Missouri helmet law repeal bogs down in Senate
Posted by Team Motorcycle on Jul 7th 2016
The Show-Me State’s House of Representatives approved a bill to repeal the state’s helmet law, for some riders, on a 97-57 vote.
It went to the Senate, where it was assigned to the “informal calendar.” That effectively killed the bill for that session of the General Assembly.
As sent to the Senate, the bill allows riders to go without a helmet if:
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Lane splitting dead for now in Oregon
Posted by Ben Baker on Jul 5th 2016
Despite a two-thirds majority in the Oregon State Senate and a unanimous vote in the Judiciary Committee, the House of Representatives Transportation Committee killed a lane splitting bill by refusing to allow it out of committee.
Lane splitting is when a motorcycle rides between two rows of vehicles, usually right along the line dividing the lanes. Vehicles can be stopped o
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Right to repair fight nearing end
Posted by Ben Baker on Jul 1st 2016
If the phrase “right to repair” doesn’t mean anything to you, and then you’ve never tried to work on a modern bike or tried to get an independent mechanic to do something.
The problem is in the computer software that so many modern vehicles have.
Automotive News sums right to repair up in two paragraphs:
“For more than a decade, independent car repair c
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Kentucky OKs red light bill
Posted by Team Motorcycle on Jun 30th 2016
Riders in the Bluegrass State are seeing green even when the light is red.
The Kentucky General Assembly passed HB 370, a red light bill, that gives riders the right to go through problematic traffic lights.
The opening statement of the law says it will, “establish an affirmative defense for an operator of a motorcycle for a violation of entering or crossing an intersec
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