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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          ACR 43 (Duvall)
          As Amended June 2, 2009
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |     |(May 18, 2009)  |SENATE: |36-0 |(June 26,      |
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                                      (adopted by unanimous vote) 

          Original Committee Reference:    RLS.

          SUMMARY  :   Designates the month of May 2009 as Motorcycle  
          Awareness Month.

           The Senate amendments  add co-authors.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this resolution made 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.  

           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  :   None


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 











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