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HB1870 - Motorcycles Two Abreast

 
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MissPenny
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:28 pm    Post subject: HB1870 - Motorcycles Two Abreast Reply with quote

HB1870 (allows two to be operated abreast in single lane) made it out of the Transportation Committee this morning 11 to 9. Now is the time to start writing our delegates and asking that they support this bill when it comes up for a vote on the House floor, probably early next week. Below is some information about the bill, and some talking points you may want to use in your correspondence:

HB1870 (Patron - Delegate Bill Janis) - Allows motorcyclists to ride two abreast in a single traffic lane. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+sum+HB1870

Talking Points:
- Riding two abreast is allowed in 48 states
- Two motorcycles abreast in a traffic lane aids in making the motorcycles more visible to other traffic
- Allows better comunication between riders
- There has never been a study, or statistics kept to show this is a dangerous practice
- This would not require this type of riding, it would simply allow it, and motorcyclists would be able to decide for themselves if, when, and with whom they would engage in this practice.

Below are two email lists of all Delegates. One is comma delimited, and the other is semi-colon delimited. Please use whichever your email program will accommodate and copy/paste that list in the BCC of your email.

Comma Delimited:
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DelWAbbitt@house.virginia.gov, DelDAlbo@house.virginia.gov, DelKAlexander@house.virginia.gov, DelKAmundson@house.virginia.gov, DelWArmstrong@house.virginia.gov, DelCAthey@house.virginia.gov, DelMBaCote@house.virginia.gov, DelWBarlow@house.virginia.gov, DelRBell@house.virginia.gov, DelDBowling@house.virginia.gov, DelRBrink@house.virginia.gov, DelDBulova@house.virginia.gov, DelKByron@house.virginia.gov, DelMVanderhye@house.virginia.gov, DelCCaputo@house.virginia.gov, DelCCarrico@house.virginia.gov, DelBCline@house.virginia.gov, DelMCole@house.virginia.gov, DelJCosgrove@house.virginia.gov, DelKCox@house.virginia.gov, DelACrockett-Stark@house.virginia.gov, DelRDance@house.virginia.gov, DelCPoindexter@house.virginia.gov, DelAEbbin@house.virginia.gov, DelAEisenberg@house.virginia.gov, DelDEnglin@house.virginia.gov, DelWFralin@house.virginia.gov, DelJFrederick@house.virginia.gov, DelTGear@house.virginia.gov, DelTGilbert@house.virginia.gov, DelMGriffith@house.virginia.gov, DelFHall@house.virginia.gov, DelPHamilton@house.virginia.gov, DelFHargrove@house.virginia.gov, DelCHogan@house.virginia.gov, DelAHowell@house.virginia.gov, DelWHowell@house.virginia.gov, DelTHugo@house.virginia.gov, DelRHull@house.virginia.gov, DelDMerricks@house.virginia.gov, DelSIaquinto@house.virginia.gov, DelRIngram@house.virginia.gov, DelBJanis@house.virginia.gov, DelSJoannou@house.virginia.gov, DelJJohnson@house.virginia.gov, DelCJones@house.virginia.gov, DelTKilgore@house.virginia.gov, DelSLandes@house.virginia.gov, DelLLewis@house.virginia.gov, DelSLingamfelter@house.virginia.gov, DelMLohr@house.virginia.gov, DelDMarsden@house.virginia.gov, DelDMarshall@house.virginia.gov, DelBMarshall@house.virginia.gov, DelJMcClellan@house.virginia.gov, DelJMorrissey@house.virginia.gov, DelPNichols@house.virginia.gov, DelKMelvin@house.virginia.gov, DelPMiller@house.virginia.gov, DelCHerring@house.virginia.gov, DelHMorgan@house.virginia.gov, DelSNixon@house.virginia.gov, DelDNutter@house.virginia.gov, DelJOBannon@house.virginia.gov, DelGOder@house.virginia.gov, DelBOrrock@house.virginia.gov, DelJMiller@house.virginia.gov, DelCPeace@house.virginia.gov , DelCPhillips@house.virginia.gov, DelKPlum@house.virginia.gov, DelDPoisson@house.virginia.gov, DelBPurkey@house.virginia.gov , DellPutney@house.virginia.gov, DelBPogge@house.virginia.gov, DelJMassie@house.virginia.gov, DelTRust@house.virginia.gov, DelCSaxman@house.virginia.gov, DelEScott@house.virginia.gov, DelJScott@house.virginia.gov, DelSShannon@house.virginia.gov, DelBSherwood@house.virginia.gov, DelJShuler@house.virginia.gov, DelMSickles@house.virginia.gov, DelLSpruill@house.virginia.gov, DelBKnight@house.virginia.gov, DelBTata@house.virginia.gov, DelDToscano@house.virginia.gov, DelRTyler@house.virginia.gov, DelMLoupassi@house.virginia.gov, DelJWard@house.virginia.gov, DelJBouchard@house.virginia.gov, DelSValentine@house.virginia.gov, DelOWare@house.virginia.gov, DelVWatts@house.virginia.gov, DelAPollard@house.virginia.gov, DelTWright@house.virginia.gov

Semi-colon Delimited:
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DelWAbbitt@house.virginia.gov; DelDAlbo@house.virginia.gov; DelKAlexander@house.virginia.gov; DelKAmundson@house.virginia.gov; DelWArmstrong@house.virginia.gov; DelCAthey@house.virginia.gov; DelMBaCote@house.virginia.gov; DelWBarlow@house.virginia.gov; DelRBell@house.virginia.gov; DelDBowling@house.virginia.gov; DelRBrink@house.virginia.gov; DelDBulova@house.virginia.gov; DelKByron@house.virginia.gov; DelMVanderhye@house.virginia.gov; DelCCaputo@house.virginia.gov; DelCCarrico@house.virginia.gov; DelBCline@house.virginia.gov; DelMCole@house.virginia.gov; DelJCosgrove@house.virginia.gov; DelKCox@house.virginia.gov; DelACrockett-Stark@house.virginia.gov; DelRDance@house.virginia.gov; DelCPoindexter@house.virginia.gov; DelAEbbin@house.virginia.gov; DelAEisenberg@house.virginia.gov; DelDEnglin@house.virginia.gov; DelWFralin@house.virginia.gov; DelJFrederick@house.virginia.gov; DelTGear@house.virginia.gov; DelTGilbert@house.virginia.gov; DelMGriffith@house.virginia.gov; DelFHall@house.virginia.gov; DelPHamilton@house.virginia.gov; DelFHargrove@house.virginia.gov; DelCHogan@house.virginia.gov; DelAHowell@house.virginia.gov; DelWHowell@house.virginia.gov; DelTHugo@house.virginia.gov; DelRHull@house.virginia.gov; DelDMerricks@house.virginia.gov; DelSIaquinto@house.virginia.gov; DelRIngram@house.virginia.gov; DelBJanis@house.virginia.gov; DelSJoannou@house.virginia.gov; DelJJohnson@house.virginia.gov; DelCJones@house.virginia.gov; DelTKilgore@house.virginia.gov; DelSLandes@house.virginia.gov; DelLLewis@house.virginia.gov; DelSLingamfelter@house.virginia.gov; DelMLohr@house.virginia.gov; DelDMarsden@house.virginia.gov; DelDMarshall@house.virginia.gov; DelBMarshall@house.virginia.gov; DelJMcClellan@house.virginia.gov; DelJMorrissey@house.virginia.gov; DelPNichols@house.virginia.gov; DelKMelvin@house.virginia.gov; DelPMiller@house.virginia.gov; DelCHerring@house.virginia.gov; DelHMorgan@house.virginia.gov; DelSNixon@house.virginia.gov; DelDNutter@house.virginia.gov; DelJOBannon@house.virginia.gov; DelGOder@house.virginia.gov; DelBOrrock@house.virginia.gov; DelJMiller@house.virginia.gov; DelCPeace@house.virginia.gov ; DelCPhillips@house.virginia.gov; DelKPlum@house.virginia.gov; DelDPoisson@house.virginia.gov; DelBPurkey@house.virginia.gov ; DellPutney@house.virginia.gov; DelBPogge@house.virginia.gov; DelJMassie@house.virginia.gov; DelTRust@house.virginia.gov; DelCSaxman@house.virginia.gov; DelEScott@house.virginia.gov; DelJScott@house.virginia.gov; DelSShannon@house.virginia.gov; DelBSherwood@house.virginia.gov; DelJShuler@house.virginia.gov; DelMSickles@house.virginia.gov; DelLSpruill@house.virginia.gov; DelBKnight@house.virginia.gov; DelBTata@house.virginia.gov; DelDToscano@house.virginia.gov; DelRTyler@house.virginia.gov; DelMLoupassi@house.virginia.gov; DelJWard@house.virginia.gov; DelJBouchard@house.virginia.gov; DelSValentine@house.virginia.gov; DelOWare@house.virginia.gov; DelVWatts@house.virginia.gov; DelAPollard@house.virginia.gov; DelTWright@house.virginia.gov

Please email the above Delegates, or at the very least, email YOUR Delegate.

Don't know who your Delegate is? Find him/her here http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform Don't know the contact info for your Delegate? Find your Delegate on the list and click the name here http://leg1.state.va.us/071/mbr/MBR.HTM

Please write as soon as possible, and spread the word!

In Liberty,
Penny
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Penny Adams
Virginia Freedom Riders - Legislative Officer

"Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians."
Chester Bowles (1901 - 1986)
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