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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>IMPORTANT… Please follow the link and fill out the letter. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nancy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> FW: Call to Action - Motorcyclist Advisory Council<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Please forward this to everyone! It is so easy, all you have to do is put your contact information and the form letter will be sent to your elected officials.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> Megan Ekstrom [<a href="mailto:megan@mrf.org">mailto:megan@mrf.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 12, 2017 9:40 AM<br><b>To:</b> MRF Reps<br><b>Cc:</b> Executive Directors<br><b>Subject:</b> Call to Action - Motorcyclist Advisory Council<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>MRF Reps:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hopefully on Monday you received a notice from the MRF asking you to contact your Member of Congress and Senators concerning the reestablished Motorcyclist Advisory Council or “MAC.” As you know, the MAC is the only formalized dialogue between the motorcycle community and DoT officials. The purpose of the “MAC” is to share rider experience with the Federal Highway Administration specifically focusing on areas like roadway deigns and construction, barriers and other emerging issues like the effects of ITS and autonomous vehicles on motorcyclists across the nation. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Monday of this week, the Federal Highway Administration announced that they were moving forward with the MAC and they were calling for nominations to serve on the Council. HOWEVER, if you look at the notice they are only calling for <b><u><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>ONE of the TEN spots to be served by an actual motorcyclist</span></u></b>. This is completely unacceptable. How can the government established a Council that’s supposed to be a dialogue between the motorcycle community and the federal authorities, but only have 1 motorcyclist represented? This is unfair, incredibly unbalanced and is truly contrary to the mission of the Council itself.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As such, we are asking you to contact your Member of Congress and Senators to intervene by contacting the Federal Highway Administration. Please visit the link below to submit a prewritten letter that will go directly to your elected officials. We must make our voices heard on this issue!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://mrf.org/federal-legislative-issues/">http://mrf.org/federal-legislative-issues/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please also feel free to post on social media and forward this to your fellow riders and local MRO members – the more voices, the better!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact me with any questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Megan J. Ekstrom<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vice-President, Government Affairs & Public Relations<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Motorcycle Riders Foundation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1325 G Street N.W. Suite 500<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Washington, D.C. 20005<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: <a href="tel:(202)%20725-5471" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>(202) 725-5471</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax: <a href="tel:(202)%20546-0986" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>(202) 546-0986</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.mrf.org/" target="_blank">www.mrf.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=189 height=186 style='width:1.9687in;height:1.9375in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D26CBF.FED94190" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D25B8C.62C98A10"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2016.0.7161 / Virus Database: 4749/13750 - Release Date: 01/11/17<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ABATE Discussion" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:abate_ca+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com">abate_ca+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>To post to this group, send email to <a href="mailto:abate_ca@googlegroups.com">abate_ca@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>Visit this group at <a href="https://groups.google.com/group/abate_ca">https://groups.google.com/group/abate_ca</a>.<br>For more options, visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/d/optout">https://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>