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Monday, April 12, 2010

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:National mandatory motorcycle helmet law

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http://www.examiner.com/x-4702-Motorcycle-Travel-Examiner~y2010m4d18-National-mandatory-motorcycle-helmet-law National mandatory motorcycle helmet law April 18, 5:43 PM Motorcycle Travel ExaminerPatty Davis
Motorcycle Riders Foundation, with headquarters in D.C., fights for the rights of motorcyclists. www.mrf.org
Related articles Legislating the motorcycle industry out of existence Motorcyclists as political activists Motorcycle vacations and interstate travel It looks like the United States Senate is opening up the debate regarding a National Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Law again. A recent press release and alert from the Motorcycle Riders Foundation states:
"The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has learned that, in a hearing held this week by the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) repeatedly called for a national mandatory helmet law. The hearing, entitled “Opportunities to Improve Highway Safety,” focused on areas that need improvement when it comes to the landscape of highway injuries and fatalities.
In his opening statement, Lautenberg said that there should be a mandatory motorcycle helmet law for all riders in America. This is typical for the 86-year-old senator. He has routinely attempted to put a federal mandatory helmet law in place before. Lautenberg currently chairs or sits on every single senate committee that has jurisdiction over roads and road safety.
During this hearing, Lautenberg was not alone in his quest for an all-rider federal helmet law. As expected, the spokesperson for the Advocates for Highway Safety also voiced their opinion that a national helmet law is a good idea."
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF), incorporated in 1987, is a membership-based national motorcyclists’ rights organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The MRF monitors and when necessary, sways federal legislation and regulatory action that pertains to street riders. The MRF concerns itself with what is going on in the arena of motorcycling safety education, training, licensing, and public awareness. The MRF provides members and state motorcyclists’ rights organizations with direction and information to protect motorcyclists’ rights and motorcycling.
So folks, what’s next? Will the diet police come to your home and demand you eat only healthy foods? Will someone monitor your workouts to make sure you are active enough but yet not over doing the exercises?
We have already seen personal right infringements around the country with bans on saturated fats, guns, and smoking.
When we allow government to take away one freedom, we are opening up the door for them to take other freedoms. So, after the mandatory helmet law is enacted, what will be next? Perhaps some day it may even be illegal to even own a motorcycle.