Soon a bill to allow motorcycles in limited situations to use the space between rows of cars to keep moving in stopped traffic will come to the Texas Senate. This is a safe and well-accepted practice in California and Europe. I ask you to support SB-506 for Texas motorcycle users! I ride and I do this now in hot weather, many others do to and it needs to be legalized.
SB-506 will save gas, as it will make motorcycle commuting more popular in Texas in the summer as it has in California. The act is good for the nearly 1000 motorcycle businesses in Texas, as it will produce more bike use and the attendant increase in all phases of the business.
The bill also encourages helmet use and I think that is of important value by itself. I support the concept of trading the right to not wear safety gear [helmets] for the right to split lanes and move efficiently through traffic. The TMRAII members that appear before you do not represent all motorcyclists, most commuter riders wear helmets anyway. TMRAII is a small sub-set of motorcycle users that self-identify with as bikers and hold the right to not wear a helmet as the single most important issue to motorcyclists, that is just not true. Safety is more important to most riders. This act will lower the rear-end accidents incidents dramatically as it has in California.
Please vote YES on SB-506 and for Helmet Use!!
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