Michigan Governor Whitmer Signs
Motorcycle Safety Proclamation
W
ith riding season underway,
more and more motorcy-
clists are taking to Michigan
roadways. Governor Whitmer
signed a proclamation acknowl
-
edging May as Motorcycle
Safety Awareness Month to
raise awareness of motorcycles
and motorcyclists' safety. The
proclamation encourages all
drivers to "look twice" for motor
-
cycles and encourages all riders
to wear all the gear all the time
and to get the proper training.
"There are more than half
a million licensed motorcycle
riders in Michigan," said Scott
Schloegel, acting President &
CEO of the Motorcycle Safety
Foundation and the Motor
-
cycle Industry Council. "As one
of those registered MI riders
myself, I want to thank Governor
Whitmer and her administra
-
tion for this proclamation and
their work to raise awareness of
motorcyclists riding on Michigan
roadways. Motorcycles have
smaller profiles than cars and it
is vital that drivers look twice for
us. Additionally, all riders need
to ride in a safe and responsible
manner."
At local, state and federal
levels, officials have introduced
resolutions and proclamations
to help keep motorcycle safety
top of mind for everyone on
the road and at the forefront of
conversation with policymak
-
ers. U.S. Senate Resolution 695
sponsored by Senator Gary
Peters (D-MI) and House Resolu
-
tion 1179 sponsored by Repre-
sentative Tim Walberg (R-MI)
are among several acknowledg-
ments the MSF Government
Relations team secured in 2024.
Proclamations like the one
issued in Michigan that desig-
nate May as Motorcycle Safety
Awareness Month have recently
been issued around the coun-
try—including in Minnesota,
the City of Raton, New Mexico,
North Dakota and West Virgin-
ia—joining California, Colorado,
Delaware, Maryland, Nevada,
Wisconsin, to name a few.
Safety tips, booklets, and oth
-
er reference materials are avail-
able at the Motorcycle Safety
Foundation website, https://msf-
usa.org/. For those looking to
learn to ride, earn their license,
or brush up on riding skills, take
a hands-on safety class, the Mo-
torcycle Safety Foundation, one
of the country's leading safety
resource and advocates for
motorcyclists, offers courses for
riders of every experience level.
The MSF's Basic RiderCourse is
among the best ways to learn to
ride and get licensed.
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At local, state and federal levels,
officials have introduced resolutions
and proclamations to help keep
motorcycle safety top of mind for
everyone on the road.
