IT’S ON!
Sen. Sutterlein has introduced SB 15 establishing Rider Improvement courses for motorcycle related offenses as well as a fund to help defray costs of establishment.
We need ALL members to contact their delegates and senators to support this program. Have your families and friends contact them also. Pass the word to other organizations. I will send alerts out about other bills that concern us as they are “dropped.” Let’s get it done!
Find your legislators at Who’s My Legislator? Get their contact information at Senate Members – Virginia Senate and House Members. See published summary of bill below. Full bill text can be found at 1081276.PDF
Summary As Introduced
“Driver improvement clinics; motorcycle driver improvement clinics; Motorcycle Driver Improvement Clinic Fund; created. Creates motorcycle driver improvement clinics, defined in the bill, as a subset of existing driver improvement clinics and provides requirements and parameters for the instruction and administration of the motorcycle driver improvement clinics. The bill authorizes courts to direct defendants who have committed violations while operating a motorcycle to attend a motorcycle driver improvement clinic and satisfy the requirements thereof. The bill also creates the Motorcycle Driver Improvement Clinic Fund for the operation and administration of motorcycle driver improvement clinics. The bill specifies that priority be given to the creation of motorcycle driver improvement clinics that operate as computer-based clinics.”
Ride safe, Ride free,
David “Prof” Sutton
Legislative Director/ABATE of Virginia Inc.