Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
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Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Florida's Reckless Motorcycle bill, HB 137, that a congressman had proposed to seize a motorcycle if the rider was speeding over 30mph, has been deferred for a later date.
Bruce Arnold, of LDRLongDistanceRider.com, who tirelessly fights anti-motorcycle legislation such as this one, attended the hearing for this bill yesterday, and informs us that the House Infrastructure Committee set the bill aside for a later date. Bills that are deferred are often never resurrected.
Intestingly, Arnold discovered that the bill's author, Carlos Lopez-Cantera, had changed the bill to read 50mph above the speed limit, as the point at which motorcycles are seized.
Arnold got to speak before the committee, as did a member of ABATE, and a motorcycle dealer. All testified against the bill, citiing it needed to include all drivers, not just motorcyclists. The dealer testified that if this bill passed, it would hurt motorcycle sales because lenders would be more leery against financing new motorcycles.
He also went on to report that most of the committee members are not in favor of HB 137, while others would require some significant rewrites.
While I get the feeling that HB 137 is pretty much dead, look for this type of legislation to come up again in a newer form. Riders who put other lives in danger, need to be contained just like cagers who put bikers' lives in danger. But there is no need to discriminate against bikers.
Thanks to Bruce Arnold, ABATE, and everyone else for helping stop another anti-motorcycle law.
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[/align]by SteveFriday, January 11, 2008
Florida's Reckless Motorcycle bill, HB 137, that a congressman had proposed to seize a motorcycle if the rider was speeding over 30mph, has been deferred for a later date.
Bruce Arnold, of LDRLongDistanceRider.com, who tirelessly fights anti-motorcycle legislation such as this one, attended the hearing for this bill yesterday, and informs us that the House Infrastructure Committee set the bill aside for a later date. Bills that are deferred are often never resurrected.
Intestingly, Arnold discovered that the bill's author, Carlos Lopez-Cantera, had changed the bill to read 50mph above the speed limit, as the point at which motorcycles are seized.
Arnold got to speak before the committee, as did a member of ABATE, and a motorcycle dealer. All testified against the bill, citiing it needed to include all drivers, not just motorcyclists. The dealer testified that if this bill passed, it would hurt motorcycle sales because lenders would be more leery against financing new motorcycles.
He also went on to report that most of the committee members are not in favor of HB 137, while others would require some significant rewrites.
While I get the feeling that HB 137 is pretty much dead, look for this type of legislation to come up again in a newer form. Riders who put other lives in danger, need to be contained just like cagers who put bikers' lives in danger. But there is no need to discriminate against bikers.
Thanks to Bruce Arnold, ABATE, and everyone else for helping stop another anti-motorcycle law.
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RE: Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
Good job Bruce! The confiscation of any vehicle for speed infractions isn't a good precedent. While many would agree with the 50 MPH over and not limited to just motorcycles, it would be so easy to pass a future bill included with school or highway funding lowering that to 15 over or even 5!
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RE: Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
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Good job Bruce! The confiscation of any vehicle for speed infractions isn't a good precedent. While many would agree with the 50 MPH over and not limited to just motorcycles, it would be so easy to pass a future bill included with school or highway funding lowering that to 15 over or even 5!
Good job Bruce! The confiscation of any vehicle for speed infractions isn't a good precedent. While many would agree with the 50 MPH over and not limited to just motorcycles, it would be so easy to pass a future bill included with school or highway funding lowering that to 15 over or even 5!
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RE: Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
Personally, I would support the bill if it were a blanket "all vehicle" bill.
The death toll here in FL has skyrocketed over the past few years. Motorcycle deaths are leading the way. But it is not the deaths that are the issue to me, it is the injury rate. It is affecting everyone because of the healthcare of the uninsured.
I think the statement "it would be so easy to pass a future bill included with school or highway funding lowering that to 15 over or even 5!" is a bit alarmist. You have to make a conscious decision to go 50 over... Tying that to a funding bill would be along the same lines as the Helmet law issue that was proven to be unConstitutional.
I am a member of ABATE and I cannot stand over regulation, but in this case, you are talking about people that are Intentionally breaking the law and putting innocent people in danger.
The death toll here in FL has skyrocketed over the past few years. Motorcycle deaths are leading the way. But it is not the deaths that are the issue to me, it is the injury rate. It is affecting everyone because of the healthcare of the uninsured.
I think the statement "it would be so easy to pass a future bill included with school or highway funding lowering that to 15 over or even 5!" is a bit alarmist. You have to make a conscious decision to go 50 over... Tying that to a funding bill would be along the same lines as the Helmet law issue that was proven to be unConstitutional.
I am a member of ABATE and I cannot stand over regulation, but in this case, you are talking about people that are Intentionally breaking the law and putting innocent people in danger.
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RE: Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
I agree with the intent of the bill, for 50mph and over, but it should cover all vehicles, and include any vehicle involved in an accident where the driver did not have insurance.
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RE: Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
Thanks for the update. They definitely need to throw down on cagers as well.
ChiefGator, you said it well...
ChiefGator, you said it well...
You have to make a conscious decision to go 50 over...
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RE: Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
I told you so, its to discriminatory to ever happen, with or without Bruce.
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Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
[/align]by Steve
Friday, January 11, 2008
Florida's Reckless Motorcycle bill, HB 137, that a congressman had proposed to seize a motorcycle if the rider was speeding over 30mph, has been deferred for a later date.
Bruce Arnold, of LDRLongDistanceRider.com, who tirelessly fights anti-motorcycle legislation such as this one, attended the hearing for this bill yesterday, and informs us that the House Infrastructure Committee set the bill aside for a later date. Bills that are deferred are often never resurrected.
Intestingly, Arnold discovered that the bill's author, Carlos Lopez-Cantera, had changed the bill to read 50mph above the speed limit, as the point at which motorcycles are seized.
Arnold got to speak before the committee, as did a member of ABATE, and a motorcycle dealer. All testified against the bill, citiing it needed to include all drivers, not just motorcyclists. The dealer testified that if this bill passed, it would hurt motorcycle sales because lenders would be more leery against financing new motorcycles.
He also went on to report that most of the committee members are not in favor of HB 137, while others would require some significant rewrites.
While I get the feeling that HB 137 is pretty much dead, look for this type of legislation to come up again in a newer form. Riders who put other lives in danger, need to be contained just like cagers who put bikers' lives in danger. But there is no need to discriminate against bikers.
Thanks to Bruce Arnold, ABATE, and everyone else for helping stop another anti-motorcycle law.
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Florida Reckless Motorcycle Bill Deferred
[/align]by SteveFriday, January 11, 2008
Florida's Reckless Motorcycle bill, HB 137, that a congressman had proposed to seize a motorcycle if the rider was speeding over 30mph, has been deferred for a later date.
Bruce Arnold, of LDRLongDistanceRider.com, who tirelessly fights anti-motorcycle legislation such as this one, attended the hearing for this bill yesterday, and informs us that the House Infrastructure Committee set the bill aside for a later date. Bills that are deferred are often never resurrected.
Intestingly, Arnold discovered that the bill's author, Carlos Lopez-Cantera, had changed the bill to read 50mph above the speed limit, as the point at which motorcycles are seized.
Arnold got to speak before the committee, as did a member of ABATE, and a motorcycle dealer. All testified against the bill, citiing it needed to include all drivers, not just motorcyclists. The dealer testified that if this bill passed, it would hurt motorcycle sales because lenders would be more leery against financing new motorcycles.
He also went on to report that most of the committee members are not in favor of HB 137, while others would require some significant rewrites.
While I get the feeling that HB 137 is pretty much dead, look for this type of legislation to come up again in a newer form. Riders who put other lives in danger, need to be contained just like cagers who put bikers' lives in danger. But there is no need to discriminate against bikers.
Thanks to Bruce Arnold, ABATE, and everyone else for helping stop another anti-motorcycle law.
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