Please read the following on the AMA site. You don't have to be a member...
But please consider it.
AMA funding article Motorcyclists need to contact their state officials by August 18th to help secure vital motorcycle safety funding available under a new federal transportation bill.
Created and developed by state motorcyclist rights organizations and the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, and supported by the AMA, the Motorcyclist Safety Grant Program, part of the multi-year SAFETEA-LU transportation bill. The law provides approximately $100,000 per state, per year, over five years for the purpose of improving motorcyclist safety.
The grants, administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA), are available to any and all states that apply.
States seeking funding must meet at least one of the following conditions in 2007, two in 2008 and the remaining years of the program.
* Have in place an effective motorcycle rider training course;
* Have an effective program to enhance motorcyclist awareness;
* Demonstrate a reduction in the number of motorcycle crashes and fatalities;
* Have in place a program to reduce impaired riding;
* Have a reduction in the number of crashes and fatalities involving impaired motorcycle operators;
* Ensure that all fees collected from motorcyclists for the purposes of funding motorcycle training and safety programs will be used for that sole purpose.
Your help is needed to guarantee that the federal dollars earmarked for motorcyclist safety are spent. Please view the listing of
Governors' Highway Safety Offices PDF file (PDF) and contact officials in your state and urge them to apply for the Section 2010 Motorcyclist Safety Grant Program offered by NHTSA.
The deadline is August 18, 2006. With your help, we can capitalize on this important opportunity to provide additional resources to improve motorcyclist safety.
