January 13, 2008 - Arizona
!!!!!!!!!!!! HEADS UP - BE AWARE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Motorcycle Lobby has recently met with DPS on a bill that they are running this session. Currently, it is law that when a person is found to be driving/riding on a Suspended or Revoked License, that their vehicle is TOWED and kept for 30 days, or until the owner comes to the impound yard with proof of their license being reinstated. This would include proof of ownership via registration / title and insurance etc.
The bill that DPS is introducing (bill# as soon as it's known), will Revise this statue to include the TOWING of anyone driving / riding a vehicle WITHOUT THE PROPER ENDORSEMENT (i.e. Motorcycle, SemiTruck).
The Statutes 28-3511 - 28-3512 are where the revisions are are being made. According to DPS and the statute, you will be given a "Hearing" date when ticketed and towed, and IF you get your ENDORSEMENT prior to your Hearing date, you will be given the proper paperwork to get your motorcycle released to you immediately. IF you cannot get your ENDORESEMENT prior to your "hearing" date, you can ask for an extension so that you can.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS DON'T WAIT FOR A TOW - "GET YOUR ENDORSEMENT NOW"
We will be advertising and advertising on every website and in every newsletter and putting flyers in shops etc. IF this bill passes, and is signed by the Governor, it will be 100 days from the "end of session", probably September until it is law. IF this bill passes and once it is signed by the Governor, the DPS will be making their advanced adverstising / media experts available to get the word out to the general public through TV and Newspapers and other resources.
WE NEED TO START NOW - YELL THIS FROM THE ROOF TOPS - WE KNEW IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.
Bobbi Hartmann
ABATE Designated Lobbyist
For The Lobby Team
August 1, 2008 - Minnesota
These regulations were passed into law and are effective August 1, 2008. Please read carefully the regs that apply to motorcycle plates. I believe these rules were put in place for the benefit of the license plate scanning/recognition systems now in place in many areas and which soon will be standard in most areas. Also note, it is unusual for a law change to take effect without a publicity campaign. This may not be enforced until all plates have been changed over to the new plates, but no one with enforcement authority has said this. Please spread the word to all Minnesota motorcyclists and all who may be passing through Minnesota.
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http://www.dps.state.mn.us/dvs/PlBrochure/PlateFrame.htm
In 2008, Minnesota began to transition to digital license plate (DLP) technology. For the past several years, Minnesota has used digital license plate (DLP) technology to produce the Critical Habitat Loon and Support Our Troops license plates. In 2008, Minnesota began to transition passenger plates to DLP. Eventually, all license plates in Minnesota will be be manufactured using the DLP system.
DLP are flat plates. The license plate number on plates produced by the DLP system are black. If you have questions about the DLP system please contact DVS at 651-284-3896.
It will take several years to transition all Minnesota plates to DLP. In the meantime, many vehicles will continue to display license plates that are made of reflectorized sheeting applied to steel or aluminum. In most cases the letter and number characters are embossed and are non-reflective.
License plates issued to passenger automobiles and dealer license plates are replaced at seven (7) year intervals; all other license plates are issued for the life of the vehicle.
Plate Display: Effective August 1, 2008, all license plates are required to be displayed horizontally and in an upright position with the identifying numbers and letters facing outward from the vehicle.
License plates issued after July 1, 2008, requiring validation must display the month of expiration in the lower left corner of each plate and the year of expiration in the lower right corner of the plate.
Special Plate Review - Fiscal Year 2007
Single Plate Issue
Back display - A single license plate is issued to the following vehicles for display on the back of the vehicle.
trailers
motorcycles
mopeds
dealer and dealer in transit vehicles
The owner of the vehicle may elect to display only one plate on the back of the vehicle in the following situations (Minnesota Statute 169.79, subd.4):
- the vehicle model year is 1972 or earlier, and the vehicle is used for general transportation
- the vehicle is used for general transportation and meets the definition of a pioneer, classic, or street rod vehicle (Minnesota Statute 168.10)
- the vehicle is registered in one of the collector classes (pioneer, classic car, collector, street rod)
Front display - A single license plate is issued to the following vehicles for display on the front of the vehicle.
tractors and truck-tractors, used in tractor-trailer combinations
farm class vehicles, 20 model years or older
Double Plate Issue
All other vehicles are issued double plates to display on the front and back of the vehicle. This includes cars, vans, pickups, trucks, and busses.
New Law in Florida
Effective July 1st , all new motorcycle riders must past a rider education
course.
Story below:
http://www.wjhg. com/home/ headlines/ 21581734. html
Pennsylvania mandates helmet use
Pennsylvania bill mandates motorcycle helmet use The Staff of Clutch and Chrome June 24th 2008. Citing
a study showing an increase in head injuries among riders a Pennsylvania
politician wants to mandate motorcycle helmet use.
State Representative Dan Frankel has introduced H.B. 945, a bipartisan bill
that would restore the helmet requirement for riders 21 or older, restoring
the parts of Pennsylvania' s motorcycle-helmet law that were repealed in
2003.
Recently, two University of Pittsburgh faculty members compared four years
of data concerning motorcycle related fatalities; the two years before and
two after the helmet law was repealed. According to their analysis, head
injury deaths increased 66 percent and motorcycle-related head injury
hospitalization increased 78 percent. The complete findings of the study
will be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Public
Health.
The 2006 Legislative Budget and Finance Committee also conducted a study
which had similar findings and effect on the number of motorcycle riders'
injuries in Pennsylvania following the helmet-law repeal.
Frankel points to the increases and the possibility the data could get worse
with higher fuel prices encouraging more people to ride motorcycles.
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