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| 04/23/08 - | Senate Transportation Bill Passes - SB1992 with Stiffer Penalties Intact | |
| 04/15/08 - | Stiffer Penalties Added to SB802 | |
| 04/10/08 - | Stiffer Penalties amendment added to SB1992 | |
| 04/08/08 - | 11:30 am, ABATE's ammendment to strike confiscation in SB802 accepted by Judicial Committee | |
| 04/01/08 - | SB802 Passes Unanimously (see below) | |
| 03/25/08 - | Gulf Coast Takes Stand | |
| 03/25/08 - | Sample Letter, Advance Notice of Freedom Ride | |
| 03/25/08 - | MRF Email News | |
| 03/19/08 - | NCOM News | |
| 03/14/08 - | HB137 Passes out of Committee | |
| 03/13/08 - | HB137 Scheduled for Thursday Committee Hearing | |
| 03/01/08 - | AMA Monthly Email Report | |
| 02/26/08 - | News Journal - Checkpoint in Daytona | |
| 02/26/08 - | MRF Email News | |
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137 - Provides additional penalties for certain offenses committed by person operating or in actual physical control of motorcycle; requires person be taken into custody; provides for seizure & forfeiture of motorcycle; provides for revocation of person's privilege to operate a motorcycle.
802 - Provides that if a person is operating or is in actual physical control of a motorcycle while driving recklessly, a law enforcement officer shall arrest the person, take him or her into custody, and seize the motorcycle. Requires that a person riding on a motorcycle or moped must ride while sitting astride the seat with one leg on each side and with both wheels on the ground at all times, etc.
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Help close the loophole and end discrimination against
motorcyclists. More info... Link to US House Bill - HR1076 98 Co-Sponsors - 1 Florida
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| Under Review... FL - HB1439 / SB1190 Motorcycle Lemon-Law |
Motor Vehicle Sales Warranties: Defines term "motorcycle;" provides that provisions of Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act apply to motorcycles. |
Driver Distraction Issues... |
Presently reviewing
Introduced Bills... Dealing with Cell Phone Use |
| Under Review... FL - HB109 / no companion Highway Safety |
Purpose: Creates "Deputy Michael Callin, Michael Haligowski, and Deputy Ryan C. Seguin Memorial Traffic Safety Act" to revise provisions relating to operation of motor vehicle without proper security or driver license or while license or driving privilege is canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified; revises penalties & citation disposition procedures; limits number of continuances of hearing; requires court to maintain certain information upon judgment of conviction; revises motor vehicle impoundment provisions & provides for seizure of motor vehicle; imposes fees & requires payment of costs; revises provisions prohibiting providing motor vehicle to person without valid license; revises duties of DHSMV. |
| Under Review... FL - HB115 / no companion Motor Vehicles Used to Flee From or Elude a Law Enforcement Officer |
Purpose: Provides for impoundment or immobilization of motor vehicle used to flee from or elude law enforcement officer; requires payment of costs & civil penalty by owner or lessee of vehicle; provides for exceptions. |
| Under Review... FL - HB403 / SB684 Barriers/Highways, Canals and Bodies of Water |
Purpose: Requires a system of guardrails, retention
cables, or other barriers between a highway, canal, or body of water
which are installed and maintained by the Department of Transportation
to limit the loss of life by out-of-control motor vehicles, etc. ABATE's concern is the Cable Barriers. Are they appropriate for Motorcyclist or do they add more danger during an Evasive Maneuver to prevent an otherwise collision or vehicle contact. Are Cable Barriers more, less, or equal in their effectiveness and purpose - but more dangerous to motorcyclist? There has already been a major outcry by motorcyclist in Europe (especially Germany) in the use of cable barriers. |
| Stiffer Penalties... | Pressing for Stiffer Penalties on all available issues... |
| State Training Requirements... | Grandfather clause added as
an amendment. Other issues still exist - sites, cost, etc. Watching for additional changes... |
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FL - SB828 / no companion |
Purpose: Prohibits a person from operating a motorcycle or moped
while carrying a rider younger than 12 years of age, etc. Link to Senate Bill Page Bill Has Been Withdrawn |