AB695: Vehicles: motorcycles: safety helmets: exceptions.

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Meanwhile, ABATE’s AB 695 authored by Assemblyman Chris Norby, to

repeal California’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law, is set for its first hearing in the Assembly Transportation Committee on

April 25, at 1:30 pm in Room 4202.

AB695: Vehicles: motorcycles: safety helmets: exceptions.

Existing law requires a driver and a passenger to wear a safety Helmet meeting certain requirements when riding on a motorcycle,

This bill would exempt from this requirement a driver who is 18 Years of age or older who has either completed a motorcyclist safety Training program, or has been authorized to operate a vehicle Pursuant to a valid class M1 license or endorsement, or a comparable License from another jurisdiction, for 2 years or more.
Our other bill, AB 1047, to Stop MOTORCYCLE ONLY Checkpoints,
authored by the Vice Chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee,
Kevin Jefferies, is set to be heard in April, also in the Assembly Transportation Committee.
Our bill will prohibit the CA Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) from issuing grants
to law enforcement agencies to stage MOTORCYCLE ONLY Checkpoints
and also require the OTS to conduct audits of the safety checkpoint grants
to insure that law enforcement is complying!

This will be a major victory for motorcycle riders, who are being
singled out for profiling. We will need letters and emails on this bill as well!
Stay tuned and look for our action alerts for what you can do to stop
this disgraceful discrimination against bikers!
Plan on attending the Freedom & Motorcycle Rally at the state capitol on May 23rd. In Sacramento on the south Capitol steps from 11:00 to 1:00.
As we have done in the past, there will be “Sponsored” free motorcycle parking on the North side of N Street Between 10th & 14th Streets.
Parking will be reserved from 8 am to 6:00 pm. Local 6 has donated $25. towards the rental of these meters from the City of Sacramento.

John Del Santo
"QUESTION AUTHORITY"
      Benjamin Franklin