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MOTORCYCLE “ROAD GUARDS” TO PATROL
MINNESOTA ROADWAYS
Certified motorcyclists known as “road guards” are hitting
Minnesota roads as of August 4th, and they’ll be able to stop
and control traffic for large motorcycle group rides throughout
the state.
The new state law requires road guards to:
· Successfully complete a driving record review and a training
course to receive a motorcycle road guard certificate.
· Meet safety and equipment standards outlined in the law.
· Only act as a flagger for group rides with 20 motorcycles
or more.
· Notify each statutory or home rule charter city through
which the ride is traveling.
· Receive consent from the chief of police of city of the first
class through which the ride is traveling.
Drivers stopped by a certified road guard must obey the
flagger’s instructions and stay stopped until they are given the
“all clear” signal from a flagger or police officer. Road guards
are not allowed to hold traffic for longer than 10 minutes.
U.S. STATES WITH THE WORST ROADS
U.S.Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony
Foxx is fed up with Congress’ inaction to pass a long-term
transportation funding measure, and in a July 9 blog post,
Secretary Foxx once again called out Congress for their lack
of action, followed by statistics of American roads and bridges
by state. Altogether, 65% of roads in the United States are
in “less-than-good” condition, according to the American
Society of Civil Engineers 2013 Report Card for America’s
Infrastructure.
These are the 10 states with the worst roads: 10. Oregon,
9. New Jersey, 8. Washington, 7. California, 6. Rhode Island,
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5. Colorado, 4. Oklahoma, 3. Wisconsin, 2. Connecticut, and
coming in at #1 is Illinois with 73% of their roads in poor/
mediocre condition.
RINGS LIMITED IN CALIFORNIA
The following was distributed via social media within ABATE
of California and the Confederations of Clubs from Pastor
Tom, who writes; “Family, this is the penal code being used
to harass and arrest Bikers who wear rings on all of their
fingers. It has been s uggested that we only wear 3 rings on
each hand, maximum.”
4 RINGS Apply to this, 3 is max…
California Penal Code section 21810 defines metal knuckles
as:
“...any device or instrument made wholly or partially of metal
which is worn for purposes of offense or defense in or on
the hand and which either protects the wearer’s hand while
striking a blow or increases the force of impact from the
blow or injury to the individual receiving the blow. The metal
contained in the device may help support the hand or fist,
provide a shield to protect it, or consist of projections or studs
which would contact the individual receiving a blow.”
THAI STUDENTS PROTEST BAN ON MOTORBIKES
College students in Thailand are protesting having to walk to
class. According to the Bangkok Post, about 1,000 students
from Naresuan University in Phitsanulok province recently
gathered in front of the president’s office to protest a “green
university” project that prohibits them from using motorbikes
on campus.
QUOTABLE QUOTE: “It is not the function of the government
to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function
of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.”
~ U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Parker, Chief
Prosecutor for the U.S. at the Nurnberg Trials
September 2015
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