The Masterlink - August 2012

A publication supporting the rights, safety and freedom of all motorcyclists through education and legislation

August 2012 VOLUME XXI, ISSUE IV

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Usually you wont find me passing alongsomething Ive read on the internet; this how-ever will be the exception. In the past theresbeen obvious discontent and frustration withmuch of our representation (or lack thereof)we as motorcyclists receive from our legisla-tors. The following is an article Id like topass along that summarizes why we, as citi-zens, not just motorcyclists, feel that wevebecome nothing more than after thoughts toCongress and perhaps this offers a cure forthe problem.

Warren Buffett, in a recent interview withCNBC, offers one of the best quotes aboutthe debt ceiling:

"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he toldCNBC. "You just pass a law that says that any-time there is a deficit of more than 3% ofGDP, all sitting members of Congress are inel-igible for re-election.

The 26th amendment (granting the right tovote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The peopledemanded it. That was in 1971 - before com-puters, e-mail, cell phones, etc.

Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution,seven (7) took one (1) year or less to becomethe law of the land - all because of public pres-sure.

Mr. Buffett suggested the following:

Congressional Reform Act of 2012

No tenure, no pension A congress personcollects a salary while in office and no salaryafter.

Congress, (past, present and future) partici-pates in Social Security. All funds in theCongressional retirement fund move to theSocial Security system immediately. All futurefunds flow into the Social Security system andCongress participates with the rest of theAmerican people. It may not be used for anyother purpose.

Congress may purchase its own retirementplan, much like the rest of Americans.

Congress may no longer vote a pay raise forthemselves. Congressional pay will rise bythe lower CPI or 3%.

Congress no longer participates in their cur-rent health care system, but instead partici-pates in the same health systems as the restof the American people.

All contracts with current legislators are void,effective 12/1/12. These contracts were notauthorized by the American peoples vote.

The legislators have granted themselves theseperks. Serving in Congress was nevermeant to be a career. The Founding Fathersenvisioned citizen legislators, not careerpoliticians; they were to fulfill their terms,then return home and go back to work.

In Arizona perhaps we should look at trueterm limits. There would be a certain num-ber of terms allowed, period! Not movingback and forth between the House and Senateand extending your terms for decades!

Now wouldnt that be refreshing!

Carole OReillyABATE of ArizonaDesignated Lobbyist

July 1, 2012

OFFICERS:

President - Tim OReilly, VicePresident - Paul Pendergast, Secretary-Casey Yates, Treasurer - Matt Brown, PAC - Jim Page, Run Coordinator -Darin Yates - Absent, Membership -Tina Benoit - Absent, Merchandising -OPEN, Safety Officer - Jean Cooper, Designated Lobbyist - Carole OReilly, Sergeant at Arms - Joe Ferrucci, Communications - Paul Hassinger, TBFS - JR Rosen

Guests: Jim De Young

Call to order: Pledge of Allegiance andmoment of silence led by: Joe Ferrucci

Motion to wave reading of Secretaryminutes from June: Joe Ferrucci 2nd:Jean Cooper

All in favor

Officer reports:

Pac Report - Jimmy Page

As reported by the Motorcycle RidersFoundation in a previous release, theUS Congress has passed the muchanticipated highway funding legislation.The bill soared through both chambersthis afternoon. Both chambers did havesome nay votes, all coming fromRepublicans because of a few ridersthat were attached concerning studentloan rates and the national flood insur-ance program. President Obama isexpected to grant the measure swiftpassage into law.

Treasurer report - Matt BrownMotion to accept Treasurers report

*Motion by to accept June 2012Treasures report by Jimmy Page.2nd: Paul Pendergast

*Close Northern Arizona bank account

Membership - No report, MembershipOfficer absent

Merchandise Officer - Open position

*A motion was made to make TinaBenoit State Membership officer. Thismotion moved to the BOD.

Safety report - Jean Cooper*June MAPP Class had 8 members*Individual MAPP classes*GOHS for swag

Mission StatementWe will lobby and educate the government and the general public to promote

motorcycling in a safe and positive image.We will endeavor to enlist the cooperation and participation of all organizations

and individuals who share

a similar interest in preserving our American tradition of

FREEDOM.We will involve ourselves in fund raising to achieve our goal.

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Presidents Report

State Officer Meeting Minutes

Hello to all my Brothers and Sisters;

I hope everyone had a safe and happy4th of July this year. I say that becausetoday is July 4th. I am writing myarticle thinking what today means tome. 236 years ago this week 56 mengathered in Philadelphia to approve adocument that would change theworld. Everyone who signed this doc-ument was individually declaring theirindependence, and collectively theywere our Countrys first freedomFighters. The signing of the documentwas just the beginning of their fightfor freedom. Already they were at warfighting for liberty and the freedom togovern themselves.

Posterity! You will never know howmuch it cost the present Generation topreserve your Freedom! I hope youwill make good use of it. If you donot, I shall repent in Heaven, that Iever took half the Pains to preserve it. John Adams

John Adams, who was our Countrysfirst Vice President and then secondPresident, wrote to his wife; I hopeyou will make good use of it. Letsfast forward to the present Are we?

In less than 2 months Arizona willhave a Primary Election. Are you pre-pared for it? Are you registered toVOTE? If not, why? This electionmatters most when it comes to electingthe Arizona Legislature. Historicallymost of you will not participate in thiselection. Two years ago only 12 % ofregistered voters opted to exercisetheir right to vote. That means thatonly 12% cared enough to have a sayin who runs this State.

I have been asking many people ifthey are registered to vote. It is shock-ing to me that over half of the ones Ihave spoken to are not even registeredto vote! Come on its free, and its oneof the most important rights you haveas a citizen of this country. Why are

you not exercising your freedom tovote? Cant get off work? No problemvote by mail, they even provide thepostage. Thousands of AmericanMilitary men and women have paidthe ultimate sacrifice in protecting ourright to vote. Did they die in vain pro-tecting a right that many no longercherish? That is not only sad but itsdisgraceful to their memory.

If you are waiting for the general elec-tion to register its probably too late,as many districts in Arizona only haveone party running in that district dur-ing the general election. Most districtprimaries have a choice, but if youwait, its all but over and you willhave no say in picking your Candidate.Maybe, just maybe if the majority ofvoters voted in the primary August 28,we could elect somebody that reallycares about the citizens of Arizona. Ifyou are not registered you must regis-ter by July 30th. The last day torequest an early ballot is August 17th.On line go to; www.recorder.maraco-pa.gov or call your County ElectionOffice and request an early ballot.

Franklin D. Roosevelt once saidNobody will ever deprive theAmerican people the right to voteexcept the American people them-selves, and the only way they could dothis is by not voting

Remember, Democracy begins withyou, and Democracy only works whenyou get involved.

Drive now text later, you cant doboth.

Until next month;

Tim OReilly

ABATE of Arizona

State President

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*Ernie Lizarraga has volunteered to bea member on ARA Board. PresidentOReilly passed information on toABATE Riders Advantage BOD.

Lobbyist report - Carole OReilly

*Day at the Dome scheduled for2/20/2013

*Planning to expand Freedom Ride toMDATD

*Jim Page will work with Committee toput together information pamphlets fornew and non-members. Possibility ofhaving two groups one inside and oneoutside.

Communications report - PaulHassinger - NONE

Run Coordinator report - Darin Yates

Old Business

*TBFS still needs volunteers

*Moon Mullins Run from Phoenix-Shadow Mountain Chapter, date to bedetermined later.

New Business

*Northern Arizona chapter has closed.

*Guidelines to be re-worded regardingthe forming of new Chapters. P & PCommittee will work on changes.

*ABATE Rider Advantage - JeanCooper has resigned. Jim Clark steppedin as president.

*Idaho ABATE using our TBFSmoniker. A Cease & Desist letter will besent. (Matt Brown will handle legal lan-guage regarding letter.)

* ABATE of Arizonas Too Broke forSturgis copyright is still beingprocessed, it is progressing.

TBFS Update

*TBFS packing party July 8, 2012 afterPhoenix-Shadow Mountain Chaptermeeting

*Merchandise from 2012 & 2011 willbe on sale after packing is complete.

* Meeting with MLL @9:30 AM,Friday 7:30 AM

*Matt Brown of Brown & Little donat-ed all the bags to be stuffed

*Chuck Franklin donated the cost of 5ATVs

Critical Time Frames: Chapter Coordinators: Please ensurethat your Chapter BOD Representativehas been nominated and selected for theNovember election. This needs to bedone at your August Chapter meeting.The nominations will be published inthe September Master-Link. All cam-paign speeches are due no later thanSeptember 10, 2012. Please include aphoto and your speech for the OctoberMaster-Link edition.

Next State Meeting: August 5, 201211:30 AM at A.I.A.C.Motion to adjourn: Joe Ferrucci 2nd:Paul PendergastMeeting Adjourned at: 1:00 pm

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Coast to CoastNCOM BIKER NEWSBYTESCompiled & Edited by Bill Bish,National Coalition of Motorcyclists(NCOM)

NCOM CONVENTION LAPS THECIRCLE CITY

Indianapolis is known for its worldfamous racetrack, but few people realizethat the first race ever ran at the brick-yard was with motorcycles way back in1909. After more than a century, werestill in a race -- but its not a shiny tro-phy were out to win, but our rights asriders.

The 27th annual NCOM Convention washeld over Mothers Day weekend, May10-13, 2012 at the luxurious J W Marriotin Indy, and this yearly gathering drewbikers rights activists from across thecountry to discuss topics of concern toall riders; such as biker discrimination,motorcycle-only roadblocks, and mobi-lizing motorcyclists to advocate motorcy-cle-friendly legislation and defeat anti-biking bills. Early motorcyclists didntface many restrictions on themselves ortheir machines, and our goal as grassroots activists over the years has been tomaintain our Freedom of the Road, whilepromoting a pro-motorcycling agenda tomake roads safer for future riders.

The National Coalition of Motorcyclists(NCOM) is solely sponsored by the Aidto Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) nation-wide legal services program and servesas an umbrella organization for morethan 2,000 NCOM Member clubs, organ-izations and associations worldwide, rep-resenting well over a quarter of a millionpolitically active motorcyclists. NCOMhas successfully outreached to numeroussegments of the motorcycling communityin an effort to unite for our rights, bothlegal and legislatively, and has become aunifying voice amongst North Americasmotorcycle rights organizations (MROs),motorcycle clubs, women riders, reli-gious riding organizations, touringgroups, trikers, sportbikers, and minoritymotorcyclists.

All motorcyclists are welcome to attendthe NCOM Convention, hosted this yearby the Indiana Confederation of Clubs,and encouraged to participate in themany meetings, seminars and group dis-cussions that focused on legislativeefforts and litigation techniques to bene-fit our right to ride.

During the Silver Spoke Awards Banqueton Saturday evening, several honoreeswere recognized for their contributions toImproving The Image of Motorcycling,including; GOVERNMENT: IndianaGovernor Mitch Daniels & formerCongresswoman Gabrielle GabbyGifford (D-AZ); MEDIA: Jeff TwitchBurns Outsiders M/C and WashingtonConfederation of Clubs & Jerry RottenRemington Unchained BrotherhoodM/C and WA-COC; COMMERCE:Pastor Ron Baptiste CovenantConfirmer Ministries M/M and founderof the first Biker Medical Clinic;LEGAL: John Daugs South CarolinaAIM Attorney; SPECIAL RECOGNI-TION: Annette Torrez Chairman of theNew Mexico Motorcycle RightsOrganization (NMMRO), GeneMortimore ABATE of Oregon, andKimmy Chapman Publisher of theBiker Information Guide (posthumous-ly); and NCOMs highest honor the RonRoloff Lifetime Achievement Award waspresented to South Dakota State SenatorJim Putter Putnam, longtime member

of the NCOM Legislative Task Force.

Next years 28th Annual NCOMConvention will be held May 9-12, 2013at the Silver Legacy Resort-Casino, 407N. Virginia St. in Reno, Nevada. Forfurther information, contact NCOM at(800) 525-5355 or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com.

HEALTH AGENCY PUSHES HEL-METS WITH BOGUS FINDINGS

Researchers at the Centers For DiseaseControl are using flawed logic to pro-mote their crusade for helmet laws, butGarbage-In, Garbage-Out numbersreveal helmet use is actually in indirectproportion to motorcycle fatalities.

In a newly-released CDC study of FatalAccident Reporting System (FARS) data,the following has been quoted recentlyby media outlets from coast to coast;According to a CDC analysis of fatalcrash data from 2008 to 2010, a total of14,283 motorcyclists were killed incrashes, among whom 6,057 (42 percent)were not wearing a helmet. In the 20states with a universal helmet law, 739(12 percent) fatally injured motorcyclistswere not wearing a helmet, comparedwith 4,814 motorcyclists (64 percent) inthe 27 states with partial helmet laws and504 (79 percent) motorcyclists in thethree states without a helmet law.

The National Coalition of Motorcyclists(NCOM) looked over the CDCs ownnumbers and found some serious faultsin their findings:First off, if 6,057 motor-cyclists were not wearing helmets of the14,283 motorcyclists who were killed incrashes during the 3-year study period,that means that 8,226 riders (58%)WERE wearing helmets when they died,meaning that the vast majority of motor-cyclist fatalities nationwide wore hel-mets!

Using the CDCs twisted logic, nearlyhalf of all motorcyclists killed were inthe 20 states that required them to wear ahelmet!

If the agencys numbers are to bebelieved, between 64-78% of riders inthe 30 partial and no-helmet law stateslegally chose to ride without a helmet,yet only 38% of the fatalities involvednon-helmeted riders, so helmet use isastonishingly over-represented in motor-cyclists mortality statistics!

But the CDC also touts that 12% of thebiker deaths in helmet law states werenot wearing a helmet. The most amazingthing about this figure is that helmet userates approach 100% in helmet law statesand virtually no one rides without one atthe risk of facing hefty fines! What thegovernments numbers most likelyreveal, if they have any legitimacy at all,is that helmets come off in about one inten fatal accidents. This revelation isconsistent with prior estimates, and seri-ously skews their other helmet use/non-use data, because it would mean consid-erably more riders were wearing helmetsup to the moment of their demise thanpreviously anticipated, which means allthe Centers fiscal extrapolations aremeaningless as well.

Another gem proffered by the CDC tobolster their helmet law push is thatwhile motorcycles represent only 3% ofregistered vehicles they represent nearly14% of traffic fatalities. But when youconsider that motorcycles offer little inthe way of physical protection during a

collision, unlike cars with airbags, crum-ple zones and impact-absorbing struc-tures, its easy to understand why motor-cyclists seldom have fender-bendersyet auto drivers routinely walkaway from high-speed impacts.

The true numbers are pretty clear; a pre-vious DOT Traffic Safety Facts ResearchNote states in 2010 that 54% of all U.S.motorcyclists were observed wearing ahelmet when they rode, whether bychoice or by law, and since the CDCsays 58% of fatally injured riders wore ahelmet at that time, then helmets obvi-ously are not designed to protect againstfatal injuries.

MOTORCYCLIST FATALITIESREMAIN STEADY

U.S. motorcyclist fatalities haveremained roughly the same over the pastthree years, following a sharp decline in2009, according to preliminary datarecently released by the GovernorsHighway Safety Association.

In a May 21 report, the GHSA projectsthe final tally for 2011 will be very closeto the 4,502 fatalities reported for 2010and the 4,469 deaths in 2009, which rep-resented a dramatic 16% decline from2008.

Earlier, the National Highway TrafficSafety Administration projected thatoverall motor vehicle fatalities declined1.7% in 2011, reaching their lowest levelsince 1949, but the GHSA says high gasprices are driving more people to ridemotorcycles.

Motorcycle deaths increased in 26 statesfor the first nine months of last year,declined in 23 states, and remainedunchanged in one. States with fewermotorcyclist fatalities attributed thedecrease to poor cycling weather,reduced motorcycle registrations andmotorcycle travel, increased lawenforcement, rider training, and motor-cycle safety education," according to theGHSA report. "States with more fatali-ties cited good cycling weather,increased motorcycle registrations andtravel, and a return to normal levels afteran abnormally low fatality count in2010."

FEDERAL LAWMAKERS SEEK TOBAN MOTORCYCLE-ONLY CHECK-POINTS

Federal lawmakers have sent a bipartisanletter to the leadership of a key House-Senate conference committee to urgesupport for legislation that prohibits fed-eral funding for motorcycle-only check-points.

Reps Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) andTom Petri (R-WI) were joined by 29congressional colleagues who sent theletter on May 25 urging the panel toinclude H.R. 904 and H.Res. 239 in thesurface transportation reauthorizationconference report.

H.R. 904 would prohibit the U.S.Transportation Secretary from providinggrants or any funds to a state or localgovernment to be used for programs tocheck helmet usage or to create motorcy-cle-only checkpoints.

H.Res. 239 would support efforts toretain a ban on the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administrations(NHTSAs) ability to lobby state legisla-tors using federal tax dollars and urges

the agency to focus on motorcycle crashprevention and rider education and train-ing.

There is broad bipartisan support onCapitol Hill, and among motorcyclegroups across the country, for efforts byCongress to prohibit the U.S.Department of Transportation (DOT)from funding motorcycle-only-check-points (MOCs), the letter states, furthernoting that We take motorcycle safetyseriously and want NHTSA to focus itssafety efforts on proven lifesaving meth-ods.

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD RECOG-NIZES VIABILITY OF MOTORCY-CLES

Congressional Motorcycle Safety CaucusMember and House Highways andTransit Subcommittee Chairman JohnDuncan (R-TN) entered a statement tothe Congressional Record on May 18recognizing motorcycles and scooters asviable transportation options for manyAmericans. Previously, President Obamahad proclaimed May 15 through May 21as National Transportation Week andacknowledged that America needs asafer transportation network that willprovide more transportation choices.

As a Member of the CongressionalMotorcycle Safety Caucus, I would liketo highlight one such choice and pointout that two wheeled vehicles can betransportation options for manyAmericans, said Chairman Duncan. Inhis proclamation, the President called forincreased transportation options that cutcommuting time, ease traffic congestion,reduce oil consumption and lower green-house gas emissions. Motorcycles andscooters are options that can help tomeet all of these goals. Motorcycles andscooters also have the advantages ofbeing much cheaper than cars or trucksas well as considerably easier to park and a lot of fun to ride.

I own a scooter myself and I enjoy rid-ing when I get the opportunity, saidDuncan. I encourage all riders to gettrained, licensed and obey traffic laws,and I remind all road users to be awareof motorcyclists.

OUTDOOR RECREATION REPRE-SENTS MULTI-BILLION DOLLARINDUSTRY

Americans spent over half a trillion dol-lars enjoying the great outdoors last year,according to a newly released joint studythat documents the continued growth andsignificance of outdoor recreation to theeconomies of our individual states andthe nation overall.

The Motorcycle Industry Council, alongwith the Recreational Off-HighwayVehicle Association and SpecialtyVehicle Institute of America, collaborat-ed with the Western GovernorsAssociation and other outdoor industrygroups to fund a report on the combinedeconomic impact of motorized and non-motorized outdoor recreation. The find-ings of this first-of-a kind study showthe outdoor recreation industry generated$646 billion in national sales and servic-es in 2011.

The full report is titled A Snapshot ofThe Economic Impact of OutdoorRecreation, and can be found at

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MASTERLINK AUGUST 2012

Chapter ReportsEast Valley Chapter

NO REPORT

High Country ChapterHello brothers and sisters,

I am back on my feet again, with a littlebit of pain still , but life goes on. Wellit's no fun breaking your back! I wantto thank Billy and all the other officers-for stepping up and helping me outwhile i was healing. You guys are thebest!

Well, if your coming up here to get outof the heat be prepared for the mon-soons up here, ride safe and ride smart,stay alive.

We are working on a charity run uphere, to help support Breast CancerAwareness, will give you moredetailson it, but we are calling it SAVE THETWINS MOUNTAIN STYLE ! Alsoour brothers and sisters in the M.M.A.up here in the rim country (which a lotof our members) are in both will behaving the 2nd annual Camp and Jam atthe Double D Saloon,in Tonto Villagethere will be free camping there, anoth-er true biker party! The date isAug.29th -- Sept 2nd , hope to see youthere, get out of the heat, meet andgreet others of your kind. well that is itfrom the cool high country.

ChicknboneH.C.C. coordinator

P.S. I hope ya'll had a good time atTBFS

Mohave ChapterNO REPORT

Phoenix/ShadowMountain Chapter

Howdy Gang!

Sorry about the last chapter report. Iwas down in Mexico diving and learn-ing that my Spanish sucks!

Phx-Shadow Mountain has been hard atwork all year long preparing for TooBroke for Sturgis. I know this willpublish after it is over, so I hope thateveryone had a great time.

I was not at the last meeting due toGranny Nanny Issues, my husbandfilled in and his notes are to follow.Thank you Steve!

One item I would like to address ismailing notices for meeting remindersand such. I receive a lot of mailingbounces and I am concerned that maybespam controls may be hindering ourmail outs. If you are not receiving e-mail from us please e-mail me directly:[email protected] . Mr.Alcott I have tried to add you directlyto no avail.

As always push membership and thinkabout becoming an officer.

Notes by Steve Palmer:

It was a good turnout at the last meet-ing, for the TBFS bag stuffing. 3000bags were prepared for the upcomingevent. Thanks to all that helped.

Judge Clancy Jayne, a longtime mem-ber, attended and spoke of the Breakfastwith the Judge event . He also informedus that littering is being targeted,including cigarette trash. Be sure yourbutt is off the ground when youreready to ride.

Pam Costello spoke on how to protectagainst theft when selling your bike.Verifying identification, bill of sale testrides and not releasing the title untilcheck is cleared where some of thehighlights. In God we trust. All otherscash only!

Redbone was the winner if the 50/50raffle and donated his winnings toABATE. Way to go Redbone!

Since this will not be published until

after TBFS, I hope we all had a greattime.

Shiny side up and rubber side down!

Southern Arizona ChapterOur Can You See Me Know? pokerrun did make money, but with very fewriders. Organizing a run takes a lot moreeffort, and event only made money dueto the end location at the Red Garterwhere numerous people showed up forthe raffle, 50/50 and socializing. Ourlast Pasta dinner made the same amountof money and was a single locationevent with far less effort and overhead.Moving forward for the time beingSouthern AZ Chapter has decided to gowith the single location events, as thetrend for the last few years have seendwindling riders in fundraising rides.Partnering with a Bike night may be agood idea as discussed.

Jim DeYoung spoke about the dangersof Heat Stroke in AZ, the symptoms andhanded out some flyers for reference. Ifyou have had a heat stoke previously,you are now more susceptible. It isalways a good idea to hydrate yourselfbefore a ride, and stop more often thanusual in the summer AZ heat. Cool vestand water retention neck wear are greatnew technologies to keep you bodytemperature low. Keeping yourself cov-ered, especially your head, is a goodidea to keep the direct sunlight off yourskin. I know it sounds counter-intuitive,but adding clothing like long-sleevesand a bandana versus bare skin keepsthe sun from directly heating your skinand actually keeps you cooler. If youstop sweating, feel nauseous, get aheadache or feel dizzy, these are serioussigns not to be ignored. Pay attention toyour buddies, and if they slur theirspeech or seem incoherent and ram-bling, this may also be a symptom,unless you buddy is normally ramblesand does not make a whole lot of senseanyway. Seriously, if you are thirsty,then you are showing signs of dehydra-tion already.

At the Federal level, the highway billhas been approved by both houses withthe Motorcycle Only Checkpoints in thebill, although House and Senate havetheir respective committees to reconcilethe different versions. Good news is thishas been the First time the bill has beenapproved by both Houses in awhileinstead of temporary extensions, whichmean it will be effective through 2014.The continues the grant program thatwas designed and implemented into lawin 2005 by the Motorcycle RidersFoundation (MRF), along with manyState Motorcycle Rights Organizations(SMROs.

Locally, the Tucson texting Ban wentinto effect April 1st, 2012 and is a pri-mary offense. While, enforceability wasdiscussed to be an exception while,legally parked the law is onlyenforceable while in motion. Thismeans if you are stopped at light andnot moving texting is allowed. The termtexting in the law includes sendingand reading texts, email, and Internet ofa Mobile communication device, and isa $100.00 fine for a primary offense,and $250.00 if involved in an accident.

Dollar Jar was up to $172.00 andWarren Elliots member number waspulled. However he was not present, sothe money rolls over to July. You cantwin if you do not attend. Don Boulewon the 50/50, and we had a fire sale toclear out some merchandise and raise afew more bucks for the Chapter.

Next meeting is SAT, July 21, 2012 atthe Kettle at 9:00 AM. See you there aswe will make plans for group rides toToo Broke the following weekend, FRIthe 27th through SUN the 29th. Someof us may leave THU morning or after-noon and squeeze in an extra day forour annual pilgrimage to Mormon Lake.

Yavapai ChapterThe monsoon is off to a stuttering startin the Prescott area. So I guess if wewant more rain, we had better plan onriding (kind of like the wash your cage

curse in AZ). Our July meeting had a lotof good information. 44Dan gave a howto avoid heat stroke talk when riding inthe Arizona summer. Handy gave aninteresting and disturbing PAC reportwith some help from Doc. It seems theFeds are trying to find still another wayto limit the rights of bikers. The CDC isnow getting in on the act in regards tothe wearing of helmets nationwide. TheCDC of course stands for Center forDisease Control. This implies that abiker without a lid is riding aroundspreading some sort of disease. I wonderwhat kind of disease it could be. Hmm, Iknow, freedomitis! The disease onegets when you are riding with the windin your hair and bugs in your teeth. Thisis a very sad state of affairs, and I think Ismell what the Feds are cooking. Itsmells of another consequence of theOrwellian implementation of Obamacare.If this latest freedom grab is not enoughto wake up those who have not joined theMRF, we are truly doomed.

On a lighter note, our chapter is already

making plans and forming a committeefor the 2013 Run to the Hills event.Our goal is to make the event better forall as we have listened to the suggestionsof our members and 2012 attendees. Wewould like to encourage all bikers to sup-port the M.S. Run that is being run bythe Journeymen M/C, and the DesertEagles M/C on September 2nd. Lastyear's ride was great, so come out a sup-port a great cause. There will be moredetails in August. Until next month, ridefree, but aware of potholes, cagers withcell phones, and the big brother govern-ment.

Mike Dawolf Ruddell

Communications Officer

Yavapai Chapter ABATE of AZ

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What Is ABATE?

ABATE Of Arizona, Inc. is a non-prof-it motorcycle rights organization that isdedicated to freedom of the road for allmotorcyclists.

ABATE is a volunteer organization thatfights discriminatory legislation aimedtowards the motorcycling community.

ABATE's position is that all motorcy-cle riders have the right to choose notonly the machine that they ride, but alsothe riding gear that they choose to wearor not to wear, (i.e. leathers, gloves,boots and helmets.)

ABATE promotes rider education forall motorcycle riders and motorcycleawareness for all automobile drivers.

ABATE needs the support of all motor-cyclists.

Arizona Motorcycle Rights Organizations Need Your Help!

*Do you like emission testing your motor-cycle?

*Do you like the choice to wear a helmet ornot?

*Do you like noise ordinances?

*Do you like the ability to modify yourmotorcycle?

*Do you know that there are dollars avail-able for motorcycle safety and awareness?Please help the Motorcycle RightsOrganizations in Arizona to prevent ourGovernments from restricting our ability toride free. With your help, we can eliminatethe emission testing of motorcycles inArizona, fight our National-level battleswith the EPA and NHTSA, and effectivelywatchdog the Arizona Legislators who, on ayearly basis, have entertained the idea ofintroducing a mandatory helmet law in ourstate. You can help by joining in the fight.The cost is only Twenty-five Dollars a year.Although you are not under any obligationto volunteer your time, any time you chooseto give to our cause is always appreciated.With your membership you not only helpour cause, but you will receive our newslet-ter as well. "The MasterLink" contains localhappenings and national motorcycling news

along with an events section to inform you ofup-coming motorcycle runs and events.

The Motorcycle Rights Organizations inArizona are run by volunteers. Anyone thatdoes volunteer gives their time freely to fightthe fight. Please help us to pass on our abilityto ride free.

Benefits Of MembershipIndividualsABATE membership cardABATE patch on first yearYear pins thereafterOne year subscription to the MasterLinknewsletterLifetime members get all that without thehassle of renewing

BusinessTwo annual membershipsBusiness card size advertisement and alpha-betical listing in the MasterLink for thelength of your membership. Circulatedthroughout ArizonaBenefit of a run stop or event participationto support your businessAddition of your business listing on ourweb site with a link to your business

JOIN ABATE NOW!ABATE Of Arizona provides a unifiedvoice for all motorcyclists in Arizona.Add your voice to ours. Join ABATEnow, for the preservation of your abili-ty to ride a motorcycle with the free-dom that's your right!!

2012 ABATE Of Arizona7509 N. 12th St, #200Phoenix, AZ. 85020

Website: www.abateofaz.orgTo join our discussion group,

send email [email protected]

Join A.B.A.T.E.

July BOD MinutesJuly 1, 2012

Officers:Chair - Eric Hampton, East Valley -Redbone Schneider, High Country -BillyHensler, Mohave - Don Russell, ShadowMtn - Eric Hampton, So. Arizona - SeanPinder, Yavapai - Still Ray

Yuma - Frank White, absent

Guests:Jim Clark, Jim DeYoung, Jim Page, DarlaHampton, Joe Ferrucci, Tim O'Reilly,Carole O'Reilly

Call to order: Pledge of Allegiance andmoment of silence led by: Joe FerrucciState Sgt at Arms Moment of silence for: Our downed andwounded soldiers

Reports:Secretary's Meeting Minutes from May2012: Waived: Billy Hensler 2nd: Still Ray

Treasurer's Report- P & L Statement. Sentto officers via email

Lobbyist Report- Carole O'Reilly

*Day at the Dome - 2/20/2013*We need more members to be registeredvoters*Lobbyist Plan of Action - chapterpolling results have been submitted

State Presidents report - Tim OReilly*Motion made to accept Tina Benoit asState Membership Officer by Redbone 2nd : Don Russell All in favor

ABATEs MAP program - Jean Cooper -Absent

Discussion:

*State President - Contact each ChapterCoordinator to inform them that nomina-tions forBoard or State officers need to be done attheir August meetings AND that theirnominations plus anycampaign speeches are to be to theMasterlink Editor no later than SEPT10th.*State Officers hold a 2 year position*Board of Directors Decides ondate/place for Annual Membership meet-ing/elections,*The monthly State Officer meeting mayalso be conducted.

*Northern Arizona Chapter has closed todue to lack of membership.

*Cease & Desist letter to BobbiHartmann regarding MAP - Done

*ABATE's Rider Advantage - progressreport - DarlaSecretary neededEfforts were made to ensure that ABATE

would not be in competition with MMAfor mc rider trainingPaid instructors may be brought from out-of-state to train our instructorsMust follow MSF Rules & RegulationsARA loan contract, discuss additionalfunding.

Finance contract terms if it has ARA onit*Loans to ARA will be payable whenARA is solvent*ABATE/ARA are 2 separate entities.*CPA has volunteered *All members need to be fingerprinted.Cost of fingerprints to be reimbursed*Have business plan we are working onbut are making a lot of progress*Currently looking for a lot to holdinstruction on.*Lots and Pods needed. A monetaryamount needed prior to making a motions

*Bylaw verbiage for Nov. ballot3.02(c) A director must be at least eight-

een (18) years of age, a member of theCorporation of the respective chapter,

and have served as an officer in theCorporationfor a period of not less than one year. For

a directors name to be placed on the bal-lot forelection, be must be nominated by anoth-

er member of the respective chapters. Thedirectorsshall be elected by the general member-

ship of their respective chapter at itsannual meeting each November to servefor a term of two years and until their

successors are elected and qualified com-mencingJanuary of the year following the elec-

tion.

*MRF A&E donation*Donations to keep the MRFA&E inoperation (Tabled)

*White ABATE bandanas funded andgiven away by all chapters for emergency

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ABATE OF ARIZONA LOCAL CHAPTERSA.B.A.T.E. BOARD OF DIRECTORSAND OFFICERS FOR 2011 - 2012

Chairman..............................Eric Hampton

East Valley.Redbone SchneiderHigh Country........................Billy HenslerMohave..Don RussellPhx / Shadow Mountain...Eric HamptonSouthern AZ.........................Sean PinderYavapai..Still Ray FitzgeraldYuma......Frank White

Quarterly Board meetings are held on the firstSunday in January, April, July and October at1:00pm @ the AZ American-Italian Club, 7509 N. 12th St, Phoenix. Please make sure yourChapter has representation.

A.B.A.T.E. State Officers For 2012President..............Tim OReillyVice President.....Paul PendergastSecretaryCasey YatesTreasurer.Matt BrownMembershipTina BenoitRun/Events.Darin YatesSafety Coordinator.Jean CooperSergeant-at-ArmsJoe FerrucciP.A.C...Jim PageCommunications.Paul Hassinger ABATE ProductsVacantMasterLink Editor................ Eric Hampton

[email protected]

www.abateofaz.org and www.toobrokeforsturgis.com

Mailing address 7509 N. 12th St, #200, Phoenix, AZ85020. State Officers meetings are held the 1st Sunday ofevery month, 11:30 am at the AZ American Italian Club,7509 N. 12th Street Phoenix, AZ.- OR in conjunctionwith the quarterly BOD meeting.

East Valley Chapterc/o Jeff Gorall, PO Box 20433

Mesa AZ. 85277Coordinator............................Joe FerrucciVice Coordinator...................Jack BattySecretary................................Jeff GorallTreasurer................................Jess MethodMembership...........................Mike ShearhartRun Coordinator....................VacantSafety Coordinator.................Joe & Jim SilkSgt. At Arms.......................... Vacant P.A.C......................................VacantCommunications....................Jack Batty Merchandise...........................Todd Ferriby

East Valley Chapter meetings are held the fourthSunday of the month at 11:00, At the Mesa Tricity Eagles Club. 2314 E. APACHE BLVD TempeAz. 85281.

High Country Chapter209A E. Juniper St.Payson AZ 85541

Coordinator............................Jim Chicken BoneMazzoneVice Coordinator...................Billy HenslerSecretary................................Dee SchultzTreasurer...............................Debbie FickelMembership...........................Becca (Vine) HolyoakRun Coordinator....................Jonathan LuceroSafety Coordinator.................Steve LeonardSgt. At Arms.........................Wayne SlocumP.A.C..................................... Johnathan LuceroCommunications...................Bill HenslerMerchandise..........................Wayne Slocum

High Country Chapter meetings are held on the3rd Sunday at 10 a.m. at The Moose Lodge in StarValley. Contact: chicknbone@live .com or 928-970-1134

Mohave Chapter2620 Miracle Mile

Bullhead City, AZ 86442Coordinator........................... Joe MonfredoVice Coordinator...................Eric SauvanSecretary................................Carrie RussellTreasurer................................Crystal SauvanMembership..........................Don RussellRun Committee....................Lew MorganSafety Coordinator................VacantSgt. At Arms.........................Reggie IngramP.A.C.....................................Don RussellMerchandise..........................VacantCommunications...................Vacant

Mohave County Chapter meetings are held the 1stSunday of each month at 12 PM at the MooseLodge #1860, 2620 Miracle Mile, Bullhead City,AZ 86442 Phone: 928-763-1860.

Phoenix-Shadow Mountain ChapterP.O. Box 54041

Phoenix, AZ 85078-4041Coordinator...........................Jim PageVice Coordinator....................Kat GroverSecretary................................Donna WoodwardTreasurer................................Tina BenoitMembership...........................Dee GradyRun Coordinator....................Darin YatesSafety Coordinator.................Pam CostelloSgt. At Arms..........................Victor GradyP.A.C......................................Darla HamptonCommunications....................Melissa EverestMerchandise...........................Sandy Hassinger

Phoenix/Shadow Mountain meetings are held onthe 2nd Sunday of each month at 10:30am at theAZ American Italian Club, 7509 N. 12th Street,Phoenix, AZ 85020. FMI contact Jim Page at 602-570-6839 or email [email protected]

Southern Arizona Chapter1339 N. Golden Palomino Pl.

Tucson, AZ 85715Coordinator............................Jim ButsbackVice Coordinator....................Don BouleSecretary................................VacantTreasurer................................Dawn DeteljMembership...........................Art BurkeRun Coordinator....................Jim ClarkSafety Coordinator.................Jin DeYoungSgt. At Arms.........................Robert GuentherP.A.C......................................Sean PinderCommunications....................Jim ClarkMerchandise...........................Ron Kool

The Southern Arizona Chapter will meet the thirdSaturday. We will gather at the Kettle Restaurant,748 W. 22nd St, Tucson. Breakfast will be avail-able at 7:30 a.m. with the meeting beginning at 9a.m. FMI contact Ron Kool by phone at 520-203-2323 or email [email protected]

Yavapai ChapterP.O. Box 3377

Prescott, AZ 86302Coordinator............................ Rich KocarVice Coordinator....................David Doc PrattSecretary................................ Linda Gabby KocarTreasurer................................ Patrica FitzgeraldMembership........................... Dave Chino PinneyRun Coordinator......................Longhair James Venegasand Lora "Ralo" HeiniemiSafety Coordinator..................Dan LemondSgt. At Arms...........................JD FillingimP.A.C...................................... Lynda Marie HandiBarnettCommunications.................... Mike Dawolf RuddellMerchandise...........................Lora "Ralo" Heiniemi

Yavapai Chapter Meets 2nd Sunday, 11:00 AM;The Taj Mahal Restaurant, 124 N. Montezuma St.Prescott, AZ 86301. FMI contact Rich Kocar928-771-9293 or [email protected].

EDITORS NOTE:

If any of the Officers are listed hereincorrectly, please send corrections to:[email protected]

I will be sure everything is accurate for the next Issue and on the web site.

Yuma Chapter11316 S. Glenwood Ave.

Yuma, AZ 85367Coordinator............................ Frank WhiteVice Coordinator....................Daniel MedinaSecretary................................ Mikkie MelansonTreasurer................................ Virginia NielsenMembership........................... Lisala WhiteRun Coordinator.....................Doug MelansonSafety Coordinator..................Doug MelansonSgt. At Arms...........................Doug MelansonP.A.C...................................... VacantCommunications.................... VacantMerchandise...........................Lisala White

Yuma Chapter meets the second Tuesday eveningmonthly at 6:30 PM at the IHOP located at 575East 16th Street Yuma, AZ 85365. For additionalinformation contact Frank White (Hound) at 209-327-0814.

July BOD Minutes (continued)on highway to as many motorcyclistsstatewide as possible*Business Member Square Pegs to

give quote

*Still Ray makes a motion to set aside$2500 for bandanas, white with blackwriting

2nd : Redbone All in Favor*Business Member Square Pegs to givequote*ABATE Patches - can member clubshave ABATE patches made in their clubcolors

*Cannot be a back patch* Cannot change the ABATE logo

Motion made by Billy Hensler 2nd; DonAll in favor

*Jim Clark suggests the Top Gun pro-gram be used as a guideline *take to state to use Top Gun

*TBFS UPDATE

*All going well everything on target

*Next BOD Meeting: Sunday October 7,2012 @ 1pm

Motion to adjourn: Billy Hensler 2nd:Still Ray All in favorMeeting Adjourned: 2:36pm

Ask Our Lawyerby Rod Taylor - ABATE Legal Services

DOC JONES LEADS THE INDI-ANAPOLIS 500!

Of course, he did this in a sidecar of an84 shovel at the Miracle Ride. Theywere all there for Doc- his family, friends,and fellow members of the motorcyclingcommunity. I cant tell you how impor-tant it was for Doc to make this ride. Hedid it for his kids and the kids at RileyHospital. Many of us know how difficultthis ride was for Doc as he has ALS, ison a breathing machine and is unable towalk. Marc Falsetti, the sage of HoosierMotorcyclist, was there to memorializethe trip. With the help of Patsy Jones, hiswonderful girls, Jay Jackson, Ed Schetter,and George Tinkham, Doc was strappedinto the sidecar with Hooker Harnesseslike a jet fighter pilot ace. As a steely,good hearted VietNam era Navy veteran,there was no way Doc wasnt going tomake this ride work. And work it did.But when you have ALS, a lot of yourpride is left at the back of the bike.

Here is the deal we had with Doc. If theride was too much, he could bail at anytime. He had not been on a bike sinceOctober and was failing. His wife Patsywould ride behind me and monitor hisoxygen machine, manage his mask andhelp with his head position. I was nerv-ous, actually more than nervous. I knewwhat his doctors would say about medoing this. I tried not to care about whatthey or anyone else thought. Doc wantedto do this one way or the other, and wewere going to do whatever we had to doto get this done. I couldnt wait to do thisride, but I couldnt wait for it to be safelyover. Being happy and miserable all atthe same time is intense.

We offered to allow him to bail after wepassed the kids at Riley. We got the slightfist-sign to keep on going. When passingthe kids at Riley, some of the kids wereoutside the hospital and a few were onIVs and oxygen. I looked over at Docand could sense what he was thinking.No one in our group knew more aboutwhat was going on with those kids atRiley than he did. And the kids focused

on Doc like drones. It was a time thatstopped for me; everything was in slowmotion and the noise of the crowd wasmuted and dream-like. Oddly, it seemedlike none of the rest of us were there andit was just Doc and the kids, and that wasokay. Actually it was more than okay.Those kids saw another human being introuble - just like them. And they wavedand waved and waved, or at least thosethat could. Doc could not waive, but helooked and looked and looked, andsmiled, mostly at those who could notwaive. It was emotional for those of uswho were lucky enough to notice. Evenwith his condition, for that one specialmoment, I envied Doc. They say thatwhen we pass into the hereinafter we allwill have a list of special times that flashbefore our eyes. I am sure that momentwill be one of ours.

I knew he was exhausted, but per our dealhe motioned and smiled to keep on going,and we did all the way to the Indianapolis500 track. As we entered on the back-stretch of the track, the Governorsentourage moved to the side so Doc could

lead the first lap of 8000 bikers aroundthe track for Riley. It was like the RedSea story as they parted for Doc. Andlead he did. We cranked that sidecar carthru the back stretch; blasted by the thirdturn and were pressuring that sidecar ashard as we could to hit the historic fourthturn and as fast as the cops would allow.But, Doc was up for faster. Heading tothe start finish line, I saw Doc do a weakfist pump and that slight veterinarianyou are ok smile that I am sure he hasgiven to a lot of his patients. Whatevermother nature has dealt him, for this timeand moment, Doc was winning. Patsywas monitoring his oxygen machine andfussing with his head position. But Docdid not care. He was riding and riding forthe kids at Riley.

After leaving the track, Doc had thechance to go back to the comfort of hiswheelchair. So off to Lucas RacewayPark where we (actually, Gino JohnsonCPA, worlds best accountant, guru for

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ABATE of Arizona Business Members

ABATE of Arizona Chapter Meeting Times and Locations

East Valley ChapterEast Valley Chapter meetings are held thefourth Sunday of the month at 11:00, At theMesa Tri city Eagles Club. 2314 E.APACHE BLVD Tempe Az. 85281.

High Country ChapterHigh Country Chapter meetings are held onthe 3rd Sunday at 10 a.m. at The MooseLodge in Star Valley. Contact: chickn-bone@live .com or 928-970-1134

Mohave ChapterMohave County Chapter meetings are heldthe 1st Sunday of each month at 12 PM atthe Moose Lodge #1860, 2620 MiracleMile, Bullhead City, AZ 86442 Phone:928-763-1860.

Phoenix / Shadow Mountain ChapterPhoenix/Shadow Mountain meetings areheld on the 2nd Sunday of each month at10:30am at the AZ American Italian Club,7509 N. 12th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85020.FMI contact Jim Page at 602-570-6839 oremail [email protected]

Southern Arizona ChapterThe Southern Arizona Chapter will meetthe third Saturday. We will gather at theKettle Restaurant, 748 W. 22nd St, Tucson.Breakfast will be available at 7:30 a.m.with the meeting beginning at 9 a.m. FMIcontact Ron Kool by phone at 520-203-2323 or email [email protected]

Yavapai ChapterYavapai Chapter Meets 2nd Sunday, 11:00AM; The Taj Mahal Restaurant, 124 N.Montezuma St. Prescott, AZ 86301. FMIcontact Rich Kocar 928-771-9293 or [email protected].

Yuma ChapterYuma Chapter meets the second Tuesdayevening monthly at 6:30 PM at the IHOPlocated at 575 East 16th Street Yuma, AZ85365. For additional information contactFrank White (Hound) at 209-327-0814.

Alexander ToyotaYuma 928-344-1170

All Clene Carpet CleanersPayson 928-468-1358

Amon BuildersPayson 928-474-0689

AZ Alarm DoctorMesa 480-334-6087

AZ Differential SpecialistsPhoenix 602-462-5367

BedmartPhoenix 623-878-0536

Big Johns GarageTucson 520-322-9933

Big Sky MotorcyclesTucson 520-886-7388

Billy Jacks Saloon & GrillHumboldt 928-632-8689

Bobby Ds Bar-B-Q PitJerome 480-703-0045

Brett Millers UpholsteryPrescott 928-778-5565

Brown & Little, P.L.C., Attorneys atLaw480-299-2093

Buffalo Bar & GrillPayson 928-474-3900

Burro Saloon Bar & GrillKirkland 928-442-3287

Cactus FlatsTonto Basin 928-479-2233

Capsurzwww.capsurz.com

Cathiez LeatherBullhead City 928-758-6592

Cleopatra HillJerome 928-634-6701

Continence Center of America, Inc.Phoenix, AZ (623) 977-1212

Desert Lightning Motorcycle ApparelLake Havasu 928-505-2453

Dodeys Bar Phoenix 602-404-2300

Doreens Backstreet bar & GrillChino Valley 928-636-0309

Eaglerider of FlagstaffFlagstaff 928-637-6575

Eagles Wings Carriages, LLC Tonopah 623-386-8281

Eclectic CafTucson 520-885-2842

El Rancho RestaurantPayson 928-474-3111

Gila County ChopperStrawberry 480-789-2933

Gold King Mine & Ghost TownJerome 928-634-0053

GraphicsGraphics Web Design &DevelopmentPhoenix 602-595-4740

Gurley Street Sports PubPrescott 928-778-2491

Jakes Corner BarPayson 928-474-0679

Jerome Tattoo CompanyJerome 928-649-2143

Kactus KatesCottonwood 928-634-7822

Kitty For TaxCamp Vercde 928-567-0224

The Law Office of Alfred McDonaldTucson 520-884-5201

La Gitana CantinaArivaca 520-398-0810

Law Tigers888-529-8443

Lyzzard's LoungePrescott 928-778-2244

Mother Road HDKingman 928-757-1166

Mountain PassPrescott Valley 928-899-7663

North Health CenterScottsdale 602-421-2730

Pauls SE Arizona RV Rentals LLCWhetstone 877-728-5778

ABATE of Arizona

Pincus & Associates, PCTempe 480-777-2599

Punkin Center BarTonto Basin 928-479-2627

Red Garter Bar & GrillTucson 520-325-0483

Renegade Classics Biker OutletTucson 520-647-9312

Roberts MarketplacePrescott Valley 928-722-8920

Shamrock Bros. Lock & SafeGoodyear 623-377-6541

Skin City InkPrescott Valley 928-458-7242

Spirit RoomJerome 928-634-8809

Square Peg Promos LLCPhoenix 602-549-1044

Sutures EmbroideyPhoenix 602-751-8181

Tailwinds HaulingPhoenix 623-463-2187

Taj MahalPrescott 928-445-5752

The Butcher HookTonto Basin 928-479-2226

The Drunken Lass Irish PubPrescott 928-778-4211

The Hog Pit Smoke HouseTucson 520-722-4302

The Jerome Tattoo CompanyJerome 928-649-2143

The Maverick SaloonPhoenix 602-943-5680

TMA Precision Tube LLCGlendale 623-221-4922

Walts Lock and SafePhoenix 623-780-0490

Wear This Smoke ThisPayson 928-474-3090

Xhale Smoke Shop & Adult BoutiquePrescott Valley 928-458-0040

Yall Come Back SaloonRio Rico 520-781-3730


Ask Our Lawyer (continued)the Miracle Ride and former I.R.S.Agent, so be nice to him- he knows peo-ple) will count the money. Like WildBill Hickok, there was no smile betterthan Docs Jones $350K smile as I liketo call it. That is right, $350K wasraised for Riley because of volunteerslike Doc. He was brought to the stageand wonderfully acknowledged by MikeFarabaugh where Doc expressed his phi-losophy of life. Make love more; rideyour motorcycle more and protect yourright to ride. Doc has it all figured out.No wonder that I and everyone thatknows him loves him. I am looking for-ward to next years ride with him; samewheel - same deal.

TOWNS PASSING HELMET LAWS INSTATES THAT ARE HELMET FREE

IS THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG?

Q. A member of ABATE was ridingthrough Portage and was stopped by acop for not having a helmet. When thebiker produced his motorcycle endorse-ment, the police officer advised that theendorsement was invalid in Portagebecause the city had an ordinance requir-ing a helmet. How can this be whenIndiana is a helmet free state? ABATEof Indiana member.

A. The officer is wrong. It only makessense that we have uniform lawsthroughout the states. To hold otherwisewould be to require bikers in helmet freestates to map a path of travel in order toavoid helmet requiring towns. Thosecities and towns are not being practical,or good citizens. They may mean well,but they are off the rail. Recall thatMyrtle Beach in South Carolina tried topull that one a few years back. TheSupreme Court of that state slappedMyrtle Beach and held the ordinanceunconstitutional. Likewise in Cleveland,where the city passed a stronger law ongun possession than the state required.The Ohio Supreme Court ruled noway on the more restrictive ordinance,and held Clevelands ordinance uncon-stitutional by saying that in areas wherethe state has laws, cities and towns needto back off where the state has alreadydecided to regulate. One way to cureaggressive tactics of wayward cities andtowns that violate our rights by stoppingus based on bogus laws, is to requirethose towns to pay damages to the bikerfor the unconstitutional stop. If they canfine us, we should be able to fine them.

PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COM-PANY DENIES PAYMENT TO BIKERFOR LOSS OF USE OF MOTORCY-CLE

ARE THEY TAKING ADVANTAGEOF BIKERS?

Q. Rod: A fellow motorcyclist that wasnot paying attention crashed into the rearof my brand new 2012 Street Glide thatstill had the paper tags on it. I am sickabout it as I only had it for two weeks.The guy that hit me admits it was hisfault and Progressive, his insurancecompany, has accepted responsibility forthe damage to my rear fender, but arenot willing to pay for my loss of use ofthe bike. The dealership says that theycan not get me a new fender for 6-8weeks. It does not seem fair thatProgressive can get off the hook by pay-ing only for the fix of the fender. Dontthey owe me something for loss of useof my motorcycle? After all, it is ridingseason! That way I could rent anotherbike until my bike is repaired. Mark

Wiseman, ABATE MEMBER.

A. Hold your ground; they owe you.Progressive Insurance Company toutsitself as user-friendly for motorcyclists,so I am sure they are not trying to pull afast one - at least you should give themthe benefit of the doubt on that one forthe time being until we give them achance to overrule the adjuster handlingyour claim.

You have a duty to lessen your damages,but you also have a right to be put in theposition you were in prior to the crash.Just because an insurance company saysthey dont do something doesnt make itso. Most states in the midwest, includ-ing Illinois, Indiana and Ohio allow lossof use damages which is payment forloss of use of your motorcycle. Thisloss is measured by the reasonable rentalvalue of your motorcycle and will varydepending on the value of thevehicle/motorcycle involved.

In most states, it does not even matter ifyou rented a replacement vehicle, youstill get the value of your loss of use.Indiana and Illinois courts have said thatto decide otherwise would be to favorthose who could afford to rent a replace-ment vehicle over those who could not.Those that cant afford to rent a replace-ment vehicle still have a loss of usewhich can be measured by the loss ofthe reasonable rental value.

Despite the law, some insurance compa-nies still try to take advantage of motor-cyclists by saying you can still driveyour car/truck so you dont have a loss.This is false. Surely a company likeProgressive, which seeks motorcyclistsbusiness would not take this approach.Share this article with the Progressiveadjuster and I will send Progressive cor-respondence bringing this to their atten-tion.

Send the adjuster the communicationthat you received from the Harley dealerthat is doing the repair confirming the 6-8 weeks delay in getting the parts forrepair. Then get a figure from Harley asthe to reasonable rental value for amotorcycle comparable to yours. Armedwith this information, you should edu-cate the Progressive agent as to thefacts and the law. If he balks have himcall me. I promise you that they willpay for your loss of use. Ride safe, Rod

P.S. Better yet, send me the name andnumber of the adjuster, so I can have achat with him about this.

Ride Safe and Free,Rod TaylorABATE Legal Services

ABATE, though many know it not, isone of the greatest rights organizationsever;

but what it reaches for, by far exceedswhat it has achieved, and what it hasachieved is magnificent.

Remember, injured ABATE memberspay only 28 % of total recovery andexpenses as approved by client, consis-tent with and conforming to applicablestate law. Elsewhere, you may pay 33%, 40% or even 50% of your recovery.And, ABATE members are not chargedfor recovery of damage to your motorcy-cle, and have access to a 24-hour toll-free telephone number.

Call us at (800) 25-RIDER


Events CalendarAugust 2012

Wednesday, Aug. 1st- Phoenix,AZ.Crusaders For The Children BikeNight. 7-9 p.m. at the Top ShelfMexican Cantina - 35th Ave. andGreenway. Everyone Welcome!Good food, friends, and families!Great Bike Night Specials! Thisevent is held every 1st Wed of themonth. See ya there... Thank youfor your support! For more infor-mation www.crusadersforthechil-dren.com

Saturday August 4, 2012 -Mayer, Az. VNV MC Chapter "P" Party Flyer,Party on Aug. 4th at SmokinHarley's in Mayer, Az. Hope tosee you all there.

Saturday August 11, 2012 -Peoria, AZLost Dutchman Peoria Openhouse,Doors open at 7pm. NO COVER7962 W. Market Pl (Grand and79th Ave)

Saturday, Aug. 11th - ApacheJunction, AZ.Superstition Harley-Davidson -FREE Seminar - 11am to Noon -Presented by T.E.A.M. Arizonaand our own Yvette. Are youcomfortable on your bike?Experiencing achy arms or anumb butt? Wish you could relaxyour legs more? There's a sciencebehind making your bike comfort-

able (ergonomics) and cool (cus-tomization). Let the masters atT.E.A.M. Arizona and our ownmaster customization show youhow you can have both. Call toreserve your space. 2910 WApache Trail- Apache Junction,AZ 480.346.0600 www.supersti-tionhd.com

Saturday, Aug. 11th - QueenCreek, AZ.Queen Creek Flat Track SummerSeries. Motorcycle and Quad FlatTrack Racing. At Horseshoe Park& Equestrain Center - 20464Riggs Rd. in QueenCreek. Gatesopen at 5:00 P.M., practice at 6:00P.M., and racing starts at 7:30P.M. There are also Knobby andyouth classes. For More informa-tion call 602-577-1483.

Monday, Aug. 13th - Saturday,Aug. 18th - Mayer, AZ."Up Your Rumble!" Event. Comecheck out all the latest pipes foryour bike to "Up Your Rumble!"Call your parts associate for moredetails! Mayer and Bellemontlocations only. In Mayer,928.632.4009, and in Bellemont,928.774.3896. For more informa-tion www.grandcanyonhd.com

Saturday, Aug. 18th - ApacheJunction, AZ.Superstition Harley-Davidson -Happy Hula Day! Get Lei'd atSHD - 11am to 1pm - HulaDancers, free food, drinks and fun

for the whole family. 2910 WApache Trail- Apache Junction,AZ 480.346.0600 www.supersti-tionhd.com

Saturday, Aug, 18th - QueenCreek, AZ.Queen Creek Flat Track SummerSeries. Motorcycle and Quad FlatTrack Racing. At Horseshoe Park& Equestrain Center - 20464Riggs Rd. in QueenCreek. Gatesopen at 5:00 P.M., practice at 6:00P.M., and racing starts at 7:30P.M. There are also Knobby andyouth classes. For More informa-tion call 602-577-1483.

Saturday, Aug. 18th - Phoenix,AZ.Old Skool Motorcycle and HotrodShow. Ramjet Racing presents theSaturday Nite Ole SkoolMotorcycle and Hotrod Show!!6:00 - 9:00 P.M. Live music byKenny Love and theRockerfellers! Food / Vendors!Come out and hang out listen tosome tunes show off your ride ansupport your local talent!! Music!Kool bikes! Kool hotrods!Tattoos! hangout with the likes ofDP Customs, Foundry Moto,Haifley Bros, Vivid ink tattoo,Underestimated clothing andmore!! Ramjet Racing - 13207 N.Cavecreek Rd. For more informa-tion call 602-788-0364 tell 'emsleeves sent ya!!

Saturday August 18, 2012 -

Chino Valley, AZ.AZ Nomads Shootout Party, TheNomads are having their ShootoutParty at Doreen's Bar 2879Arizona Trail in Chino Valley, AZ.(928) 636-0309. Boxing/Smoker.We are going to have boxing onthe venue. The event will start at10am and go till ? All are invitedand encouraged to come andSupport Arizona Nomads. OpenRegistration. All WeightDivisions. Put Up or Shut Up.Local MCs Encouraged to Fight.Sign up info: Bob Vaughan (928)899-7647. Food, Drink, Support81 Gear, Entertainment.

Saturday August 18, 2012 -Jakes CornerGlobe LONERS Lake Poker run!!!Third annual Lake Poker Run Signin at Jake'Corner sign in at4:00pm Last kickstand up 5:30pmfive stops Last stop THE SHAM-ROCK.... $10.00 per person signin donation with a $200.00 prizefor high hand!!! Come on out andhave some fun on a run around thelake

Friday, Aug. 24th - Sunday, Aug.26th - Winslow, AZ.PTs 2012 Rockn' 66 Rally.Northern AZ Poker Run, GreatFood, Live Music with "Rewired"classic rock and "A BOY NAMEDSIOUX" playing songs off theiralbums "Next Big Thing" and"Simple Life", Bike Parade downRt.66, Tricycle Races, Bike Show,


Events CalendarVendors, Bikini Bike Wash, TattooContest,Cold Drinks and more.Supporting the Winslow CancerSupport Group who assistspatients and their families. Comejoin is in downtown Winslow, AZand Take it Easy! For more infor-mationhttp://www.facebook.com/pts.bar?ref=tn_tnmn or visit www.ptsbar-winslow.com

Saturday, Aug. 25th - QueenCreek, AZ.Queen Creek Flat Track SummerSeries. Motorcycle and Quad FlatTrack Racing. At Horseshoe Park& Equestrain Center - 20464Riggs Rd. in QueenCreek. Gates

open at 5:00 P.M., practice at 6:00P.M., and racing starts at 7:30 P.M.There are also Knobby and youthclasses. For More information call602-577-1483.

Saturday August 25, 2012 -Glendale, AZSpartan Riders OPEN HOUSESpartan Riders MC Glendale -OPEN HOUSE- Saturday nite6002 West Maryland Ave,Glendale AZ.starts at 7pm tilwhenever...as always food is free,beverages and a good time...

Saturday August 25, 2012 -Alamogordo, NMThe Huns Enchilada Dinner, The

Alamogordo Chapter of The Hunsof the Southwest will be holdingan Enchilada Dinner at theKnights of Columbus Hall inAlamogordo, NM. For more infor-mation call Mr. Ed @575.491.0464

Saturday August 25, 2012VIII's Society Benefit, We are hav-ing a benefit/fundraiser for ourbrither King James who has justrecently went through some majorneck and back surgery and we areraising funds to help him and hisfamily.Starts at 7pm at VIII's club-house $5 donation food will beprovided with donation.

Center for Disease Control Considers Helmetless Motorcyclists an Epidemic

Editors Note: Well folks, you had toknow that it was gonna happen. Thesafety nanny bureaucrats are onceagain leaning toward a national hel-met mandate and this is just thebeginning.

First they tried to do it through theNational Transportation Safety Board(NTSB), but we pointed out that theywere basing their findings on studieson a mere SIX motorcycle accidents.They are, without a doubt, the expertswhen it comes to most air and groundtransportation - but their ignorancewas showing when it came to motor-cycles.

Since that end-around run failed, theCDC picked up the ball and has beenrunning full speed toward the endzone. But, like nearly governmentagency that you coud name, theystepped on their shoestrings whileperforming an early celebrationbefore crossing the line.

GW Peterson with ABATE ofVirginia was searching for a break-down of which part of the body wasinjured during motorcycle fatalities(percentage of head trauma vs. chesttrauma vs. abdomen etc.) He couldnot find anything so he contacted ourfriends at the CDC. Below is theresponse from the Director of theOffice of Statistics and Programming.I do not have to point out to thisesteemed body the obvious questionfor which the response calls. Pleaseread the response below:

Hi Mr. Peterson,

Thanks for your inquiry. We do nothave Motorcyclist injury deaths tabu-

lated by body region/part. Withdeaths, there are usually multipleinjuries and the primary body partaffected is often difficult to deter-mine.

You might search the literature to seeif anything is published by bodyregion for motorcyclist deaths. I dida search usinghttp://www.safetylit.org/ but did notsee any articles surface on motorcy-clist deaths by body part affected.

There are public use multiple-cause-of-death files that are available uponrequest if you wanted to analyzethose data. If you are interested inrequesting those files, let me knowand I will put you in contact with oneof my colleagues at the NationalCenter for Health Statistics.

I am also checking one otherresource to see if she knows of anypublished articles on this topic. I willlet you know what I find out.

Sorry that I couldn't be of more help.

J. Lee Annest, Ph.D., M.S.Director, Office of Statistics andProgrammingNational Center for Injury Preventionand Control, CDC4770 Buford Hwy NE, MS - F64Atlanta, GA 30341

Editors Note: So, while the CDC isnow the federal governments self-appointed expert, they can notanswer the simplest of questions, onwhich their studies should have beenbased.

We have seen this before and will

continue to see it in the future. Theyare banking on an old adage that - ifyou tell a lie enough times, the publicwill soon begin to believe it as truth.

As you well know, the CDC is not thefirst government agency to pull sucha dirty trick. We have seen that fromthe National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) for years.The quote from the NHTSA statisti-cian, Umesh Shankar, was "yes, thenumbers are inaccurate, but they areconsistently inaccurate", or some-thing very close to that.

They admit that their data is flawedbut they continue to preach it asgospel.

Believe it folks, there is a big pushfor a federal helmet mandate comingour way as sure as the monsoon rainsin Arizona.

Membership in ABATE of Arizonais soon going to be a necessity if weare to have half of a chance indefeating such a mandate inArizona.

I urge all of our members to makethe effort to recruit as many newmembers as possible in the comingmonths - like your freedomdepended on it - BECAUSE ITDOES.

2012 Too Broke stuffing party


Jim PageState PAC Officer

One of these days Im going to cut youinto itsy, bitsy.Oh Hi! Let me turndown the Pink Floyd. There. Thats bet-ter. I hope this finds everybody well andin good spirit.

With Motorcycle day at the dome com-ing up in February, It was brought to my

attention that some folks might not becomfortable with talking to their respec-tive representatives. Thats understand-able considering that the politico world ismiles away from what most of us areused to.

So here are a few things that popped intomy head that might be helpful.

First and foremost, find out who yourrepresentatives are you can do that bygoing to az.gov and on their homepageunder Elected Officials there will be a tagthat Govt. information locator. Click onthat and type in your address and zipcode. It will give you all of your localand national reps. No Actually the firstthing you should do is make sure you areregistered to vote! Then the second thingwould to find out who your legislatorsare. When we get the new district maps,we will get a copy out to all of the chap-ters. The districts have just been redrawnand new maps will be out shortly.

Ok, so having done all that. When Day atthe Dome comes around we will be ask-ing everybody to make appointments withtheir representatives. Just call the numberthat is given from the contact info thatyou can find in this paper, and make anappointment. So far, so good.

Now the hard part. You have to do somestudying to learn all you can about whatyou want to talk about. Learn the subjectforward and backwards. Then Practicewith a friend. This year we will get talk-ing points out early and will put out thebackground useful facts before the run.

Remember always be respectful andpolite. Always use facts and be truthful.Dont try to bullshit them. The old sayinggoes you cant Bull..OOPS! I had better not say that. Letsleave it at they have seen it all before.And they know it when they hear it.

And remember if you need help. Just ask

myself or any of our Lobbyists. We willbe glad to go in with you. But when thereis an event like this you will probably goin groups. Then you need to designate aspokesperson or drag a lobbyist with you.

Easy Breezy Lemon Squeezy. Right?Well work more on this in the months tocome.

I did want to talk about Toll Roads inArizona. The legislative way has beencleared for this and the first one has beenproposed. But as usual, Im lat for thedeadline Again! And you know how Mr.Editor gets. One of these days Im goingto. Wow! Dj vu. One of these daysIm going to give him a heart attack andhave my article in early.

Freedom

Jim

The PAC Rant

More Coast to CoastNCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES

Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish,

National Coalition of Motorcyclists(NCOM)

CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS BARMOTORCYCLE-ONLY CHECK-POINTS

On Friday, July 13, California became thefourth state in the country to oppose road-side checkpoints that target motorcyclists.Governor Jerry Brown signed AssemblyBill 1047 into law, joining with Virginia,North Carolina and New Hampshire inprohibiting law enforcement agenciesfrom using safety grant money to fundmotorcycle-only checkpoints.

Persistence pays off! said JimLombardo, lobbyist for ABATE ofCalifornia. It took two years of hardwork to get our bill through bothTransportation Committees, the Assemblyand Senate Appropriations Committees,passed by both Houses and then returnedto the Assembly for concurrence to astronger amended bill!

AB 1047, sponsored by AssemblymanKevin Jeffries (R-Lake Elsinore), passedits final legislative hurdle by a unanimous77-0 vote in the Assembly. The new lawbecomes effective Jan. 1, 2013.

The funding of such checkpoints hasmade the passage of AB 1047 of para-mount importance, noted a letter of sup-port circulated to legislators by C.O.I.R.through the US Defenders program; call-ing the checkpoints discriminatory andun-American, they noted that AcrossCalifornia, law enforcement agencieshave been using these funds, not to estab-lish generic checkpoints intended to stopall vehicles looking for impaired opera-tors, or unsafe vehicles. Rather, thesecheckpoints have been stationed adjacentto motorcycle events and stop onlymotorcycle riders while automobile driv-ers are waved on.

On the federal level, dozens ofCongressional Representatives havesigned onto House Resolution 904 byRep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) to barthe U.S. Department of Transportationfrom providing funds to governmentagencies for motorcycle safety-equipmentroadside checkpoints.

Meanwhile, Aid to Injured Motorcyclists(A.I.M.) Attorney Mitchell Proner ofNYC is appealing a federal judges ruling

that upheld the constitutionality of suchroadblocks, vowing to take the fight onbehalf of ABATE of New York and theNational Coalition of Motorcyclists(NCOM) all the way to the U.S. SupremeCourt if necessary.

CONGRESS PASSES FEDERAL HIGH-WAY BILL

The Highway Bill, HR 4348: MAP-21,has cleared both chambers of Congressand is expected to be signed into lawsoon by President Obama. The 600-page$120 billion federal funding measurereauthorizes funds for transportation proj-ects through 2014, and extends themotorcycle safety grant program to thestates amounting to a percentage of eachstate's federal safety dollars that must bespent on rider education and awarenesscampaigns.

Despite considerable lobbying by motor-cyclists, language from HR 904 to blockfunding of motorcycle-only checkpointswas not included in the final passage dueto technical germaneness issues, but onthe flipside no provisions were adopted inthe bill that would negatively impactmotorcycling.

EPA OFFICIALLY APPROVES E15FOR SALE IN THE U.S.

Putting E15 (a mixture of 15% ethanoland 85% gasoline) on sale in the U.S. hasbeen all but official since April, when theEnvironmental Protection Agencyapproved the first applications to makeE15. Now, all but official has becomeofficial, with the EPA giving approval forretailers to start selling the controversialbiofuel, which many claim can damagesmaller engines such as motorcycles andATVs and void manufacturers war-ranties.

NEVADA MOTORCYCLE CLUBS SUEPOLICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS ABUSES

Four motorcycle clubs that belong to theSouthern Nevada Confederation of Clubs(COC) have filed a federal lawsuitagainst the Metro and North Las Vegaspolice departments claiming that theircivil rights have been systematically vio-lated.

Dozens of club members of the Mongols,Bandidos, Vagos and Stray Cats allegethey have been unlawfully targeted andharassed by the two police departmentsfor several years, and the 78 com-plainants are seeking over $75,000 oneach of its 15 different claims and puni-

tive and exemplary damages of more than$75,000.

The lawsuit claims that Las Vegas policethreatened to revoke the liquor licenses oflocal businesses if they served certainmotorcycle club members or let them fre-quent their place of business. The legalaction cites numerous other incidents ofabuse, including police officers purport-edly informing members of the Stray Catsthat they had no constitutional rights onthe streets of Northern Las Vegas.

Legal documents detail six encountersthat occurred between June 2010 andSeptember 2011 that violated the patchholders First, Fourth and 14thAmendment rights, but attorney StephenStubbs and Southern NevadaConfederation of Clubs President GuidoNovicelli say the harassment has gone onfor more than the two years the lawsuitcovers. "All we're really looking for is tobe able to meet and have a good time andride motorcycles without being harassed,"said Novicelli.

"Everybody has the same constitutionalrights," said Stubbs, serving as legalcounsel for the 37 Las Vegas-based clubsthat comprise the Southern Nevada COC."The minute we start disregarding some-one's constitutional rights because wedon't agree with them, this country is inbig trouble."

NY BILL WOULD REQUIRE MOTOR-CYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION FORNEW DRIVERS

A New York bill that would improvemotorcycle safety by including awarenesstraining in the state Department of MotorVehicles required courses passed unani-mously in the Senate on June 4.

S.7138 would amend the Vehicle andTraffic Law to create a two-hour motor-cycle safety and awareness component tothe DMVs mandatory five-hour pre-licensing course for new drivers.Specific requirements would be set by theCommissioner of Motor Vehicles.

This is just one more step towards mak-ing our highways safer for both motorcy-clists and those traveling on four wheels,said state Senator Patricia A. Ritchie (R-Heuvelton) who cosponsored the biparti-san measure along with Sen. KevinParker (D-Brooklyn). By teaching peo-ple how to properly share the road, wecan cut down on accidents and help savelives.

Now Senator Ritchie is looking for asponsor to introduce the legislation in thegeneral Assembly.

RHODE ISLAND RIDERS GET DESIG-NATED PARKING

A new Rhode Island law will require allstate and municipal buildings to providedesignated parking spaces for motorcy-cles from April to November. The legisla-tion, sponsored by Senator John J.Tassoni Jr. (D-Smithfield) and StateRepresentative Peter John Petrarca (D-Linclon), was recently approved by theGeneral Assembly and signed into law byGovernor Lincoln D. Chafee (I).

The legislation dictates that city and townofficials create parking plans by thisNovember for parking areas at municipalbuildings and mandates that the newparking spaces, marked by appropriatesignage, be made available by April 1,2013. All state, city, or town buildingsmust establish a motorcycle parking planby November, with the number andplacement of the motorcycle parkingspaces varying by building, and to bedetermined by the number of employeeswho use motorcycles. The law does notapply to state airport parking lots.

NOVELTY HELMETS OUTLAWED INCANADA

A new provincial law announced by theMinistry of Justice requires motorcyclistsin British Columbia to wear helmets thatshow proper industry certification, suchas Snell or a U.S. Dept. of Transportationsticker.

The law takes effect in July on CanadaDay, and until now motorcyclists couldwear anything that was sold as a motor-cycle helmet, including so-called novel-ty models that are smaller, lighter andlack protective inner padding. Manymembers of biker gangs and their follow-ers wore such helmets, noted the MapleRidge News in announcing the policychange.

A lot of the Hells Angels guystheywill wear the fake helmets, as well,RCMP Constable Tom Sparks told thenewspaper. Once the helmet law isenforced, $138 tickets will be handed out.In addition to a ticket, riders also will berequired to park their bike if theyrecaught using an illegal helmet. You can-

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June Safety Article

Jean CooperState Safety Officer

Its August which means that Too Brokehas come and gone. I hope this will be abanner year for the event and we all hada great time in the cool pines of MormonLake. I also hope that we all got homesafely and are busy telling everyone whodidnt go what a great time we had.

In July a friend of ours went down on hisbike. It was a one vehicle crash, no roadhazards, no distracted drivers, no driverimpairment. It just happened. The thingthat struck me was the after care. ThePolice and EMS arrived quickly. Ourfriend was able to communicate, but hehad lots of road rash. He was wearing ahelmet. Heres where it gets interest-ing.The helmet had road rash. Thattells me and should have alerted thePolice and EMS that he BUMPED hishead! When he was asked if he wantedto go to the ER he said no thank you.HE BUMPED HIS HEAD! They let himgo home. In fact the nice Police Officer

drove him home. He went to an urgentcare for deep cleaning of his wounds.After his wounds were cleaned he wenthome. There were no x-rays done of anypart of him. No discussion of a possiblehead injury was had. In the early hoursof the next morning, he awake with avague feeling of something wrong in hisshoulder. A few hours later, he had thesame strange feeling in his shoulder, onlythis time it stayed longer. So, he thoughtmaybe Im having a heart attack and tookhimself to the ER to get his heartchecked. He told his story of the motor-cycle crash less than 48 hours earlier.The ER staff thought it would be good tocheck for broken bones, because by nowsome very colorful bruises were appear-ing all over, and he had what looked likea third cheek on his butt. But, still noexamination of his head at all. They haddecided to discharge him because the x-rays showed no broken bones. As hewas getting ready to leave, he had aseizure. Now! they decided to look athis BUMPED head. He suffered a bleedinto his brain. WOW! It took 48 hoursto even look for a head injury on a per-son who had a crash and road rash on hishelmet. Our friend is doing well andnow recovering at home.

One message of this story is for the per-son who crashes.Please go to the hos-pital and get examined. It may takeawhile, but injuries do not always makethemselves know right away. Realizethat you may not be thinking clearly at

Call for MAP InstructorsThe Motorcycle Awareness Program(M.A.P.) is an educational programaimed at the target audience of highschool students in drivers educationclasses. There has been a small group ofinstructors who have volunteered to pres-ent the M.A.P. to students throughout thestate. But, we need more instructors.

Remember, that ABATE stands for EDU-CATE. Our purpose is to spread theword about safe motorcycling and pro-mote a positive image of motorcyclists.What better way than to speak to thefuture drivers of our state. The studentshopefully, will not only be betterequipped car and truck drivers but willalso be more aware and watch out for us.

To become an instructor you must:

1. Be available during the day:The presentations in the high school dri-vers education classes last about an hourduring the school day. There may be asmany as 5 classes in one day.

2. Be willing to stand up in front ofa group of about 30 high school stu-dents and speak: That sounds easierthan you think. You need to be able togently maintain control of the group.

3. Know the material being pre-sented: There is an outline for all pre-senters to follow so there is uniformity in

the material presented.

4. Commit to teaching at least 2classes per school year: We hope tohave at least one volunteer instructor ineach ABATE Chapter. That person willattend and instructor class (about 4hours), attend a M.A.P. with an experi-enced instructor, teach a class with anexperienced instructor in attendance.When the new instructor is comfortableand the experienced instructor assesseshim/her to be ready the new instructormay begin teaching alone. The mentorprogram assures that everyone is teach-ing the same material and everyone hassupport.

5. Provide record of teaching tothe M.A.P. Coordinator on a consis-tent basis.

This is your opportunity to get the wordout to new drivers about the importanceof sharing the road with motorcyclists.This is your opportunity to support themission and vision of ABATE in yourcommunity.

Call me 602-616-9855 or email [email protected] for more information andto register to become a M.A.P. Instructor.

Jean CooperABATE State Safety OfficerABATE M.A.P. Coordinator

the time of the crash and it is in your bestinterest to take suggestion to seek care.

The other message is for those whorespond to the crash..Even if the per-son who went down says no thank you,please strongly encourage him/her to goget checked out, including the head.Head injuries are hard to see when theyare on the inside. Time is very impor-tant. The brain can swell and in a shorttime cause permanent damage and evendeath. The helmet was the clue to howextensive our friends injuries were andno one took notice for about 48 hours,even though there were multiple contactswith medical personnel.

Well never know if the bleed in ourfriends brain caused him to go down orwas the result of the crash. Thank ourlucky stars he is here to tell us about it.

Sorry, this was a sad discussion. On apositive note, more and more us are safe-ty conscious and aware. We take respon-sibility to keep our riding skills up to thebest or our ability and we keep our

machines in their best running condition.We minimize our risks every time we goout by practicing defensive riding.Sometimes crashes just happen.

Okay, now I thought of something elseregarding safety. We receive at least 5different motorcycle magazines everymonth. One of those is AMAs AmericanMotorcyclist. In the August issue is a listof 50 Things New Riders should know(And Experienced Riders ShouldntForget). Number 50 i

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