[cardboard]

Stole this from another forum but I thought it could be of importance for some.


Florida is well known for many of its biking events. Thousands of riders pour into the state for various events throughout the year, including the Daytona Beach area’s Bike Week and Biketoberfest. This year, however, things will be changing in the Sunshine State in regard to those on motorcycles.

Regardless of how you feel about the issue, it’s important to understand what’s going on, so that it doesn’t cost you your bike the next time you are riding through the state and get pulled over by the police. There are two new laws going on the Florida books, scheduled to take effect on October 1, 2008. Both are likely to have an impact on motorcycle tourism in the state.

The full story.... News Releases

[hotroadking]

There are two bills going through the house and senate in FL, Bill 802 in the Senate and HB 137 in the House

Both bills result in legistation discriminating against motorcyclists, they allow the full seizure of your motorcycle if an an officer determines that you were 30 mph over the speed limit, or he feels you were driving reckless.

The bills do not apply to cars, trucks, boats etc. ABATE is working hard to stop this but your help would be greatly appreciated.

If you don't live here write the bill sponsor, Sentate President and the Volusia County Senator letting them know if these are placed into law you will not be coming to FL for vacation anymore that they will loose the thousands of dollars you and your family spend in FL. That you will be going to more bike friendly states such as Myrtle Beach SC and skip Daytona.

Let them know you passing this information on to your friends not to come to FL.

Send your comments to:

Bill sponsor Rudi Garcia

Senate President Ken Pruitt

Daytona's Senator is Evelyn Lynn

If you live in FL contact your rep and let them know this bill is discriminating against motorcyclists, and that if they are going to pass it the bill should apply to all moving vehicles, trucks, cars, boats, planes, bicycles etc. Go to the Presidents page and use the drop down to find your representative.

ABATE is working on getting it stopped or amended to all vehicle types, once that is done the whole state will come up against it, nobody wants thier car seized right now it's only motorcycles

More than likely if it were to pass it will be immediately challenged as discriminatory and defeated.

You want to be convincing, letting them know that passage of this bill will cost Florida Millions because the story is going out on every motorcycle board nationwide, to magazines, news articles everywhere to warn motorcycle riders to avoid FL or they could loose their bikes to an officers decision.

Thanks and pass this on to eveyone you know, on every board you go to and get them to send an email.

[SK]

So..you can driver recklessly in a cage and not be subject to this new law? Discrimination!

[hotroadking]

Yep and 30 mph over too, in your truck, rv, car, boat, whatever just not a motorcycle.

[chucktx]

just sent this everywhere i visit!!

[fxdxriderleo]

they will probaly change it when they realize how much money they will lose when nobody shows up for bikeweek and biketoberfest. after all thats all that they can understand, how much money they can put in there own pockets.

[voodoochild]

That's funny, I just clicked on the first douchebags name and under recreation, he lists motorcycling!! What an A**HOLE!! I am going to send all 3 of them an email, as well as send that info to some of my friends as well.

[cardboard]

I have kind folks in Florida, you can be sure I will not come and spend any money in this state if they still have laws like this.