12-28-2011;
As mentioned in an earlier post, Delegate Todd Gilbert has agreed to be the patron for our bill that will prohibit motorcycle only checkpoints in the Commonwealth of Virginia . It was unanimously agreed upon at this year's legislative round table that this bill was our number one priority this session. If passed it will put to an end the discriminatory practice of targeting motorcyclists with checkpoints such as the one conducted in Arlington this year during Rolling Thunder. For those who are unfamiliar with that checkpoint I have attached the article which was written about it earlier this year. If you would like to thank Delegate Gilbert for carrying this bill for us he can be reached at DelTGilbert@house.virginia.gov
Our bill to remove the prohibition against two motorcycles traveling abreast in the same lane now has a number. It is House Bill 97 (HB 97). You can follow the history of this bill throughout the session and read the text of it at the following link:
When the bill is assigned to committee I will forward the contact information for all members of the committee so that anyone who wishes to contact the committee members may.
There is no number assigned yet for our bill to prohibit motorcycle only checkpoints in Virginia . I will forward that information as soon as we receive it.
