Joined: May 01, 2007 Posts: 117 Location: Stillwater
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject: Freedom ain't worth nuthin' but its free
this seemed important to me, sorry its sooooo long. even if you choose to wear a helmet they are still after our freedom.
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Hello, Freedom Fighters--
Some of you might have seen this trumpeted on the TV Media already this week. Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), both pro-Insurance Industry Lobbying Groups, are pushing the latest Press Release from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which calls for Mandatory Universal Helmet Laws NATIONWIDE! Read the NTSB Press Release below, along with the accompanying info from the Insurance Industry--they contains erroneous information which will outrage you, especially the idea of this Governmental Agency turning its back on Rider Education and focusing on a false approach to Crash Survivability as opposed to Crash Prevention.
Once again, we're assaulted with disinformation distributed by Lobbyist Fronts influencing the Government Bureaucracy. Their dismissal of Rider Education Training says it all: These organizations are committed to a National Helmet Law in accordance with their Political Agenda, and "Safety" has nothing to do with it. Their summary comment about "what's missing is the Political Will and "Leadership" to make it happen" belies their concern for improving Motorcycling Quality Of Life. Their orientation is all about Politics, Money and Control. Any "Leadership" which would ignore the value of Rider Education is BANKRUPT Leadership! We need to fight them like HELL!! I find it ironic that this Press Release emerged on the Anniversary of the Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks on our Nation--this underscores our charge to "Support and Defend the Constitution of the United States against ALL Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!" It looks very much like we'll be faced with a serious battle next year, both on the State and National level, and all of us will need to keep informed, aware and active if we're to successfully defend our Freedom Of Choice against callous agencies willing to subvert our Liberties to advance their Profit Margin!
Fight the Power,
Tiger Mike
ABATE of Oklahoma
"Those who would sacrifice Essential Liberty to obtain a little Temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety!" --Benjamin Franklin
Washington, DC-The National Transportation Safety Board
today issued recommendations to states to require all
motorcyclists and their passengers to wear Department of
Transportation Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
218-compliant helmets.
Currently, only 20 states, the District of Columbia, and 4
territories have universal helmet laws requiring all riders
to wear a helmet. Twenty-seven states and 1 territory have
partial laws that require minors and/or passengers to wear
such helmets. Three states have no helmet laws.
"The facts are very clear- head injuries are a leading cause
of deaths in motorcycle crashes," said NTSB Chairman Mark V.
Rosenker. "The most important step riders can take in terms
of protecting themselves and staying alive is to wear a DOT- compliant
helmet every time they ride."
FMVSS 218-compliant helmets are designed with a hard outer
shell, an impact-attenuating liner, and a retention system
to protect the head, especially the brain, in a variety of
impact scenarios.
"Universal helmet laws have proven effective in the
mitigation of injuries and the prevention of fatalities.
Implementing these recommendations will take strong
leadership in the States," Rosenker said. "I hope that the
Governors and legislative leaders in the States will act
promptly and decisively to implement the universal helmet
laws recommended today by the Board."
Since 1997, motorcycle fatalities have increased 127
percent. Last year, 4,810 motorcyclists died in crashes,
and accounted for more than 10 percent of all motor vehicle
crash fatalities.
Last September, the Safety Board held a public forum and
gathered information on ongoing motorcycle research and
initiatives, as well as countermeasures that may reduce the
likelihood of motorcycle accidents and fatalities. The
meeting included participants representing government,
motorcycle manufacturers, motorcyclist associations, state
motorcycle rights organizations, researchers, trauma
physicians, law enforcement, and insurance companies.
As a result of today's meeting, the National Transportation
Safety Board issued the following recommendations:
To the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
Reprioritize the National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety
recommendations based on objective criteria, including
known safety outcomes.
Following completion of the reprioritization of the
National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety, implement an
action plan for states and others, such as federal
agencies, manufacturers, insurance organizations, and
advocacy groups, to carry out those recommendations
that are determined to be of high priority.
To the Federal Highway Administration:
Following the 2007 Motorcycle Travel Symposium,
develop guidelines for the states to use to gather
accurate motorcycle registrations and motorcycle
vehicle miles traveled data. The guidelines should
include information on the various methods to collect
registrations and vehicle miles traveled data and how
these methods can be put into practice.
To the three states with no motorcycle helmet laws:
Require that all persons shall wear a Department of
Transportation Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
218-compliant motorcycle helmet while riding
(operating), or as a passenger on any motorcycle.
To the 27 states and 1 territory with partial motorcycle
helmet laws:
Amend current laws to require that all persons shall
wear a Department of Transportation Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 218-compliant motorcycle
helmet while riding (operating), or as a passenger on
any motorcycle.
To the 8 states, the District of Columbia, and the 4
territories with universal motorcycle helmet
laws/regulations not specifically requiring FMVSS 218- compliant
helmets:
Amend current laws to specify that all persons shall
wear a Department of Transportation Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 218-compliant motorcycle
helmet while riding (operating), or as a passenger on
any motorcycle.
To all states:
Provide information to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) on the effectiveness of
your motorcycle safety efforts to assist NHTSA with
its effort to reprioritize the National Agenda for
Motorcycle Safety recommendations.
Full copies of the recommendation letters will be available
in a few days on the NTSB website, www.ntsb.gov.
NTSB Media Contact: Terry N. Williams
(202) 314-6100
williat@ntsb. gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2007
CONTACT: Jeremy Gunderson (202) 408-1711 x27
STATEMENT OF
Judith Lee Stone, President
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates)
On
NTSB Motorcycle Safety Recommendations
Today’s recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regarding motorcyclists shows that Congress and state legislatures have a long way to go in protecting both motorcycle riders and the rest of the motoring public. In 2006, 4,810 motorcycle riders were killed, a 5% increase from 2005 and a 127% increase from 1997. Motorcycle fatalities now account for over 10% of all annual fatalities, even though motorcycles make up less that 2% of all registered vehicles and only 0.4% of all vehicle miles traveled.
The single most effective measure to reduce the number of motorcycle fatalities is the use of a helmet. In states with all-rider helmet laws, helmet use is nearly 100%. While helmets do not prevent crashes from occurring, they prevent head and brain injuries significantly during crashes. Today, only 20 states and DC require all motorcycle riders to wear a helmet. 26 states have laws that cover only some riders (i.e., up to age 18 or 21). These age-specific laws are nearly impossible for police officers to enforce and result in much lower helmet use. Advocates is pleased that the NTSB has officially supports state enactment of all-rider motorcycle helmet laws.
Critics of helmet laws cite motorcycle education programs as the answer. However, there is no scientific evidence that motorcycle rider training reduces crash risk and is an adequate substitute for an all-rider helmet law. A review conducted in 1996 by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation concluded that there is "no compelling evidence that rider training is associated with reductions in collisions." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety also support this position. If elimination of risk exposure is not possible, then risk management, in the form of a universal helmet law, is the next best option.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), almost 50 percent of motorcycle crash victims have no private health insurance so taxpayers often pay their medical bills. As states have repealed their helmet laws, helmet use has declined from 71 percent to 58 percent nationally, with deaths and traumatic brain injuries on the rise. In 1992, California ’s all-rider law went into effect resulting in a 40 percent drop in its Medicaid costs and total hospital charges for treatment of motorcycle riders. According to NHTSA, an estimated $13.2 billion was saved from 1984 to 1999 because of motorcycle helmet use. An additional $11.1 billion could have been saved if all motorcyclists had worn helmets.
We are encouraged by NTSB’s announced support for effective state legislative solutions – adoption of all-rider helmet laws in all states without them. We know what works. What’s missing is the political will and leadership to make it happen. _________________ Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
Psalm 98.4 KJV
and if a motorcycle isnt a "joyful noise", what is?
Joined: May 01, 2007 Posts: 117 Location: Stillwater
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:02 pm Post subject:
This is an article from the Tulsa world!
According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Black, 49, of Jay was traveling north on Oklahoma 10 when a pickup driven by Crowder, 60, of Grove pulled into his path about 5:40 a.m. Aug. 24.
Black was thrown from his motorcycle and pinned under the pickup for about 20 minutes.
He had multiple injuries, the OHP said, and was taken by helicopter to a Joplin, Mo., hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The OHP reported that Crowder pulled from a side road onto the highway from the west, into Black's path. The cause of the accident was Crowder's "failure to yield right-of-way," the OHP reported.
Crowder, who was not injured, was not
issued any citations, nor arrested. An OHP spokesman would not say whether he was tested for alcohol or drug use.
Haynes said Thursday that he has not been notified by the state Attorney General's Office that he is to handle the investigation.
Several attempts to contact Crowder by phone this week have been unsuccessful.
Delaware County Commission Chairman Dave Kendrick said Crowder was not taking calls except from his preacher.
"I just know he feels very badly about the accident," Kendrick said. "Crowder phoned me a few hours after the accident, informing me what had happened.
"He just kept repeating, 'Oh, God, let this man be OK. I just hope he's all right,' " Kendrick said. "I don't know what he was doing that early in the morning."
He said Crowder did not attend Monday's commission meeting but has reported to work this week.
Wyant said he wasn't sure whether Crowder would be charged.
"The worst charge I could see being filed . . . would be negligent homicide," he said, "which is a misdemeanor. _________________ Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
Psalm 98.4 KJV
and if a motorcycle isnt a "joyful noise", what is?
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