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WHEREAS,Becauseoftheirlightweight,fuelefficiency,andlowandWHEREAS, impactIt onis ourimportant highways,that motorcyclesdrivers shouldof all vehicles be encouragedaware asof aone viableanother transportationand alternative;learn to share the road and practice courtesy;

andandWHEREAS, WHEREAS,It Motorcyclesis takeespecially uplessspaceimportant that the citizens of California be aware of motorcycles on ourthe streets and highways and parkingrecognize areasthe thusimportance reducingof trafficmotorcycle congestion;safety;

andandWHEREAS, WHEREAS,The Motorcyclistssafety arehazards providedcreated legalby accessautomobile tooperators federallywho fundedhave Highnot Occupancybeen Vehicleeducated lanes to increasewatch trafficfor flowmotorcycles whileon givingthe motorcyclistsstreets aand saferhighways environmentof forCalifornia travel;are of prime concern to motorcyclists;

andandWHEREAS, WHEREAS,RidersandpassengersofmotorcyclesfacecountlessIt hazardsis andimportant unforeseento circumstancesrecognize the need for awareness on the road;part of all drivers, especially with regard to sharing the road with motorcycles, and to honor motorcyclists’ many contributions to the communities in which they live and ride;

andnow, WHEREAS,162motorcyclistswerekilledonColoradoroadwaystherefore, lastbe year;itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly hereby officially designates the month of May 2011 as Motorcycle Awareness Month;

and WHEREAS,Stateandnational"SharetheRoad"campaignshavebe beenit createdfurtherResolved, toThat remindthe driversChief Clerk of otherthe vehiclesAssembly andtransmit allcopies motoristsof tothis beresolution extrato alertthe inauthor orderfor toappropriate increasedistribution. motorcyclists' safety;

and WHEREAS, Studies show that many motorcyclists involved in accidents were without formal rider training;

and WHEREAS,Manycausesofmotorcyclecrashesmaybeattributed to lack of experience or failure to appreciate the unique operating characteristics and limitations of motorcycles, as well as the failure of other motorists to share the road with motorcyclists;

and WHEREAS, The motorcycling community has made an ongoing commitment to increasing awareness of appropriate safetymeasures and increased participation in rider-training programs;

and WHEREAS,Manyrider-trainingprogramsareofferedthroughout Colorado, both for beginner and experienced riders to prepare them to operate a motorcycle in the safest possible manner;

and WHEREAS,Ridereducation,training,andmotorcycleawareness are important steps in motorcycle accident prevention;

now, therefore, BeItResolvedbytheHouseofRepresentativesoftheSeventy-fifth -2- 1022 GeneralAssemblyoftheStateofColorado,theSenateconcurringherein:

That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, recognize and designate May 2025 as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month"topromotesafetyforallmotorcycleridersthrougheducationand training and to encourage all motorists to "share the road" in Colorado.

BeItFurtherResolved,ThatcopiesofthisJointResolutionbesent to ABATE of Colorado.

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