You can still 'Live free or die' here - Motorcycle helmet bill is axed
A pair of proposed bills that would have required all motorcyclists to wear helmets and all motorcycles made after 1982 to have noise "emission systems labels" died Tuesday in the state House of Representatives.
Quote from the article:
Source: You can still 'Live free or die' here - Motorcycle helmet bill is axed
Quote from the article:
| According to the House Transportation Committee, the proposed bills were dismissed after being found "too inexpedient to legislate." State Rep. and North Hampton resident Judith Day sponsored both bills and previously told the Herald, "People using public roads should have to be responsible riders." Seacoast motorcyclist Jason Page applauded the death of the bike bills, following his Jan. 28 appearance at a Statehouse hearing on the matters. He told the Herald he took the floor and made his own personal pitch to lawmakers. "I said, 'I've been married for 27 years, so I don't get to make many choices. Please don't take this one away from me.'" Al Contois, a Stratham resident and president of Seacoast Harley-Davidson, said he, too, was pleased to see the bills die in committee. Like Page, he attended Thursday's hearing along with, he said, about 150 other opponents. "It was intimidating to be there," said Day. "That's a lot of Harley jackets." Contois said he e-mailed his staff "to be sure we're all doing the right thing and to respect the sport because we all have a stake in it." "We don't have to worry until next year, but I'm sure it's going to come up again," he said. Contois estimated 60 percent to 65 percent of all customers at the North Hampton motorcycle dealership arrive on bikes without helmets on their heads. "Customers coming up from Massachusetts take their helmets off at the border," he said. "We have a motto here, 'Live free and ride.'" Day said she's undecided whether she'll seek re-election in November, but if she returns to the House, she "certainly would bring a bill again" legislating helmets and motorcycle noise. She said many motorcyclists at the hearing told her they wear helmets, but don't want to be forced to do so. |
Source: You can still 'Live free or die' here - Motorcycle helmet bill is axed
Related Stories
01/21/2010 09:38 AM: Want Lexus's LFA "supercar? Lexus will decide if you can own one. by Timothy TibbettsIn an effort to create exclusivity, buyers of Lexus's LFA "supercar" must be approved by the brand; those who don't plan to flaunt the car need not apply. ...
12/22/2009 09:16 AM: Yes you can get a DUI on a forklift in Fairbanks by Timothy Tibbetts
A Fairbanks man pleaded guilty last week to driving a forklift while drunk. David Samuel Stepp, 20, pleaded no contest Friday to a single count of driving under the influence. The plea came a day aft...
