Petition The Prez To End Motorcycle-only Stops
Monday, January 21st, 2013
We The People -- petition against motorcycle-only stops.
Here’s something the Motorcycle Riders Foundation is promoting and everyone who rides ought to sign in and add their name to the list. Unless you like being singled out for a police stop just because you’re riding a motorcycle.
Maybe you’ve heard about the petition process set up where the president has said any petition getting 25,000 signatures will be given consideration. Thanks to a petition calling for the U.S. to create a death star, as in the Star Wars movies, that baseline is being increased to 100,000. (The White House responded that the administration “is not in favor of blowing up planets.”)
Apparently, however, the petition I’m here to promote, one that calls for ending federal funding for motorcycle-only checkpoints, has made it under the wire and will only need the 25,000 signatures.
Here’s the text of the petition, and this is the link you want to follow.
We petition the obama administration to:
Cease the funding of motorcycle-only checkpoints through the NHTSA and other federal agencies.State and local governments have begun to implement motorcycle-only checkpoints that unfairly target motorcyclists for inspection by law enforcement officers.
Many of these motorcycle-only checkpoints are funded by grants given by the federal government, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
This petition calls for the cessation of the NHTSA’s direct and indirect funding of the motorcycle-only checkpoints through its grants and other measures, and asks that the laws for vehicle conformity and passenger safety be applied equally to motorcycles and automobiles alike.
By the way, from what the site says, the 25,000 signatures must be collected within 30 days. It was created on January 8 and so far there are 3,033 signatures. Tell your buddies to sign it, too.
When you go to the site you’ll need to register and give a valid email address, and then click the link in the email they will send to you. Once you’ve registered one time you can sign other petitions without the hassle.
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