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ABATE - AMERICAN BIKERS AIMED TOWARDS EDUCATION
ABATE of New York Aims and Purposes:
A. To review and inform our members about Federal, State and Local levels of government motorcycle
legislation and to promote favorable motorcycle legislation regarding the following:
1. Insurance
2. Licensing
3. Modifications
4. Bans
5. Restrictions
6. Emissions
7. Noise levels
B. To improve road conditions thus making roads safer to motorcyclists.
1. Alerting the D.O.T. of dangerous roadway conditions.
C. To help prevent accidents through education.
1. Promote motorcycle awareness programs for all motorists.
2. Promote rider education courses for motorcyclists.
3. To work towards insurance reductions through motorcycle rider education and lower motorcycle
accidents.
D. To promote positive community relations.
1. Active participation in activities benefiting the common welfare of the community.
2. Active participation in events sponsored by/for charitable organizations.
E. To promote political involvement of motorcyclists.
1. Informing members how elected or appointed government representatives voted on legislation
affecting motorcyclists.
2. Encouraging members to register and vote.
3. Encouraging qualified members to run for public office.
4. Encouraging members to write their representatives at Federal, State and Local levels on all
issues concerning motorcycles: Favorable or Unfavorable.
5. Attending motorcycle events and distributing information on current status of motorcycle
legislation. Report on elected officials at all levels of government who approve or disapprove of
said legislation.
6. To act as an information source to help dicrimination against motorcyclists.
F. To act as a legislative liaison between motorcyclists and government authorities, police departments,
government agencies, insurance companies and other organizations.
G. To report and discourage biased news reporting of motorcyclists.
H. To present and promote a better public image of motorcyclists. Keeping ABATE of NY, Inc. sponsored
events orderly and peaceful.
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
