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• More DoT Guidance Issued Relating to Cyber Security & Driverles

  by RevBigJohn October 27, 2016
  More DoT Guidance Issued Relating to Cyber Security & Driverless Vehicles;Critics Voice Concerns WASHINGTON, DC – Despite the year winding down, the Obama Administration continues to be active on issues that af...
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• Industry-Funded Publication Makes Claims About

  by RevBigJohn October 16, 2016
  Industry-Funded Publication Makes Claims About Effects of Helmet Law in Michigan; Fails to Connect the Data to the Claim WASHINGTON, DC – In the recently issued publication, “Status Report,” a conce...
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• Department of Transportation Unveils ‘Road to Zero’

  by RevBigJohn October 7, 2016
  For Immediate Release October 5, 2016 Department of Transportation Unveils ‘Road to Zero’ Sets Lofty Goal of Achieving Zero Traffic Deaths by 2030 ...
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• Federal Guidance Released on Autonomous Vehicles

  by RevBigJohn October 4, 2016
  Federal Guidance Released on Autonomous Vehicles; Questions Remain About States’ Role WASHINGTON, DC – Over the last several months, an influx of companies have announced plans to pursue the creation and ...

• Facts Instead of Fiction on Michigan’s Helmet Law Modification

  by RevBigJohn September 17, 2016
  Lawmaker killed by motorist, “right of way violation.” Facts Instead of Fiction on Michigan’s Helmet Law Modification   In recent months many advocates of mandatory helmet laws have attacked Michi...

• State Legislator in Fatal Motorcycle Crash;

  by RevBigJohn September 16, 2016
  State Legislator in Fatal Motorcycle Crash; Details Raise Questions About Strategies to Address Motorcycle Safety   WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Pete Pettalia, a lawmaker who served in the Michigan S...

• 2015 Crash Data Released; Increase in Motorcyclist Fatalities

  by RevBigJohn September 2, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC – This week, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) released 2015 data concerning motor vehicle crashes and fatalities. This data also included information on motorcyclist fatalities. The data comes from NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System...

• Government Study Announced on Motorcycle Conspicuity

  by RevBigJohn August 30, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC – The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) held its annual meeting this week in Seattle, WA. The theme for this year’s event emphasized the importance of safe driving behavior in an era of rapid technological advancement. More than 500...

• The RFS Standard and the Next President

  by RevBigJohn August 19, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC– Over the past several years, motorcyclists have shown an increasing interest in the politics surrounding ethanol, and more specifically, the Renewable Fuel Standard. Congress adopted the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in 2005 and expanded it in 2007. Th...

• Kim Rhode

  by RevBigJohn August 18, 2016
  Kim Rhode, the FIRST WOMAN and first Summer Olympian to medal in SIX consecutive Olympics. You'd think the glass ceiling crowd would be all over that, right? Not so much. She won those medals with a gun and is an outspoken supporter of the 2nd Amendment. Rhode began competing in skeet at ...
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• MOTM Early Registration Deadline is Rapidly Approaching

  by RevBigJohn August 16, 2016
  Washington, DC - Have you registered yet?  The early registration deadline is only one week away.  You must pre-register by August 22nd to receive the early member registration rate of $80.  We hope that you will join us in Oklahoma City, OK for the 2...

• PennDOT Wants to Hear from You

  by RevBigJohn August 12, 2016
  PennDOT Wants to Hear from You  PennDOT is seeking motorists’ input on highway safety, traffic safety enforcement and driving behaviors through an online survey at www.penndot.gov/safety. The brief survey focuses on highway safety issues such as seat belts, impaired driving, speed...
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• CORRECTED: MRF’s Jay Jackson Elected to Serve on Executive Comm

  by RevBigJohn August 11, 2016
  MRF’s Jay Jackson Elected to Serve on Executive Committee for State Motorcycle Safety Administrators Association   WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA) annou...

• Jay Jackson Elected to Serve on Executive Committee for State M

  by RevBigJohn August 10, 2016
  MRF’s Jay Jackson Elected to Serve on Executive Committee for State Motorcycle Safety Administrators Association WASHINGTON, DC - This week, the State Motorcycle Safety Administrators (SMSA) announced the resul...

• New Law Gives Drivers Safe Option to ‘Ride on Red’ in PA.

  by RevBigJohn August 5, 2016
  Motorcyclists and other drivers who are stuck at unresponsive traffic lights will soon have the option to proceed with caution through the intersection. Originally intended only for motorcycles, which often fail to trigger traffic lights due to their smaller size, the law was expanded to apply ...
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• Driverless Car Manufacturers Await Guidance from Agency,

  by RevBigJohn August 5, 2016
  Driverless Car Manufacturers Await Guidance from Agency, Motorcyclists Raise Concerns, Questions WASHINGTON, DC – Over the last several months, we’ve seen more and more companies announce plans ...

• Vision Zero & The Motorcyclist

  by RevBigJohn July 22, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC– In the late nineties, Europeans saw a flurry of activity surrounding a new concept referred to as “Vision Zero,” which was intended to achieve a highway system with no (or ‘zero’) fatalities or serious injuries. While the object...
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• Motorcyclist Governor Mike Pence as Running Mate

  by RevBigJohn July 16, 2016
  Presidential Candidate Donald Trump NamesMotorcyclist Governor Mike Pence as Running Mate WASHINGTON, DC – Speculation on who would be Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s possible Vice-Presid...

• June’s Supreme Court Decision & Motorcycle Profiling

  by RevBigJohn July 7, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC– As many Americans are recovering from 4th of July festivities – unpacking their picnic baskets, traveling back home after a long weekend, or putting their red, white and blue away until Labor Day. So it’s ironic that a week prior to the day that millions of A...
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• Happy Independence Day

  by RevBigJohn July 3, 2016
  Freedom. The word will be invoked this weekend all across America. Independence Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence signed July 4, 1776. The signing of this document embodies this very word. Freedom from the British Empire, freedom from total...
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• The ‘Connected’ Motorcycle & its Place in Future Technology

  by RevBigJohn July 1, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC – As cities around the nation continue to experience increases in commute times, accidents, and fatalities, we are seeing more policymakers turn to technology as a potential solution. Over the next thirty years, America’s population is projec...

• ABATE OF MICHIGAN SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT

  by RevBigJohn June 22, 2016
  Facts Instead of Fiction on Michigan's Helmet Law Modification In recent weeks, many advocates of mandatory helmet laws have attacked Michigan’s ADULT CHOICE motorcycle helmet law passed in 2012.  In these &ldq...

• What Might Happen if Every Day Was ‘Ride to Work’ Day?

  by RevBigJohn June 21, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC– Today is the 25th anniversary of “Ride to Work Day.” For those unfamiliar, this is an annual event that promotes motorcycling as an option for commuting to work. It’s estimated that a very small sliver of the population uses moto...
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• Erie PA. food vendors

  by RevBigJohn June 19, 2016
   Local food vendors and restaurateurs expressed frustration when a single out-of-town vendor was contracted to serve up the food around Perry Square for the thousands of bikers expected to roll into Erie for Roar on the Shore, scheduled for July 13-17. Those wanting a taste of Erie, however, ne...
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• Members of Congress Call on DOT to Include MRF & SMRO Participa

  by RevBigJohn June 18, 2016
  Members of Congress Call on DoT to Include MRF & SMRO Participation on the Newly Reestablished Motorcyclist Advisory Council WASHINGTON, DC– This week, twenty elected officials from eleven different states issued a letter addressed to the Federal Highway Administration housed under the ...

• The MRF Supports Ride to Work Day

  by RevBigJohn June 15, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC– Next Monday will mark the 25th anniversary of “Ride to Work Day,” an annual event that promotes the motorcycle as an option for commuting to work. Since 1992, this event has been organized by the Ride to Work organization aiming to increase public awareness o...
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• EPA Holds Public Hearing on Renewable Fuel Standard; MRF Testif

  by RevBigJohn June 9, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC– Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public hearing in Kansas City, MO concerning the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), also referred to as ethanol mandates, and allowed interested parties the opportunity to testify regarding how t...

• TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TESTIFIES ON HIGHWAY BILL IMPLEMENTATI

  by RevBigJohn June 8, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senator John Thune (R-SD), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened a hearing concerning the implementation of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act or FAST Act. The FAST Act is a bi-part...

• U.S. Department of Transportation Reminds People to ‘Share the

  by RevBigJohn June 3, 2016
  WASHINGTON, DC – Though this week marked the end of May’s “Motorcycle Awareness Month” the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Assistant Secretary Greg Winfree reminded everyone to keep an eye out for motorcyclists.   Assistant Secr...

• GHSA REPORT ADVOCATES FOR UNIVERSAL HELMET LAW…AGAIN

  by RevBigJohn May 26, 2016
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