Federal Legislation to Prohibit the Funding of Motorcycle-Only Checkpoints

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From the AMA Action Alert regarding the proposed federal legislation to prohibit the funding of discriminatory motorcycle only check-points.

On May 6, U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) will introduce the Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act. The bill will protect motorcyclists’ rights and promote crash prevention as the most effective use of taxpayer money to save motorcyclists’ lives. Sensenbrenner is currently seeking to add original cosponsors before the introduction of the bill.

The bill incorporates Sensenbrenner’s legislation (H.R. 904) introduced in the previous Congress. H.R. 904 would prohibit the U.S. Department of Transportation from providing funds to state and local authorities for the purpose of creating motorcycle-only checkpoints.

To support this, you can send a letter to your US Representative by going to the AMA Action Alert. Fill out the form at the bottom, hit send and it will go to your representative. Alternately, you can sent a snail mail letter (representatives give a little more weight to the physical letter).