MRF
Position Papers
March
28, 2005 - Letter to the Editor of the Detroit Free
Press regarding their March 21st column (PDF)
March
28, 2005 - Letter to Dr. Jeffrey Runge, at NHTSA
Headquarters (PDF)
June
4, 2004 - Conference Committee Members for the Reauthorization
of the Transportation Equity Act (TEA)
May
25, 2004 - EPA For The Layman
January
15, 2004 - Murkowski Amendment to Protect Motorcyclist
Safety
December
22, 2003 - Postcard Campaign to Combat the MSF's
Attack on Murkowski Motorcycle Safety Initiative
December
10, 2003 - Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell's Letter
of Concern to NHTSA
November
26, 2003 - The Murkowski Amendment Makes Motorcycle
Safety History - A Rebuttal of Claims Made November 11,
2003 by "Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety"
September
30, 2003 - NHTSA Proposal to United Nations for Future
Work in Improving Motorcycle Safety
September
10, 2003 - EPA Response to Letter from Congressmen
Shimkus and Strickland
July
25, 2003 - "Dear Colleague" Letter Regarding Motorcycle
Safety from Congressmen DeFazio and LaTourette
June
20, 2003 - MRF's Public Comments Regarding NHTSA's
Proposed Study of Rider Characteristics
May
28, 2003 - Letter to EPA from Congressmen Shimkus
and Strickland
May
23, 2003 - MRF Questions and Answers Regarding Proposed
EPA Emissions Standards for Street Bikes
January
7, 2003 - MRF Comments to EPA on Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking on Control of Emissions from Spark Ignition
. . . Highway Motorcycles
January
5, 2003 - An Economic Analysis of the EPA's Proposed
Emission Standards for On-Highway Motorcycles, prepared
for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation by Garrett A. Vaughn,
Ph.D., Economic Consultant
NOTE: This study is presented in pdf format and is approximately
103KB, so it may take awhile to download to your computer.
September
24, 2002 - H.R. 5433 (Barcia Act) Talking Points Presented
by the MRF to Various Congressional Offices on September
24, 2002
September
19, 2002 - Appeal to EPA for Extension of Deadline
for Comment Period
September
17, 2002 - Statement of the MRF on New Street Motorcycle
Emissions Regulations Proposed by the EPA at a Public
Hearing on Docket A-2000-02 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
February
4, 2002 - MRF Comments to NHTSA on the Inclusion
of Retroreflective Rider Apparel in the TREAD Act
October
21, 2001 - MRF Overview of Tougher Emissions Standards
for Street Motorcycles
August
8, 2001 - MRF Public Comment - NHTSA Draft Motorcycle
Safety Improvement Plan (McSIP)
February
13, 2001 - MRF Public Comment - EPA Proposed Regulations
