BILL NUMBER: ACR 43	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 18, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Duvall
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Adams,   Ammiano,   Anderson,  
Arambula,   Bass,   Beall,   Bill
Berryhill,   Tom Berryhill,   Blakeslee,  
Block,   Blumenfield,   Brownley,  
Buchanan,   Caballero,   Charles Calderon, 
 Carter,   Chesbro,   Conway,   Cook,
  Coto,   Davis,   De La Torre,  
De Leon,   DeVore,   Emmerson,   Evans,
  Feuer,   Fletcher,   Fong,  
Fuentes,   Fuller,   Furutani,   Gaines,
  Galgiani,   Garrick,   Gilmore, 
 Hagman,   Hall,   Harkey,   Hayashi,
  Hernandez,   Hill,   Huber,  
Huffman,   Jeffries,   Jones,   Knight,
  Krekorian,   Lieu,   Logue,  
Bonnie Lowenthal,   Ma,   Mendoza,  
Miller,   Monning,   Nava,   Nestande,
  Niello,   Nielsen,   John A. Perez,
  V. Manuel Perez,   Portantino,   Ruskin,
  Salas,   Silva,   Skinner,  
Smyth,   Solorio,   Audra Strickland,  
Swanson,   Torlakson,   Torres,   Torrico,
  Tran,   Villines,   and Yamada 
 ) 

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   Relative to Motorcycle Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 43, as amended, Duvall. Motorcycle Awareness Month.
   This measure would proclaim the month of May 2009 as Motorcycle
Awareness Month.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, Motorcycle riding is a popular form of efficient
transportation and recreation for more than 1,000,000 people in
California; and
   WHEREAS, Motorcycles provide a means of transportation that uses
fewer resources, causes less wear and tear on public roadways, and
increases available parking areas; and
   WHEREAS, It is important that drivers of all vehicles be aware of
one another and learn to share the road and practice courtesy; and
   WHEREAS, It is especially important that the citizens of
California be aware of motorcycles on the streets and highways and
recognize the importance of motorcycle safety; and
   WHEREAS, The safety hazards created by automobile operators who
have not been educated to watch for motorcyclists on the streets and
highways of California are of prime concern to motorcyclists; and
   WHEREAS, The American Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education (ABATE)
of California is an organization that is actively promoting the safe
operation, increased rider training, and increased motorist awareness
of motorcycles; and
   WHEREAS, 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; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby officially designates
the month of May 2009 as Motorcycle Awareness Month; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.