GA- motorcycle only checkpoints 2011

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ABATE of Georgia: Welcome to YOUR NEW ABATE of Georgia!

Dan Forrest, State Director

As many of you know, the State of Georgia received $70,000.00 from the NHTSA for Motorcycle ONLY Safety Check Points. They will stop all Motorcycles at these Check Points.

We were informed by unnamed sources that the Check Points would start in early March to coincide with The Daytona Bike Week Event. Most points of entry to Florida will be involved.

We are anticipating them to start March 3rd in order to take advantage of the additional flow of Motorcycle traffic thru our State.

I was told that the officers conducting the safety check points have been trained in what to check for so be sure you, you paper work and your bike are in order.

We understand that this is just a way to increase revenues so do all you can to avoid adding to the state funds.

There are many who Trailer into Georgia and ride into Florida from here. You may wish to change your plans and trailer on through to Florida

Dan Forrest,
State Director of A.B.A.T.E. Georgia

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From: "Office of Abate of Georgia" <Secretary@abatega.org>
To: all@abatega.org
Sent: Friday, February 11, 20119:46:39 AM
Subject: THEY ARE LISTENING TO YOU!!!! PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
February 11, 2011
The Governors Office of Highway Safety [GOHS] has requested a meeting with A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia's Legislative Director, Linda Allen and the State Director Dan Forrest.
This meeting is to discuss the concerns that A.B.A.T.E. and our membership have regarding the reported Motorcycle ONLY Safety Check Stops.
Your calls and letters are in part responsible for this meeting. Your voice is being heard in Atlanta.
Do not let up on this important issue. Keep calling and writing you Senators and Representatives. Let them know that you feel this is against all that Freedom stands for.
Thank you

State Director
A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia
Dan Forrest

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AMA News > Riders asked to oppose Georgia motorcycle-only checkpoints

Riders asked to oppose Georgia motorcycle-only checkpoints
February 23, 2011

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is urging riders nationwide to contact Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to urge him to stop the Georgia State Patrol from conducting any motorcycle-only traffic checkpoints.

Tens of thousands of motorcyclists from around the nation could be subject to Georgia motorcycle-only checkpoints if those checkpoints are in place before, during and after Daytona (Fla.) Bike Week, which runs March 4-13.

Ed Moreland, AMA senior vice president for government affairs, suggests that riders contact the governor through the AMA website at Issues & Legislation and ask that any motorcycle-only checkpoints be suspended until key questions are answered. Those questions, which have been posed by the AMA to Deal and other officials, include: How do motorcycle-only checkpoints increase the safety of motorcyclists? Where do states draw their authority to conduct motorcycle-only checkpoints? Is "probable cause" required to stop a motorcycle and, if so, what constitutes probable cause?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) gave Georgia a $70,000 grant to conduct one or more roadside motorcycle-only checkpoints. New York state has operated a similar program. The AMA has been tracking this disturbing development of motorcycle-only checkpoints since it first appeared in New York several years ago.

"The AMA believes that the primary source of motorcycle safety is in motorcycle crash prevention and not in arbitrarily pulling over riders and randomly subjecting them to roadside inspections," Moreland said.

"The NHTSA should focus on decreasing the likelihood of crashes from occurring in the first place," Moreland said. "No public money should be applied to promoting such a program without first addressing questions from the motorcycling community," he said.

In addition to letters submitted to the past and present governors of Georgia, the AMA has questioned the potential discriminatory and legal nature of this program and submitted a list of questions for clarification to the New York State Police concerning that agency's program.

The AMA also sent a letter to NHTSA Administrator David Strickland urging him to suspend the grant program that gives states money for motorcycle-only checkpoints until questions have been addressed. To view the AMA's letter, click here: http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/...t_8-9-2010.pdf. To view Strickland's response, click here: http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/...11-15-2010.pdf.

James Holter

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