Sunday, September 15, 2013

Help Inform People on How To Fight Non Conforming Helmets

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igeon Forge Police Department
P.O. Box 1350
225 Pine Mountain Road
Pigeon Forge, TN 37868
Phone: 865-453-9063 (non-emergency)
Fax: 865-453-7211
pd@cityofpigeonforge.com
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The Police of Pigeon Forge Tennessee are issuing tickets to motorcycle riders who are wearing what They consider Non – DOT Helmets.
We know these tickets can be beat in court. In most cases it is cost prohibited for those ticketed to return to do so. The police know this and it seems they have found a way to rip off visiting riders.
Scott Cochran of U.S. Rider News had some of the people attending an event he was putting on in Maryville ride through Pigeon Forge and get ticketed.
He is interested in doing an article on what happened. This would be a good opportunity for BOLT members to write something on the issue and send it to him.
Scott is a good publisher and has printed many articles on rights issues and would be a good contact for anyone to have.
He can be reached at scottc@usridernews.com . The business phone is (478) 237-3761