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          Bill No:  ACR 43
          Author:   Duvall (R)
          Amended:  6/2/09 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
          WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 5/18/09 


           SUBJECT  :    Motorcycle Awareness Month

           SOURCE  :     American Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education


           DIGEST  :    This resolution designates the month of May 2009  
          as Motorcycle Awareness Month.

           ANALYSIS :    This resolution makes the following  
          legislative findings:

          1. Motorcycle riding is a popular form of transportation  
             and recreation for more than one million people and uses  
             fewer resources, has less wear and tear on public  
             roadways, and increases available parking areas. 

          2. The safety hazards created by automobile operators who  
             have not been educated to watch for motorcyclists are of  
             prime concern to motorcyclists, and it is important that  
             drivers of all vehicles be aware of one another, learn  
             to share the road, and practice courtesy. 

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          3. It is important to recognize the need for awareness on  
             the part of all drivers, especially with regard to  
             sharing the road with motorcycles, and to honor  
             motorcyclists' many contributions to the communities in  
             which they live and ride. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  6/19/09)

          American Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education (source)
          American Automobile Association


          JJA:mw  6/19/09   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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