{"id":3685,"date":"2013-01-21T18:03:29","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T01:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=3685"},"modified":"2013-01-21T18:03:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T01:03:29","slug":"petition-the-prez-to-end-motorcycle-only-stops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/petition-the-prez-to-end-motorcycle-only-stops\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition The Prez To End Motorcycle-only Stops"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"We<\/a>

We The People -- petition against motorcycle-only stops.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Here’s something the Motorcycle Riders Foundation<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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.”)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Here’s the text of the petition, and this is the link you want to follow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We petition the obama administration to:
\nCease the funding of motorcycle-only checkpoints through the NHTSA and other federal agencies.<\/p>\n

State and local governments have begun to implement motorcycle-only checkpoints that unfairly target motorcyclists for inspection by law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n

Many of these motorcycle-only checkpoints are funded by grants given by the federal government, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).<\/p>\n

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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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