A few bikers and I met with our State Assembly member at her holiday open house. Aside from being a nice chance to spend time with an elected representative, it was also a very important meeting.A few days prior I had met with the Assembly Member's legislative aid to discuss upcoming legislation. During our conversation, we talked about possibly introducing a bill to equalize the penalties for seatbelt and helmet law violations. Right now it's about three times as much for violating the helmet law.
With this topic fresh on their minds, seeing bikers show up at the Holiday Open House was a wise thing to do. Of course it allowed us to restate our interest in bills affecting motorcyclists. But more importantly, it demonstrated our ability to show up. And dependability is very important ... especially when the campaign season rolls around.
Thanks so much to those San Diego bikers who attended. You made a difference.
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