February 13, 2011 3:09 AM PST
Is this blatant discrimination against motorcycle owners, drivers, and motorcycle passengers?
Georgia State Motorcycle Vehicle Checkpoints will begin operations on March 3, 2011
For example, in the case of the new California laws, even the American Motorcycle Association AMA did not point out these things, but just how discriminating can a state or federal motor vehicle law become that is obviously focused against motorcycles?
The law doesn't say anything about other types of licensed motor vehicles.
Who says that cars and trucks can't be loud or conforming to some obscure regulation required only in the State of Georgia?
Is this is how the AMA protects the rights of motorcycle owners, drivers and passenger riders?
As many of you know, the State of Georgia recently received over $70,000.00 from the NSTB for Motorcycle ONLY Safety Check Points.
They will stop all Motorcycles at these Check Points entering or passing through the State of Georgia.
The Georgia State Check Points would start operations in early March 3, 2011 to deliberately coincide with the Daytona Bike Week event when thousands of motorcycles converge on Daytona Beach Florida.
Most points of entry to Florida will be involved along major Interstate Highways and some obviously well traveled back roads.
Georgia State Troopers are eagerly anticipating the motorcycles to be tested beginning on March 3, 2011 in order to take advantage of the additional flow of Motorcycle traffic through the Georgia State highway system.
Officers conducting the safety check points have been trained in what to check for so be sure you,
* have all of your credentials,
* motorcycle ownership documents,
* motorcycle safety inspection certificates,
* motorcycle stickers on your license plates,
* Motorcycle tax stamps,
* and that all of your documents and your motorcycle are conforming to the specific laws of the Georgia State Department of Transportation so that all of your paper work and your motorcycle are in order.
If all this is not in order then you can be written a warning ticket, a violation with a fined amount payable on the spot, or your motorcycle can be seized until everything is in order.
Obviously this is just a way to increase citation and fine based revenues, so do all you can to avoid adding to the Georgia State Department of Transportation Highway Funds.
It is possible that Georgia State Department of Transportation Highway officials may require you to open your motorcycle trailer to inspect the contents for motorcycle related violations
These officials will need a search warrant to do this trailer search and may get you to voluntarily open your trailer so that no search warrant is necessary.
There are many motorcyclists who trailer into Georgia and ride into Florida from here.
You may wish to change your plans and trailer on through to Florida by a route which bypasses the State of Georgia entirely.
