Washington State
Patrol Chief John R. Batiste has directed troopers to issue more
speeding tickets instead of warnings.
In a directive
Wednesday cited by the Yakima Herald-Republic, Batiste wrote that
traffic accidents across the state have increased by 4 percent this
year with speeding was a factor most of the time.
"Our
troopers exercise discretion when stopping speeders; however, we need
to send [...]

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The Motor Vehicle Right to Repair Act of 2005 (HR 2048) was introduced
this past May by Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) and Edolphus Towns
(D-NY), five months later the bill has over fifty bipartisan
supporters. The legislative intent of this measure is to offer
protections for the American motor vehicle owner by making it illegal
for the manufacturer of the [...]

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In a reversal of MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi’s recent Ferrari
tests, seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has
today ridden a Ducati Desmosedici at Mugello, home of the Italian
Motorcycle Grand Prix.
The German completed around 40 laps on the 200mph V4 powered MotoGP
prototype, which has taken two victories this season in the hands of
Loris Capirossi. Ducati [...]

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The Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association held its last race of the
season on Sunday, October 23. The #1 plate was again awarded to
Canadian, and OMRRA Racer Alan Schmidt, who managed to squeak past
local fast guy Christopher Ancien, by just 3 points. OMRRA racer Todd
Frey, piloting a Suzuki SV650 took the #3 plate, followed by another
local, [...]

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Three local brothers have taken their love for working on motorcycles and
turned it into a growing business. Trent, Taber and Teddy Nash formed
Nash Motorcycle Co. in 2003 and are attracting customers from across
the country. The Nash brothers primarily grew up in California, but
followed their parents to Clark County after they moved here eight
years ago. The [...]

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