State Party and Freedom By Choice Run video interviews on the Cruisin' Illinois website.
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Legislative Sections
Updates & Alerts State Issues 13-APRIL-08Events 13-APRIL-08 2008 Awareness Month and PR Materials 01-MAR-08 State Party Flyer Chapter Shift Sign Up Form 26-FEB-08 ABATE 2008 Special Event License Plates 26-FEB-08 Annual Raffle Seven Great Prizes  Grand Prize 2008 Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe Anniversary Model, Limited Edition 2008 Events and Meetings - PDF
Da'Bear
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MRF Young Activist Scholarship Fund
Biker "Freedom Fighting" activists have recognized for some time that our membership and leaders are aging, and that there is a need to encourage younger people to become involved in motorcyclists' rights. To that end, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation has created a scholarship fund to recognize deserving candidates who are a minimum of 18 years old and not over 30 years of age who otherwise may not be able to attend the MRF's Meeting of the Minds conference. |
Related Websites of Interest
Motorcycle Riders Foundation - American Motorcyclist Association
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