By a vote of 92-2 on Jan. 18, the House approved HB 1466, which would
allow motorcycles to turn left after one cycle at a signalized
intersection equipped with a vehicle detection device that fails to
register the presence of the motorcycle. The bill is now under
consideration in the Senate.
Be sure to thank the following legislators for supporting [...]

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Ian King, President of the Washington Road Riders Association (WRRA), a non-profit organization "dedicated to the protection of motorcycling within the Legislative and Political arenas" does not feel that the proposed increase on Washington State Ferries is unfair to motorcyclists.
I disagree. Here’s why…

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From WSF Press Release:
(SEATTLE) The Washington State Transportation Commission met this week
and gave approval for Washington State Ferries staff and members of the
Tariff Policy Committee to begin collecting public comment on the 2006
Tariff proposal, developed by the Policy Committee. The Committee,
which is appointed by the Commission and consists of Ferry riders,
legislators and transit operators, presented [...]

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"Today Harley-Davidson is celebrating an exciting milestone of twenty consecutive years of record revenue, earnings and retail motorcycle sales," said Jim Ziemer, Chief Executive Officer. "As we reflect on our performance in 2005, we had many accomplishments. We shipped 329,000 motorcycles, which is a 3.7 percent increase over the previous year. Worldwide retail sales of [...]

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An eye-witness account of the recent kick-off meeting for the Washington Department of Licensing’s Motorcycle Rider Safety Task Force. Courtesy of Ian King, WRRA President.
At the invitation of Carl Spurgeon, coordinator for the
Washington Motorcycle Safety Program, today I attended the kickoff
meeting for the Department of Licensing’s "Motorcycle Rider Safety Task
Force" on behalf of WRRA.  My [...]

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