Posts Categorized In: Motorcycles

The Road to Zero Initiative Advances in the U.S. – Motorcyclists Play an Important Role Motorcycle Riders Foundation WASHINGTON, DC – In October, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) unveiled a new initiative dedicated to eliminating all traffic-related deaths in thirty years. “Road to Zero” is the concept that achieving zero traffic-related deaths is achievable… Read More

The Motorcycle Relief Project is a nonprofit organization that provides relief to veterans with PTSD and other injuries by taking them on multi-day motorcycle adventure tours. Their mission is to honor and encourage veterans while providing them with opportunities to decompress, get unstuck, and connect with other veterans. For more information and to see how… Read More

Motorcycle Riders Foundation – For Immediate Release 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 concerning article appeared citing a rise in head injuries in Michigan and attributed this to the State’s 2012… Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from ABATE of Michigan September 16, 2016 Contact: Vince Consiglio (248) 672-0957 Jim Rhoades (734) 578-6144 http://www.abateofmichigan.org/ Facts Instead of Fiction on Michigan’s Helmet Law Modification In recent months many advocates of mandatory helmet laws have attacked Michigan’s ADULT CHOICE motorcycle helmet law passed in 2012. In these “reports” the claim is… Read More

For Immediate Release from Motorcycle Riders Foundation 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 State Legislature was fatally injured when a pickup truck turned directly into his lane. It is… Read More

For Immediate Release from the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, Washington, DC WASHINGTON, DC – The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) held its annual meeting 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 state highway safety officials and advocates… Read More

We received the following from Megan Ekstrom of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation in Washington D.C. August 30, 2016 UPDATE & CALL TO ACTION – Motorcycle Profiling Earlier this month you should have received an email from your MRF asking you to seek out your elected officials over the August break asking them to co-sponsor House… Read More

Frank Lamothe Richard Martin are avid motorcycle riders and they understand motorcycle dynamics, physics and motorcycle law. LLF supports several motorcycle safety organizations including Road Guardian, Accident Scene Management, Motorcycle Safety Foundation, ABATE of Louisiana, Inc., and the Motorcycle Riders Foundation. Here’s a recent article from the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, “Maryland Becomes Second State to… Read More