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Motorcycle Safety Program Promoted By San Diego Dealers By BIll Harmer Spark plugged by Gene and Sandy LePre of Floyd Emde's Motorcycle ComPllllY and with the coqperal:ton of Mr. Jim Loomis of the San DIego County Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the San Diego County Motorcycle Dealers' Association 15 SJ)ODSOrlog a new post of Explorer Scouts which w1ll be motorcycle oriented. After suffering much indifference and many rebukes trom Public Educatioo Offlcla1s and Administrators when approached about including motorcycle safety and instructioo in the City Schools Driver Education Program, the dealers who were adamantin their desire to teach mntorcycle safety to youngsblrs of high school age, took their program to the San Diego Council of Boy Scouts of America. The executives of the Boy Scout Council were sympathetic a.nd cooperative because dealing with the young men of the country, they were fully aware of the teenagers obsession with motorcycles. Also the necessity of inauguratlog some Jdnd of program that would get yOlJQCSters r1dlng motorcycles onto the streets and hIgh_ys with at least a tastc knowiedge of the handlIng and care 01. a two-wheeled motor vehicle. Because of. their concern over the increasing accident rate among young motorcycle riders in the stale, the California Highway Patrol's Lt. John Annis who is an Educatioo and Information Offlcer. was anxious to assist in any way possible and assigned Motorcycle State Tramc Offlcer WIlson B. Moore of the San Diego ClIP Offlce to the project to· give instruction and guidance to beginnlng riders. The San DIego Tramc Safety Council offered their facilities and directed Mr. Walter DeFelice, Jr• and Sam Manheimer to lend their assistance to the program. San DIego City CouncUmanAllenHitch upressed his interest and pledged his full sqlpOri in securing property for offr08d instructing of. fledgling riders. The San Diego Pollce Department added its s ~ to the project and asslgned Otrlcer Charles Schreck 01. the Tramc Bureau to assist in instructing the young riders. With ali plans carefUlly laid. a meeting for prOSPective members of. the new BoY Scout Post was calle-:! ror 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, 1969 at the Boy Scout Headquarters in BallY Park. .. 75 boys between the ages of 14 and 18 were registered at the first meeting of which more than half own their own motorcycles. At the same time, more than 25 adults (mostly fathers) signed up to assist in the venture. The education of the members of the Explorer ScoUts Motorcycle Post will be olfered in three phases. The first four months w1ll. cover dirt rtdlng with em- Shops, Races and other Motorcycle Events. but pliable enough to allow the Explorer Scouts to plan activities of. their own as well as fleld trips. It w1ll also sponsor family oriented programs to stim ulaie parental interest in cycling safety. and advanclog an absorblog hobby which when approached sensibly and taught by professionals may lead to a future vocation. The program provides for the members of the San Diego Dealers ASSOCiation to provide motorcycles for instruction sessions to boys who do not own their own and to sell motorcycles and accessories at a discount to members of the The CHP shows two prospectl.. Eaplorar Seouts "- IllIlumanbls of motorcycla sala!y. Tlla OIIlooker In lila back&round Is the ,aunpsl racine ElIlda. pbasis on safety. The second four month period w1ll go into the mechanics and care of a motorcycle and the introduction 01. motorcycle accessories. The f1nal third of. the twelve month program w1ll introduce the scouts to business 1D8lIlIgement and related facets. The program 15 action-packed with trips to Dealer Sbow Rooms, Accessory Explorers Troop who wish to own their own machine. San Diego Dealer~ who are lending their support to the project loclude: PacWc Yamaha. N " M Sales (Kawasald). Floyd Emde Co. (BSA, Snzukl,American Eagle), Paclf1c Honda- TriUlllPh. All Tone Kart and Cycle Co.. Fun Bl.ke Center and South Bay Yamaha. Gene and Sandy LePre state that the innumerable telephone calls that they received after a recent television ap- f ~ pea.rance indicated that parents are not oob' enthusIastic but thankful that at u) last something is being dooe to PI'OlD048 .. safety in motorcycling. ~ THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND MILES SOUTH OF CALMOSn ALL THE BORDERS Paul Pratt, British writer. lecturer. and electronic engineer. is offering lectures with colored slides about his 35.000 mile trip by Triumph motorcycle through the Americas and Europe. Tbe lectures trace Pratt from New Orleans, south through Mexlcoand Central Ammca, OIl to South America past Concepcion, Chile, then east across the Andes to Bra.z11, ending flnally in Boston. The programs last from forty-five minutes to an hour and are for general interest in schools. colleges, and other institutions. Pratt also olfers speciallY«' lee tures 011 motorcycling in Europe. information may be obtained trom Joe HClI"I, Johnson Motors, Duarte, Cal. ROAD RACES AFM Road Race - 8131 0- 200 1 hou r even t 200cc CI ass 1st Jol1n McNeil & Jay Littleton - Bridgestone 2nd Ken Smith & Steve Selig - Bridgestone SCRAMBLES Salinas n - 8/24 200cc Novice Main 1st Aaron AsmCll - Bridgestone Sacramento Scrambles - 8131 lOOcc Novice Class 1st Jeff Davidson - Bridgestone Sacramento - 8/30 lOOcc Novice Class 1st Ralph Simpson - Bridgestone BONNEVILLE RECORD August 23, 1969 APS - C - 175Ce Doug Clifford - Bridgestone fOR THE IIA.E Of YOUR NEAREST DEALER SO. CAL. McCULLOCH D'ST. '"C. (213) 772·2108 110. CAL. COAST .cCULLOCH (415) UII 3·5520 10:1 ..::I U G