From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Tue Mar 1 14:38:16 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:38:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Elist] AB 1047 Message-ID: <317655.92680.qm@web33701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> For those of you who are on the ABATE state Discussion List,? one of the Board Members sent out an email that said that AB 1047 was entered to fight against "Motorcycle-Only"? checkpoints.??? Just to let you know that the bill that was entered was only the very basic ? first step to a bill,? and that it doesn't even mention checkpoints.?? I just don't want to spread any false info or pre-rumors,?? nothing to get excited about at this point.??? Shown below is a copy of the text of AB 1047. ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ? http://www.attractworldpeace.com/ ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Tue Mar 1 15:00:36 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 15:00:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Elist] ADDITION AB 1047 Message-ID: <203835.85486.qm@web33703.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ? For those of you who are on the ABATE state Discussion List,? one of the Board Members sent out an email that said that AB 1047 was entered to fight against "Motorcycle-Only"? checkpoints.??? Just to let you know that the bill that was entered was only the very basic ? first step to a bill,? and that it doesn't even mention checkpoints.?? I just don't want to spread any false info or pre-rumors,?? nothing to get excited about at this point.??? Shown below is a copy of the text of AB 1047. california legislature?2011?12 regular session ASSEMBLY BILL No. 1047 Introduced by Assembly Member Jeffries February 18, 2011 An act to amend Section 2933 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. legislative counsel?s digest AB 1047, as introduced, Jeffries. Vehicles: motorcycle safety. Existing law establishes the motorcyclist safety program in the California Department of Highway Patrol, to be administered by the commissioner. Existing law specifies that the commissioner is prohibited from directly managing or providing program services. Existing law requires program services financed under the law to be provided under contractual arrangements or grant funding. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that law. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 12345678 SECTION 1. Section 2933 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: 2933. The commissioner shall not directly manage or provide program services. Any A program service financed under this article shall be provided under contractual arrangements or grant funding. All public agencies assisting or providing program services under this article shall be fully reimbursed for their costs by the commissioner. The commissioner shall monitor and evaluate 99 123 any contracts or grants executed pursuant to this article to ensure that the provisions of the contracts or grants are adhered to by the recipients. ? ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ? http://www.attractworldpeace.com/ ? ? -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Elist mailing list Elist at abatelocal6.org http://abatelocal6.org/mailman/listinfo/elist_abatelocal6.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Thu Mar 3 10:11:33 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:11:33 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Elist] AMA REPORT / OFF ROAD MC Message-ID: <732392.8799.qm@web33708.mail.mud.yahoo.com> New 'Wild Lands' policy blasted at congressional hearing The U.S. Interior Department's new "Wild Lands" land-use policy was sharply criticized during a congressional hearing on March 1. The policy could close millions of acres of federal land to responsible motorized recreation. Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter argued that, with the new policy, the Interior Department "has circumvented the sovereignty of states and the will of the public." Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said that "by bureaucratic fiat, one branch of government has overstepped and overreached and has devalued the rights of the states and the citizens." And Dennis Smith, a commissioner in Jackson County, Ore., said the Wild Lands policy "should be reversed in its entirety." They joined several others in testifying before the House Committee on Natural Resources on "The Impact of the Administration's Wild Lands Order on Jobs and Economic Growth." Robert Abbey, director of the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), defended the Wild Lands policy, testifying that it "restores balance to the BLM's multiple-use management of the public lands in accordance with applicable law." ??Ed Moreland, AMA senior vice president for government relations, urged all concerned riders to contact their federal lawmakers and ask them to oppose the Wild Lands policy because it usurps congressional authority over public land-use designations. To contact your federal lawmakers to oppose the Wild Lands policy, go to http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/rights/issueslegislation. John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ? http://www.attractworldpeace.com/ ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This month's business meeting will be on FRIDAY???? ????MARCH? 4th, ?2011???????? at 6:30 PM? at : DENNY?S RESTAURANT 5445 KEARNY VILLA ROAD. ? TAKE ROUTE 163?..EXIT AT CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD EAST. MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT ONTO KEARNY VILLA ROAD,? DENNY?S ?IS IMMEDIATELY ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE. At the meeting,? we discuss the matters that will be covered at Sunday's meeting.? WHILE LOCAL OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND,? This is NOT just an officers meeting.....any member is welcome? to attend.? ? ? ? ?Questions ???? call John at? ( 619 ) 223-0421 ). ? ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ? http://www.attractworldpeace.com/ ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Our new President, Steve?Martin did a great job of running an interesting and fast moving meeting.? We had reports from our Officers and then discussed legislative and judicial news, includilng Assemblyman Norby's AB695.?We passed out slips of paper with "Find your?Legislature"?links and links to all Assembly members.?? Our Webmaster, Joe Tatro said he is going to put a similar link into our Local 6 Website,? ?abatelocal6,org? so?that folks can go right to the website and be connected to their Legislators.? At the request of member Beata,? Our Webbie installed a "classified secton" on our website so that MEMBERS can post things that they need or want to sell.? ?????? About a dozen members of Local 11 were there,? and presented a beautiful plaque to John Del Santo for his past and continuing work for Motorcyclist Rights. One item that we discussed was in event someone gets a red-light-camera ticket, Don't just?roll over?and pay it...because they are being knocked down in Appelate Court.? A red light ticket is up to $436.? This subject is tiltled "What Part of?STOP don't?you Understand ?? ?????? Our PAC REP Douglas Findlay gave a fine report.? He encouraged all members to contact their Assemblypersons, urge them to vote?in favor of AB695,? ask them what their feelings are towards the?Bill,? and then report back?To Douglas so that we and Jim Lombardo ?know who needs to be persuaded. John gave a Safety Report regarding the?type of hazards involving sharing the road with amateurs driving u-rent-um moving-trucks.? Our?Events Coordinator, Moe Giacalone discussed our upcoming? 2nd annual "Local 6 Spaghetti Dinner"..?? Will there be another?Halloween Poker Run this year ?? Don't know?yet, but we will keep?you all informed. ? ?????? All known coming events were read (you can also find them on our website abatelocal6.org)? Our Liasions with other groups made their reports.? We're going to have to?inquire about?a Liasion report from the American Legion Riders, as more and more of our members are now riding with them. . ?????? We meet at Kate Sessions Park in the Pacific Beach part of San Diego on the first Sunday of each month at NOON.??? C'mon Down !? ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ? http://www.attractworldpeace.com/ ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Thu Mar 10 14:36:08 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:36:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Elist] READY TO RIDE Message-ID: <279851.54423.qm@web33708.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ???????????????????????????????????????? ?READY TO ROLL ! by John Del Santo ? Getting prepared for the Big Ride !? Over the mountains,? across the desert,? Through the Heartland, and Beyond. Wow !???? I?m pretty sure that I?m prepared for the trip.? The last time I had the Bike tuned- up was last year at that neat little shop we found in Cache Peak, Idaho.? The altitude was about 12,000 feet, and I am ?going through Death Valley next week, which is about 280 feet below Sea level, but I don?t think I need to be concerned about the carburetor setting.? What the heck ! This baby just takes a kickin? and keeps on tickin? !? I changed the air filter just last year, just before that dust storm in Arizona,? the oil and filter were only changed about 8,000 miles ago?this modern oil really lasts !? I did check the oil level last month, so it should be O.K.?? And the tires look round, so the air pressure is probably fine. ? We have pretty much just described a rider who must spend a lot of time sitting next to the highway, and spends so much time in the back of a Pickup Truck that he gets Frequent Flyer Miles there.? All of us recognized what the rider was doing wrong,? and none of us would start a trip this way?.But how often could we start out when our physical? condition is less than it could be ??? Some possible results are:? Sleep Deprivation:? That sounds like a pretty fancy term, but if I spent a lousy night on that lumpy mattress, but then ended up getting a few good hours of sleep,? and started out on a long days ride, then that? is sleep deprivation. ?Our body needs the down-time?and we didn?t get enough of it to last the day. Dehydration:? Is one that can sneak up on you. Lower or higher elevation, hot or cold temperature , Drink!? Drink!? Drink!? Gallons each day !? And not? diuretics like coffee or alcohol drinks? they just make it worse. Our body needs the liquid, and if we don?t get enough, gallons, our body will let us KNOW about it, sometimes with? Heat Exhaustion:?? That can make us feel like just stopping and laying down next to road and going to sleep.? Maybe forever.? We can fall asleep as easy on a bike as we could driving a car? and ?falling? asleep has a whole ?nother meaning when it happens on a bike.? Drink!? Drink!? Water and Sports drink, Get in someplace cool,? dump water on your head and down your shirt,? rest.?? Because next in line comes the worst? Heat Stroke: which can worsen from heat exhaustion with little warning.? Our body?s temperature control Stops? working.? Hot dry skin, severe headache, exhaustion, hallucination.? THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH.??? ?First call 911 !!!!??? Move the victim to a cool place,? douse with water, fan breeze onto the victim.? If we act quickly and correctly,?? maybe we can prevent permanent brain damage or death.? Once someone has suffered a heat-related illness,? the chances of it happening again in the future are higher. ? Feel like the road is beating you up?? Take a day off ! ! !?? Sleep late.??? Sit by a brook with water running over your feet.?? Look at some scenery.?? Take a nap. ?Sack in early.? And start the next day as a whole new person.? We may get there a day later,? but So What!? The Journey is the Goal.? ? And then as we climb up the mountains, up to 12,000 feet?.It?s Cool,? It?s Beautiful, but if you don?t live at this altitude for most of the year, then Altitude Sickness may be the next thing to affect you.? From what I know, you can?t beat it,? you can?t stop it,? It?s just THERE until it decides to go away, maybe in a couple of weeks.?? There?s a fuzzy kind of feeling,? your timing is a little off, when you?re walking, the ground is just a little bit further down than your head thought it would be.? Your Perception and Reaction time is just a bit off,?? and your Blood Pressure goes DOWN.??? Follow the old rule found on medicine bottles:? ?Don?t use any power tools or operate heavy machinery.?? The local Pharmacist said there is ?an over-the-counter med that might help a bit.? Any one of these maladies can affect us and be a serious health problem.? If we are traveling and we ignore the symptoms, and these sicknesses double-up on us, we can expect? Big Time Trouble. ? Drink,? Drink,? Drink,?? Rest,? Rest,? Rest,??. How the heck are we supposed to get any riding done ??? We WILL get it done,? and finishing the ride in good shape will make the Journey that much better. ? BE WELL,? RIDE HEALTHY,? AND???RIDE SAFE !! ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ? http://www.attractworldpeace.com/ ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Fri Mar 11 19:29:23 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:29:23 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Elist] Fw: [ABATE] Regional Rally flyer Message-ID: <945194.28204.qm@web33708.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ? #yiv1084070194 v\00003a* { } ? ? ? ? ?ATTENTION GUYS & GALS! Mark your calendars for MAY 6th, 7th and 8th for the REGIONAL RALLY right here in VICTORVILLE!!!!? Pass The Word! ? Gary Witthans PAC Communications Officer ABATE Local 44 (760) 946-0366 gwitthans at verizon.net ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: stampa_girl_line_en.gif Type: image/gif Size: 46028 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: RRally Type: application/pdf Size: 1156530 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Fri Mar 11 19:41:32 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:41:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Elist] HR 904 introduced Message-ID: <228650.77015.qm@web33707.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ??????????? Washington D.C.: Motorcycle-only checkpoints challenged. On March 3, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) introduced H.R. 904. The legislation, with original co-sponsors Reps. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) and Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), would prohibit the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) "from providing grants or any funds to a state, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government to be used for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger." ??????????? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is part of the DOT, recently gave Georgia a $70,000 grant to conduct one or more roadside motorcycle-only checkpoints. New York State has operated a similar program using state funds. The AMA has been tracking this disturbing development of motorcycle-only checkpoints since it first appeared in New York several years ago. ??????????? Source: http://capwiz.com/amacycle/issues/alert/?alertid=33070516. ? 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If the air pressure is too low, the tire tread will cup or bow, and will lose traction. ?????? Read the Road??What looks like wet road can be Black Ice.? You?ll often find this first on the shady side of the hill and on or under overpasses.? Is it an older road that is not banked ?? Or worse yet, banked the wrong way ?? Hit your brakes hard in there, and it?s adios? traction and hello centrifugal force.? What?s around that curve ?? Does the curve get tighter halfway through ?? Is there a cow or a bunch of stopped traffic just around the bend ?? If you need to brake hard in a curve,? you need to brake through it in a straight line?.. Straighten up so that you are not tipped,? and hit the brakes as hard as you can. ?If you are running out of room and heading toward the apex of the curve, point your front end more into the curve and brake again in a straight line.? If your back brake locks?..Leave it locked !? If you unlock a skidding rear wheel,? you are looking at a severe change of balance, a terrible loss of control,? and a Highside Crash.? Depending on who you talk to and what kind of riding they do,?? there are different braking techniques.? Concerning braking, you can never get enough practice.?? Even taking an Experienced Rider Course again would certainly be a plus before the day that you really need to stop ! ? ?????? When on slippery roads, anything that changes the smooth flow of your forward momentum can cause your bike to head off in a direction you had not intended.? Easy acceleration, light braking, and smooth steering are necessary.? If you double your speed, you will need almost four times the distance to stop because of the increased velocity? (Inverse Square Law).? Triple your speed and you will need nine times the stopping distance !???? Following Distance is like money?.? You can never have too much,? but if you have a little less than you need,? you?re in trouble. ?????? Keep your bike in shape and? yourself in shape.? The good rider will know when to call for a break?. While your reflexes and reactions are still sharp.? Kenny Rogers said it best in a song; ?know when to hold ?em and know when to fold ?em?.? Follow that advice and you won?t end up like Paul Simons? song;? ??Slip Slidin? Away?.? ?????? Respect the laws of Physics and ?.Ride Safe ! ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Mon Mar 14 13:29:00 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:29:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Elist] Blowing in the wind Message-ID: <650382.79050.qm@web33708.mail.mud.yahoo.com> BLOWING IN THE WIND ? By John Del Santo ? Do you want to talk about exciting !!?? You?re toolin? down the road on your bike on a beautiful, sunny day when out of the blue comes a 4? X 8? piece of plywood, flipping off the roof of a car, tumbling through the air at you!? Wow !!? Super Adrenaline Rush !!!? Do I have time to move to another lane?? Is someone in the next lane?? Will the plywood shift to another lane before it lands?? If I have to hit it, at what angle should I try to hit it?? If I brake hard enough to avoid it, will the car behind me have enough room to stop before he squishes me?? Decisions, decisions, decisions, and you only have about one second to make them.? Seeing the problems a little earlier would be a definite advantage.? Are you aiming far enough up the road to see cars swerving around something, or to see a bunch of brake lights come on all of a sudden??? Just about everybody ?is driving a van or SUV these days.? If you?re following one of those, you can?t see through it, so leave enough following distance to see around it?? Do you have enough space to stop or accelerate out to someplace safer? ? The most common foreign objects to find laying on the road are bungee cords, and the hook on those can puncture a tire.? The next most common things to find laying on the road, are the things that bungee cords were ?holding down.? As we?re riding down the highway, we check out the cargo on the vehicles in front of us.? If we can?t see any visible tie-downs, we don?t stay there!?? The average driver has no clue as to how much force the wind can create. They?ll watch the news on TV and see a 65 mph gale blowing down houses and tall trees on the ??Florida coast,? and yet they?ll put wooden chairs, a mattress, or an empty garbage can in the back of a pickup and drive down the highway at 65 mph and expect the stuff to stay there!? Expect? sudden attacks by beach chairs, empty coolers, barbecue grills, couch pillows, living room chairs, and aluminum ladders.? When this stuff appears on the road, how will the car in the lane next to you react?? Will they brake in a straight line, or will they get all Freaky and Swervy?? If you?re in their blind spot when things go bad, be ready to alert them with your horn.?? You can run across these anytime, but more so in the hotter weather you?ll find big pieces of truck tire, ?road ?gators?, on the highway.? If you see a piece fly off a truck, expect more pieces to be launched at you real soon. ? Once that foreign object is on the road, will it stay still where it is?? Big plastic Bed Liners have a nasty habit of popping out of the back of pickup trucks.? Recently, a rider saw a Bed Liner laying in the next lane of a freeway as he approached ?.?Whew, got lucky on that one!?? And as the van in front of him passed the Bed Liner, the vacuum in the air behind the van sucked the Bed Liner into his lane where his motorcycle smashed into it.?? Major Damage!? Major Bummer! ? It sure would be nice to expect a clear highway in front of us.? But until we can fence off a couple of hundred miles of road, and not allow anyone else on it,? we?ll just need to stay alert? and be ready for just about anything that?s out there where it shouldn?t be. So, be aware, get your knees in the breeze, and?.Ride Safe! ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ? http://www.attractworldpeace.com/ ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Tue Mar 15 17:26:45 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:26:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Elist] News Release - NHTSA Requests Motorcycle Safety Money Message-ID: <47896.32259.qm@web33702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ? #yiv1518667286 v\00003a* { } ? ? ? ?? Having trouble viewing this email? Click here MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation 236 Massachusetts Ave. NE | Suite 510 | Washington, DC 20002-4980 202-546-0983 (voice) | 202-546-0986 (fax) | http://www.mrf.org 11NR11 - MRF News Release - NHTSA Requests Motorcycle Safety Money FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 March 2011 Contact: Jeff Hennie, Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs NHTSA Requests Motorcycle Safety Money Administrator David Strickland of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has submitted his 2012 budget request to the Appropriations Committees. One item in particular jumped off the page when the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) examined the $860 million request. Section 3011, Motorcycle Safety Grants, includes a $7 million ask that specifically adds the promotion of DOT compliant helmet use to the fund. ? In the past, the motorcycle safety grant program has solely put money toward two areas: teaching people to ride motorcycles and educating the rest of the motoring public to look for motorcycles while driving. Diluting this already small grant program to include helmet use promotion will certainly diminish the effectiveness of the two existing programs. ? In a recent Senate hearing, Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was asked by Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) to include a mandatory helmet law in his budget request. LaHood responded, "This administration believes that is a State issue." Apparently Strickland did not get that information. ? It is troubling that NHTSA, whose mantra should be "crash avoidance," continues to promote "safer crashing." The MRF believes that the best crash is the one that doesn't happen. The MRF will keep you updated on this important issue.? Congressional Recess Period? Next week is the March Congressional recess period. 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For years, people have been complaining about motorcycle helmets and about mandatory helmet laws, and for years, the government has not listened. They continue to force helmets onto riders heads whether they like it or not. It is time to COMPLAIN LOUDLY and OFTEN. Here?s how: The government has a computer system where you should all be filing our complaints. It is relatively unused. After several years, there are only about 20 complaints on file. Let the government know every complaint you have about helmets. Let them know how you do not like to be forced to wear helmets. If you feel strongly about this you must complain loudly and often, or else they will think you are complacent. If you are fed up with helmets and mandatory helmet laws, and are ready to file a complaint right now, visit the NHTSA ODI Complaint Site at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov? Visit Bikers of Lesser Tolerance (BOLT) for more information. This action is inspired by freedom fighters everywhere, such as Richard ?Quig? Quigley, who used to call and complain to the NHTSA almost every day, even after his living wake, and right up until the day he died of lymphoma in 2007. Other freedom fighters, not just from B.O.L.T. but everywhere, frequently call the NHTSA and their state legislators to complain also. Let?s spread the word to start filing official complaints. Please help fight for our rights. Civil liberties are important! Thank you! Please be sure to pass this message along to everyone you know who rides motorcycles! Mark Temple Guerrilla Lawfare? BOLT of California? ? (916) 402-7981? ? "The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first." ????Thomas Jefferson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The California Highway Patrol is set to launch a crackdown targeting traffic violations by motorcycle riders on the Ortega Highway in Riverside County, the CHP announced Monday. >From April through the end of September, the CHP?s Temecula office will ramp up patrols on a 33-mile stretch of state Route 74 to catch unsafe motorcyclists, according to Officer Ron Thatcher. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ?Motorcycle Safety Coalitions? grant will provide the funds necessary for overtime and special operations geared to motorcycle riders, Thatcher said. CHP data from January 2007 to December 2008 indicate there were 75 motorcycle collisions from where the Ortega Highway begins in San Juan Capistrano to Green Avenue in southwest Riverside County. Twenty-five of the accidents resulted in injuries, and all were connected to speeding. ?Taking a turn too fast, a motorcyclist is likely to find himself in over his head,? said Capt. Ernie Sanchez, commander of the agency?s Temecula office. ?This stretch of highway demands concentration and caution on the part of the rider,? he said. ?With this grant, we?re hoping to not only raise awareness and educate motorcyclists, but ultimately save lives and reduce the number of riders injured every year.? The Temecula CHP will coordinate with local law enforcement agencies to conduct enforcement operations and advance public awareness efforts, according to Thatcher. ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Regional Rally. ?I Know that I can count on all of you to do this. the prizes that you supply will help benefit the Raffle Booth with will ensure a better return on the money invested on the booth and the result will be a better profit margin for abate in the long run.? ? ? ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ? http://www.attractworldpeace.com/ ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Tue Mar 22 12:27:09 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:27:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Elist] flyer for SO CAL REGIONAL RALLY Message-ID: <537023.84636.qm@web33701.mail.mud.yahoo.com> FLYER FOR SO CAL REGIONAL RALLY? MAY 6, 7, 8? 2011 ? www.socalregionalrally.com ? ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is also an important decision time for you if there are children in your family who are reaching that driving or riding age.? As the new-driver laws stand at the moment, ?www.dmv.ca.gov ?someone age 15 1/2 to age 17 1/2 ?must first finish a Drivers Education Class before they can apply for a learners permit.? Once they pass the DMV written test and obtain a permit, The Permit does not become legal until they have taken at least one lesson with a State Licensed Driving Instructor.? I have seen the reason for this in my many years as a driving instructor?..when a new student gets ?practice? with Dad or an older brother first,? and then starts the six-hours of mandatory training? with a professional licensed instructor.? The instructor has to waste valuable training time trying to correct improper techniques and misinformation already fed to the student.? Also keep in mind that many teenagers start off wrong if Dad or Mom are not safe and legal drivers??.If Dad speeds and Mom tailgates and doesn?t use her signals, how do you think the new driver is going to start his or her career on the road ?? Any teenager has been learning ?how to drive for twelve or thirteen years, just by watching?.You are setting an example for them every day of their lives.? Do it right and their lives may be longer.? Cellular/Text phones are Weapons of Mass Destruction and should be locked in the trunk. ? There is a new law for young motorcycle riders.? It is called ?Jarrad?s Law?,? named after a deceased teenager who had a learners permit, but no proper training.? Fixing the Loophole in response, Jarrad's Law took effect in California on January 1, 2011. Now anyone from age 15 ?1/2 to age 21 who wants to obtain a motorcycle license must first complete a 15-hour safety course overseen by the California Highway Patrol?s California Motorcyclist Safety Program (CMSP) www.ca-msp.org . ?From age 15 and 1/2 to age 18, they must also either have class C licenses or complete regular drivers education and training classes. After the motorcycle safety course, they must pass a written test to receive a permit. The learner's permit must be held at least six months to become eligible for an actual motorcycle license.? While operating a motorcycle with a permit,? a rider may not carry a passenger, ride on a freeway, or ride at night. ?Have you read the drivers manual that the DMV gave to your son or daughter ??? Knowledge is Power. ? ?Those of us with young Drivers or Riders in the family, should try to put them out there with a better chance of getting to be old ?Drivers and Riders.? ? DISCLAIMER? :This guide attempts to provide accurate and authoritative information on this subject. If expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ? http://www.attractworldpeace.com/ ? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Sat Mar 26 15:22:03 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:22:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Elist] ab 1047 motorcycle ONLY checkpoints Message-ID: <326036.67500.qm@web33706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ? Our other bill, AB 1047, to Stop MOTORCYCLE ONLY Checkpoints, authored by the Vice Chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee, Kevin Jefferies, is set to be heard in April, also in the Assembly Transportation Committee. Our bill will prohibit the CA Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) from issuing grants to law enforcement agencies to stage MOTORCYCLE ONLY Checkpoints and also require the OTS to conduct audits of the safety checkpoint grants to insure that law enforcement is complying! This will be a major victory for motorcycle riders, who are being singled out for profiling. We will need letters and emails on this bill as well! Stay tuned and look for our action alerts for what you can do to stop this disgraceful discrimination against bikers! { to send a thank you ? email craig.deluz at asm.ca.gov In the subject write ?I support AB1047? and then your message.} ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ?? Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. John Adams ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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SERVING FROM 1:00 PM ? 4:00 PM (or until we run out of food)? Stop in after your Saturday ride?.or take your Family out to dinner.?? Sauce is home-made by a Famous Italian Cook.? Everyone is welcome here??C?mon Down ! (also)? Sunday April 9????? rIDE, sTRIVE AND ROLL? 9 ? 10 AM? ?sWEETWATER HARLEY ??PVA?? Fundraiser for disabled vets transportation program. SUNDAY? APRIL 10?? ABATE LOCAL 11 (North County) holds their monthly meeting in Valley Stream at Connie?s overlooking Lake Wohlford. 11 AM. ? ?APRIL 15, 16, 17??? ??The Yuma Prison Run,? Yuma AZ. ? SATURDAY APRIL 23rd? "FOR THE KIDS"??11 AM -????? ?3 PM EASTER EGG PARTY.? Sweetwater Harley. ? MAY? IS? MOTORCYCLE? AWARENESS? MONTH. ? APRIL 27 - MAY 1?? LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN.? ? SATURDAY MAY 7th? Fundraiser for S.D. County Veterans.? Rough Riders. Chula Vista Vets Home. (no further info) ? MAY 6, 7, 8 _______ 17TH ANNUAL REGIONAL RALLY www.socalregionalrally.com? Shady Grove Kampground, Stoddard Wells Rd ,? Victorville , CA . ? SUNDAY ?May 22??? Quarterly? PAC/PRESIDENTS/BOARD meeting.? Sacramento . ? MONDAY? MAY 23? FREEDOM & MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS RALLY.STATE CAPITOL?????? South Capitol Steps 11 am to? 1:00 PM.??? Visit your legislators. ? SUNDAY? JUNE 5? "RIP'S BAD RIDE"? Bikers Against Diabetes.? more info later. ? JUNE 10, 11, 12?? REDWOOD RUN www.kiwaniswr.com ? SUNDAY? JUNE 26? Annual Reservoir Run Sweetwater Harley. ? ?ARE THERE OTHER FUTURE EVENTS THAT ANYONE KNOWS OF ? ????????????????? ----------------------------------- ? Meanwhile, ABATE?s AB 695 authored by Assemblyman Chris Norby, to repeal California ?s mandatory motorcycle helmet law, is set for its first hearing in the Assembly Transportation Committee on April 25, at 1:30 pm in Room 4202. ? Our other bill, AB 1047, to Stop MOTORCYCLE ONLY Checkpoints, authored by the Vice Chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee, Kevin Jefferies, is set to be heard in April, also in the Assembly Transportation Committee. Our bill will prohibit the CA Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) from issuing grants to law enforcement agencies to stage MOTORCYCLE ONLY Checkpoints and also require the OTS to conduct audits of the safety checkpoint grants to insure that law enforcement is complying! This will be a major victory for motorcycle riders, who are being singled out for profiling.? We will need letters and emails on this bill as well! ? ?Stay tuned and look for our action alerts for what you can do to stop this disgraceful discrimination against bikers! ???? WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THESE BILLS AND MORE ????? COME ON DOWN TO THE MEETING ON APRIL 3rd. ? ??SUNDAY? APRIL? 3rd? ABATE Local 6 Holds their regular monthly meeting in Kate Sessions Park in Pacific Beach , San Diego ,? ?at NOON.? Do you know what?s new in the motorcycle world ??? C?mon down ! ? If it is seriously raining on the Sunday of the Local 6 regular meeting? and you are already out and about?. 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URL: From mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Wed Mar 30 14:09:29 2011 From: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com (John Del Santo) Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:09:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Elist] SDPD Motorcycle Officer Found In Road After Collision Message-ID: <246906.28934.qm@web33705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Another "Violation of Right of Way" collision.? Read the attached newspaper article,? and remember that when you are riding.......We can NEVER assume that they see us ! ? John Del Santo ??? Safety Officer, ABATE of CA?? ? --- On Wed, 3/30/11, 10News Alerts wrote: From: 10News Alerts Subject: BREAKING NEWS: SDPD Motorcycle Officer Found In Road After Collision To: mcbwaycool at yahoo.com Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 6:46 AM SDPD Motorcycle Officer Found In Road After Collision A San Diego police officer was being rushed to Palomar Hospital shortly after 6:00 a.m. Wednesday after a San Marcos resident called 911 to report him lying on the road injured, authorities said.? San Diego News Share? E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. Browse all e-mail newsletters Related To Story Photo: Rett Lawrence/10News SDPD Motorcycle Officer Found In Road After Collision ID'd SDPD Officer Bruce Byrd Involved In San Marcos Collision POSTED: 6:40 am PDT March 30, 2011 UPDATED: 11:51 am PDT March 30, 2011 SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego police officer was rushed to Palomar Hospital shortly after 6:00 a.m. Wednesday after a San Marcos resident called 911 to report him lying on the road injured, authorities said. The motorcycle officer, identified as 47-year-old Officer Bruce Byrd, was apparently involved in a crash with another vehicle near West Borden Road and Palo Alto Court, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Authorities said Byrd was on his way to work when the crash happened. As Byrd approached the intersection, a woman driving a 2000 Honda Civic northbound on Palo Alto Court turned left onto westbound Borden Road in front of Byrd's motorcycle, said sheriff's Sgt. Stephanie Guerra. The motorcycle struck the driver's side of the Civic, and Byrd suffered a dislocated hip, fractured leg, hand injury and laceration to his head, authorities said. The driver of the Civic, identified as 27-year-old Escondido resident Cynthia Kusimoto, did not appear to be injured, according to the authorities The sheriff's department, which is investigating the accident, said Kusimoto was leaving her boyfriend's house when the crash occurred. She told authorities she didn't see the motorcycle. She was visibly upset and people who know her said she feels terrible about what happened. "She's someone who's actually very cautious as to how she drives, and for this to happen to her, I say they really need to put something in there," said friend Cesy Cruz. Cruz and other neighbors said there have been several accidents at the intersection in the last few years. They believe it needs a stoplight. "It's downhill, people drive over 50 [mph]; it just happens," said resident Alex Sanchez. Kusimoto went to the hospital for the treatment of facial cuts. Investigators on the scene said she was cited for not having proof of insurance. SDPD officials said Byrd has been a police officer since 1991 and is married with two children. "Anytime a police officer whether it's our agency or another is inured, it hits home with anyone in the law enforcement family and we take that very seriously," said SDPD Lt. Andra Brown ? ? MORE DETAILS: ============================== Email Tools ============================== You are receiving this message because you requested it from 10News.com. This message contains advertisements from our sponsors. CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE Have questions about your e-mail subscription? 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Comments Topic: Comments Contact Info: Yes First_Name: John Last_Name: Del Santo Company: ABATE of California Street_Address: PO Box 7998 City: San Diego State: CA Postal_Code: 92107 Phone: 619 223-0421 Message: Following the motorcycle collision this morning involving Officer Bruce Byrd, Your Lt. Brown made the comment to the newspapers :"Anytime a police officer, whether it's our agency or another is inured, it hits home with anyone in the law enforcement family and we take that very seriously," said SDPD Lt. Brown. ? ?I am the Safety Officer of ABATE of California, a Motorcycle Rights Association. Speaking for myself, I must say that as motorcyclists it hits home with us when ANY motorcyclist is injured or killed, especially when it involves a violation of Right of Way, as happens to so many riders. Vehicles making bad left turns put a lot of us in the hospital. We would certainly appreciate it if your officers would bring a lot of attention to bear on vehicles violating the Right of Way of ANY other motorist, and violating the Right of Way of all of us on motorcycles, whether they be police or civilians. Thank You ? John Del Santo ( 619 ) 223-0421??? ?? QUESTION AUTHORITY. ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: