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WISCONSIN SENATOR DAVE ZIEN NEEDS YOUR HELP! Wisconsin State Senator Dave Zien has always been a steadfast advocate for motorcyclist's rights, beginning when he returned from service as a United States Marine in Vietnam to help repeal Wisconsin's mandatory helmet law in 1977, and continues to this day as a member of the State Legislature. But Senator Zien is facing a tough re-election this fall and needs our help to continue serving the bikers of America. He has been targeted for defeat by ultraliberals who plan to spend hundreds of thousand of dollars to remove him from office. As freedom-loving motorcyclists, we cannot afford to let this happen! Since being elected, Zien has been instrumental in passing numerous pieces of pro-motorcycling legislation, including Wisconsin Act 148 in 2003 that was enacted in response to the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling in Stehlik v. Rhoads that ruled not wearing a helmet could be considered negligence by the biker in a civil case. In essence, the ruling was as de-facto mandatory helmet law. The result of Dave's bill was that if a motorcyclist is not wearing a helmet, he or she can not have that fact used against him or her when a court is awarding damages. Earlier this year, Zien authored the "Roadway Users Responsibility Act" that improves highway safety for all roadway users. This act increases penalties for right-of-way violators that cause bodily harm to motorcyclists. The new law also requires driver education courses to include motorcycle safety in order to make all drivers aware of the rules of the road and how motorcycles and cars can safely share the road. Another provision allows bikers to proceed with caution after waiting 45 seconds at a stoplight. Zien is not just a legislator who rides; he was one of the first bikers ever elected to political office, and was inducted into the National Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Sturgis, South Dakota in 2000, and has received the National Coalition of Motorcyclists Lifetime Achievement Award. As a member of the NCOM Legislative Task Force, he has worked tirelessly to protect the rights of motorcyclists across the country by lobbying their state legislatures. He is a World-Record holding motorcyclist with 858,000+ on his 1991 FXRT Harley-Davidson as of August 15, 2006. He holds the record for most miles on a Harley ever in 11 consecutive days (11,225 miles), and Dave's ride of 31,111 miles in 31 days has been submitted for official recognition. We need to keep Wisconsin's biker Senator in office, and your contribution to his campaign will keep him in Madison, looking out for the interest of the motorcyclists. Please send what you can to keep Dave fighting for us. The maximum amount an individual can contribute is $1,000. Contributions should be made to "Friends of Dave Zien", P.O. Box 1858, Eau Claire, WI 54702. If you have any questions about other ways you can help Dave Zien, call (715) 723-1694.
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In an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America," the quarterback told Robin Roberts why he wouldn't become an advocate for helmet use "I don't think that that's my place," he said. "You know, I think that some people feel that, you know, I probably should be doing that and being a big advocate for that. But for me, you know, I'm going to let people make their own decision 'cause I think that's what it's about. So I don't think you'll see me doing any kind of billboards or advertisements."
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Posted on Fri, Aug. 18, 2006 Judge rules California helmet law unconstitutional Bay City News Service California's motorcycle helmet law has been declared unconstitutionally vague by a Santa Cruz County judge because the California Highway Patrol has not adopted adequate helmet regulations. Superior Court Judge Michael Barton issued the ruling on Tuesday in the case of Aptos resident Richard Quigley, 61. Quigley received nine citations from Watsonville police and the CHP in 2003 and 2004 for violating the state's helmet law. On all but one of those occasions he was wearing headgear that was embroidered with the letters `DOT,'' a certification of compliance with federal Department of Transportation standards, according to Barton's ruling. CHP officers cited him despite the headgear because it did not look like a traditional helmet. ``The only evidence offered against the defendant . . . were complaints by the prosecution that the headgear looked like a `typical baseball cap,' '' Barton wrote in his ruling. Barton ruled that the law was unconstitutional and dismissed all the citations against Quigley because the CHP has failed to properly define what constitutes a compliant helmet. ``The CHP is the only state agency authorized by the statutes to adopt reasonable regulations establishing specifications and standards for motorcycle safety helmets. The CHP's failure to adopt such regulations, and make them available to the public, has rendered the helmet law statutes void for vagueness as applied,'' Barton's ruling said. A CHP spokesman did not return calls for comment on the ruling.
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