Thread: Why I think you should join the AMA

Oh yea, prostitution is legal. It's cheaper than dating without the drama.

Originally Posted by Kaosccw

Oh yea, prostitution is legal. It's cheaper than dating without the drama.

Originally Posted by Kaosccw

I do dive. They learn 3 languages from 2nd grade on. Dutch, English, and Spanish I think.

I'm going to visit after the new year.

PADI certified here too.

I probably should get certified. Would at least be easier to get tanks filled.

yeah it helps.

I have been a member since 1978. It's well worth the money spent.

Everyone that rides should be a member ! They fight for your rights !

Originally Posted by Frisbee

Everyone that rides should be a member ! They fight for your rights !

Thats what I'm saying.

Iv'e been an AMA member since 1984 and an NRA member for the last 12 years. No other affiliations for me.

I am open to hear what the AMA has done for motorcyclist.
What can ya'll tell me.

Rob

Originally Posted by Blues

I am open to hear what the AMA has done for motorcyclist.
What can ya'll tell me.

Rob

start here
http://www.amadirectlink.com/whatis/index.asp

I have been a member for 3 years

Originally Posted by Blues

I am open to hear what the AMA has done for motorcyclist.
What can ya'll tell me.

Rob

The AMA needs people like you Rob. Let me know what you think when you read it.

Originally Posted by HEAVYbusa

The AMA needs people like you Rob. Let me know what you think when you read it.

+1 Just start there. Then talk to Hev or to me.

Justice for All
Facing up to the consequences of crashes
A van driver in Iowa crosses the center line of the road, running head-on into a group of six motorcyclists. Three are killed, and two more are seriously injured. The driver gets off with a fine of $70—less than an average speeding ticket.

In Oklahoma, a driver runs over a motorcyclist who was slowing to make a right turn. The driver pleads guilty to negligent homicide. She is sentenced to 30 months probation and ordered to perform unspecified "acts of kindness."

Learn more
What we're fighting for
Groups that support Justice for All
State-by-state summary of pending right-of-way/ careless/ reckless violations bills (PDF, 355k)
A U.S. congressman from South Dakota with a long history of traffic offenses blows through a stop sign at over 70 mph, causing a crash that kills a motorcyclist. A jury takes just a couple of hours to convict the driver of second-degree manslaughter, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years. The judge gives him just 100 days.

Outrageous? We think so. And there are literally dozens of cases just like them across the country, in which drivers seriously injure or kill motorcyclists, then get off with little more than a slap on the wrist.

Tragedies like these have prompted the AMA to establish the Justice for All Campaign, which focuses on inadequate sentencing of drivers who seriously injure or kill others on the road. This campaign seeks to enhance penalties, including fines, driver's license suspensions and jail time, for those who commit traffic offenses that injure or kill others, and to have motorcycle-awareness instruction included in each state's driver-education program.

Motorcyclists in Virginia, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Washington already have been successful in getting elements of the Justice for All Campaign written into state law. And dozens of groups have signed on in support of the effort.

If you would like to help promote Justice for All legislation in your state, contact AMA Legislative Affairs Specialist Imre Szauter.
http://www.amadirectlink.com/justice/index.asp

Originally Posted by HEAVYbusa

The AMA needs people like you Rob. Let me know what you think when you read it.

Honestly, I tried to read up, but I just don't see what I'm lookin for.

I will admit I may need to be led by hand to the right spot. The AMA has always been for those other guys, in the opinion of me and my crowd (when I had a crowd) , so I can't say I've had an open mind...but I'm asking questions and trying to relate.

When I try to read their stuff, I see where they say they want to change something, or where they fought for "ONE" guy. But I don't see what I'm lookin for.

ABATE is a group I've supported. I've seen them change helmet laws, handlebar laws, they beat back some gated community chumps that banned motorcycles in their neighborhood, they put the smackdown on a few dozen establishments that discriminated against motorcyclist in general and motorcyclist with club patches...etc

None of this is a "one group is better than XYZ" type thing...I brought up ABATE because those were the issues that made me say "damn, they did that?... I'll join"

So, feel free to show me what I'm missing.

Rob

This is the kind of stuff they work on all the time:

Traffic Offenses Legislation Moving in Michigan"> Action Alert 11/16/2007
Traffic Offenses Legislation Moving in Michigan
Bill calls for tougher penalties for those who injure or kill other roadway users.


Senate Bill 104, introduced by Senator Valde Garcia (R-Livingston), would have amended the Michigan Vehicle Code to increase penalties for a violation of certain requirements for driving on the right side of the road or yielding the right-of-way if the violation resulted in injury or death to another roadway user.

Read the introduced version of SB-104 and the committee summary for details.

On October 23, the Senate Transportation Committee voted unanimously to recommend that a substitute version (S-1) of SB-104 be adopted and that the bill be passed. See the SB-104 (S-1) floor analysis for details on the new version of the bill.

The substitute version of SB-104 bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to establish penalties for moving violations that seriously injured or killed another person, as follows:

A moving violation that caused the death of another person would be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to one year or a maximum fine of $2,000, or both.
A moving violation that caused serious impairment of a body function of another person would be a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days and/or $1,000.
Reckless driving that caused serious impairment of a body function of another person would be a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to five years or a fine of at least
$1,000 and not more than $5,000, or both, and vehicle immobilization.
Reckless driving that caused the death of another person would be a felony punishable by imprisonment for up to 15 years or a fine of at least $2,500 and not more than
$10,000, or both, and vehicle immobilization.
The Secretary of State would have to suspend or revoke the offender's driver license; assess a driver responsibility fee of $1,000 each year for two consecutive years; and record six points on the offender's driving record.
The bill also would require the Secretary of State to record two additional points for a moving violation resulting in a collision with another vehicle, a person, or any other object; and would increase the penalty from $100 to $125 for a civil infraction that was a moving violation that resulted in a collision with another vehicle, a person, or another object.
The bill would repeal Section 626c of the Code, which relates to felonious driving, and Sections 324 and 325, which relate to negligent homicide.
(Source: SB-104 (S-1) floor analysis).

Many in the motorcycling community have worked hard to promote legislation that holds all vehicle operators more accountable for their actions. NOW is the time to contact your state senator to ask for his or her support of SB-104.

Tell your state senator TODAY why YOU support tougher penalties for traffic offenses that injure or kill other roadway users. Consider the following points:

Vulnerable roadway users, such as motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians, often pay a terrible price for the distracted, careless, reckless, or negligent actions of motor vehicle operators.
The bill applies equally to ALL motor vehicle operators; it does not create a special class of victims.
Michigan joins with 28 other states in considering legislation to toughen penalties for traffic violations that kill or injury thousands of people each year. To date, 12 states have toughened their penalties for failure to yield the right-of-way, resulting in injury, serious injury, or death.
The bill is consistant with the AMA Justice for All campaign to hold all motor vehicle operators more accountable for their actions on our roadways.
Use the "Take Action" box below to send an electronic message and/or letter to your state senator. Enter your contact information in the space provided and click "Preview Message" to review your message, then "Send Message" to make your voice heard!

wish i could

Im an AMA member...loud pipes ...you can go either way on that discussion

Having also been a member For a few years I'll agree that they fall short occasionally but they are still pretty much the only game in town. If loud pipes save lives think what could happen if they learned to ride. AMA member#946579

I think Im going to. I took a rider safty class this summer (yes I drove off a cliff). AMA helps pay for some of them

Originally Posted by Turk

I think Im going to. I took a rider safty class this summer (yes I drove off a cliff). AMA helps pay for some of them

You passed the cliff diving portion of the class... it was the landing you failed.

Thanks