04-23-18

MRF April 2018 Update

By Andy Kelly
The National Governors Association (NGA) has issued their latest report “State Strategies to Reduce Highway and Traffic Fatalities and Injuries” and called it “A Roadmap for States.” All the statistics in this report are from 2016 and it sadly reported there was an increase of 5.6 % in fatalities in 2016 over 2015.
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03-08-18

MRF March 2018 Update

By Andy Kelly
I feel a lot of people in Pennsylvania already know this but Congressman Bill Shuster, who represents the 9th district, announced he is stepping down at the end of his term in Congress. As most of us know Congressman Shuster is Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. read more...

03-08-18

33rd ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AND LEGISLATIVE SEMINAR UPDATE

Harrisburg, PA – The Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE of PA) hosted its annual Leadership and Legislative Seminar on January 26, 27, 2018 at the Red Lion Hotel in Harrisburg, PA. The event attracted a crowd of 406 politically active motorcyclists from Pennsylvania and surrounding states, in a tradition of successful meetings and fundraising for BikePAC, the motorcyclist political action committee. read more...

02-05-18

33rd ANNUAL LEADERSHIP AND LEGISLATIVE SEMINAR

By Carol "Popcorn" Umbenhauer
Harrisburg, PA - The Alliance of Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE of PA) hosted its annual Leadership and Legislative Seminar on January 26, 27, 2018 at the Red Lion Hotel in Harrisburg, PA. The event attracted a crowd of 406 politically active motorcyclists from Pennsylvania and surrounding states, in a tradition of successful meetings and fundraising for BikePAC, the motorcyclist political action committee. read more...

02-05-18

MRF February Update

By Andy Kelly
At the time I am writing this 2017 is coming to an end. I will take this opportunity to write about what the MRF has accomplished this year. read more...

01-14-18

STATE POOL TOURNAMENT PLANNED

By Joe Dixon
ABATE of PA chapters are presently holding their pool tournament to decide who will represent them at the District shoot offs. Then each district will be sending their winners to the state pool tournament. The state pool tournament will take place on Saturday, February 17, 2018. read more...

01-14-18

MRF January Update

By Andy Kelly
Let’s begin with self-driving/autonomous vehicles. In the beginning of November Senator John Thune, from South Dakota, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee and three other Senators introduced Bill S.1588, “American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies Act” or the “AV START ACT.” read more...

01-14-18

PMSP Signs New $31 Million Dollar Contract with Total Control of California

By Charles C. Umbenhauer
Here is the announcement that relates to the new contract for the PA Motorcycle Safety Program. While I had predicted for months now that Total Control would get awarded the contract, I did not suspect that they would get the largest contract of its kind at a cost of $31 million that will be paid by motorcyclists surcharges on learners permits and licenses. read more...

11-26-17

MRF December Update

By Andy Kelly
Recently Megan Ekstrom, Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Relations, for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) sent out an email about an actual case in California about profiling.
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11-05-17

MRF November Update

By Andy Kelly
This year, the Meeting of the Minds Conference was held in Williamsburg, VA, just a couple of hours down Interstate 95 from Pennsylvania if that’s the route you preferred but there are so many beautiful backs roads that Bert and I prefer to take and did. There were six people in attendance from ABATE of PA. They were Mark “Radar” Mitchell, Harper and Janine Shoap, Frank Carbone, Bert Kelly, and me. read more...