THE I.C.M.S.

AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 2010

Two Wheel Advocate

“SAFETY THROUGH AWARENESS, AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATION”
™

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Best of the West 2010

The Idaho Coalition for Motorcycle Safety (ICMS) recently hosted the Motorcycle Riders’ Foundation (MRF) regional
conference, Best of The West. ICMS has hosted Best of the West in 1995, 2005, and again in June of 2010.
Best of The West is a regional conference designed to provide premier training opportunities for activist motorcyclists
committed to protecting the freedoms and rights to ride free. These conferences provide opportunities for networking with
other activists from neighboring states, allow coordination of rights efforts, educate on current laws and regulations related
to motorcyclists, inform on national and international issues, and offer ideas and information assisting those who want to
be involved in the political and legislative processes. Best of The West conferences and seminars are designed to provide
the knowledge basis and collective experiences to allow MROs, SMROs and other activist groups to be stronger and more
effective in grassroots motorcyclist activism and freedom fighting.
By hosting and attending events such as Best of The West, ICMS members and board members stay aware of current issues
and acquire new, progressive tools and knowledge to continue to protect motorcyclists’ rights and freedoms in Idaho!
 I.C.M.S.
Board of Directors 2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
These are the people who are willing to give their time
Statewide Friendship Run – 9/4-6/2010
and energy to help protect your rights and Keep Idaho
Free.
Orofino, Idaho

BOARD MEMBERS TERM NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE

Chuc Coulter Legislative 345-6232 2010-12
Justin Crawford Awareness Rally 863-4280 2010-12 Fall Memorial Run – 10/3/2010
Vice-Chairman
Allan Green Entertainment 2009-11 (More information on page 7)
Brooke Hanson Editor 2008-10
Chris Lambing PSA Promoter 794-8074
Bart Patrick Distribution-East 344-4032
2010-12
2008-10
Annual Can Dance – 11/13/2010,
Location to be announced
Judy Petersen Treasurer/ 375-6117 2009-11
MRO/Club Liaison
Ken Phillips Distribution-West 403-1235 2009-11
Larry (Stix) Platt Rodeo/Fun Runs 573-4191 2009-11
Lane Triplett Chairman 336-0052 2008-10 JOIN US ON FACEBOOK:
Robert (Pee Wee) Merchandise 954-7066 2010-12 http://www.facebook.com/
Whaley Idaho.Coalition.for.Motorcycle.Safety
OFFICERS
DaVon Thompson Membership 462-3995 2010
Kim Young Secretary 343-7452 2010
Events Coord.
The Board meets the 1st Monday of every Month COMING EVENTS:
(provided it’s not a holiday) at 7:30 p.m.
at Lindy’s Steak House, Boise (west of HP). September 25, 2010
18th Annual Wood River Valley Toy Run. Starts at
Members’ attendance is encouraged. Grumpy’s in Ketchum and ends at the Silver Dollar in
Everyone is welcome! Bellevue. Music, food and an auction will follow the
Toy Run at the Silver Dollar. For more information
The following are Area Reps for I.C.M.S. and make contact Mike Kelly at 208-788-1642 or 208-721-1136.
this an effective statewide effort.
Brenda Bolton Twin Falls 208-733-0151
R.F. Bonney Idaho Falls 208-526-0135
Norman Burch St. Maries 208-245-5094
Terri Calkins Pocatello 208-478-4928
Mike Kelly Hailey 208-788-1642
Newsletter Editor – Brooke Hanson
Design & Layout by Paula Triplett
For More information on this publication or to
submit a letter to the Editor please write to:
P.O. Box 2732, Boise, Idaho 83701 or fax them to:
(208) 345-2003. Also visit us at...
www.idahobikerrights.com

Dear Readers-Feel free to use any articles or items in

The Two Wheel Advocate. Remember to give credit
where it is due, to Idaho Coalition for Motorcycle
Safety!
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The Independents
As much as we might hate to admit it,
motorcyclists are much like the rest of
Americans. When we Americans elect
someone to a public office or speak out
on any number of social and political
issues we often find ourselves on one side
or the other of a near 50/50 split. These
opinions do not always reflect a straight
party line platform. We often can be a
GOP on one issue and a Dem on another,
sometimes far right, sometimes far left,
or a moderate. It is no wonder that the
majority of Americans classify themselves
as independents. We find our truths, as
we see them, to be self evident.
We motorcyclists are fiercely
independent. Yet we have many issues
that are of vital importance to us. Some
of them seem to be no-brainers on the
surface but subtleties can sometimes make
folks on the same side have differences.
For instance we know that the non-riding
public would like to put helmets on our
heads by law. The motorcycle rights
community fights to repeal such laws or
keep them out of those states that are
fortunate enough to not have one. But in
our own ranks we have different opinions
about helmet use. Many would say that
they encourage the use of helmets when
it is by choice, we just don’t want a law,
and others would say that a helmet on a
head is a lethal weapon to the wearer and
should be outlawed.
Noise is another issue that splits the
motorcycling community. Long has the
cry “Loud Pipes Save Lives” been heard.
Many can attest to an incident where a
loud motorcycle received the attention
of a motorist therefore saving the life or
preventing the injury of a motorcyclist.
Yet there is a growing thought that “Loud
Pipes Risk Rights”. Bans on motorcycles
because of noise in some cities and roads
that we would like to travel have been an
increasing battle in recent years. The 17
mile drive and recent problems in New
York are but two cases.
Government…………..Government. We
often decry the invasion of government
into our lives. We use terms like “Nanny
State”. We want it to create no laws that
restrict our lives in a free society. We
want agencies to let us make our own
decisions about what is right and safe for
us. But then when we want something
we look to government to help. We want
things like “Right of Way “ laws, federal
funding for safety issues (2010 money),
the incorporation of motorcycles into
new traffic systems, studies to be done
(as long as they reinforce our position),
and many other works that enhance our
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lifestyle and safety. So while we scoff at or is it both?
government we have the audacity to want I could go on and on, but here is my real
to use it to our benefit.
Alcohol finds way to divide us as well.
point. We in the motorcyclist rights and
safety movement cannot be all things
The culture of many includes poker runs to all people. We find it impossible to
to bars and casual rides with friends that satisfy the complete needs, thoughts and
start at a bar and move on to others beliefs of every biker on every issue. Hell,
throughout the day. So it’s our culture, it’s we rarely find consensus within our own
OK, it’s what we do. It’s just us. Others see organizations and committees. We are
alcohol as a scourge. It accounts for over individuals too. We each have our own
1/3 of our fatalities nationally (if we trust belief system. So we come together to try
those darn government statistics). The to do the best we can for our movement.
theory is that even one drink affects our We bring our varied beliefs to the table
judgment and motor skills, thus making and work out a way forward on divisive
it unsafe to ride. So “Impaired Riding issues. This sometimes leaves some of us
Campaigns” draw praise from some and frustrated but we don’t quit because of
raise the ire of others. Is it safety or is it it. We understand that we need thinkers
freedom? of all different persuasions for without
Driver’s license endorsements also divide them we can have no debate, no chance
us. It is thought by some that an “M” to see things through another’s eyes, no
endorsement is an unnecessary invasion opportunity to learn from others, and
into our rights. “I know how to ride so I above all else no right to say that we
don’t need no stinking endorsement”. speak for our peers.
Others see endorsement as a way of As imperfect as you may see us, you
insuring a certain level of training to all need to know that we care passionately
riders, thus making us safer and reducing about motorcyclist rights and safety. We
crashes and fatalities. More of those will strive to do the best we can for the
pesky government statistics would bear people that count on us to get it right. You,
this out. After all, “The more crashes and the riding public, are those people. This is
fatalities there are the more chance that not and never has been about those of us
government will want to create laws that in the movement. It is and always will be
we don’t like”. Is it safety or is it freedom about you. Lane Triplett
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Readers, support those who support us!
 ABS and the Urban Myths of Braking
By Sunshine Gillett, Idaho STAR

The Idaho STAR Program would like to thank ICMS and MRF for inviting us to conduct an educational seminar/
demo session at the Best of the West Conference in June. The crowd was exceptionally friendly and engaged, and we
sincerely appreciated the audience participation.
This brief seminar addressed some of the common myths about braking and discussed ABS as a viable option for
handling the ‘issues’ often seen in emergency braking situations.
Here are those common urban myths:
• “I had to lay it down to avoid the crash”
• “You can ‘control’ a rear wheel skid”
• “If you lock the rear wheel, keep it locked”
• “I don’t need ABS. I can stop faster without it”
If you nodded in agreement with any of the above statements, consider the following:
If you have to ‘lay it down,’ isn’t that also a crash? When you lay it down, you give up control of the bike. When
the bike is sliding on the ground, you can’t change speed or direction (the basics of motorcycle control).
So, in short, laying the bike down really isn’t a good alternative. What is a good alternative is scanning well
ahead and having a mental strategy that allows you to anticipate hazards well in advance. This will allow you to react
appropriately and avoid having to use radical ‘evasive’ maneuvers such as laying a bike down. Can we predict everything
100% of the time? No, but being assertive in scanning and anticipating what could go wrong can significantly reduce your
chances of a ‘gravity attack.’
If the rear wheel is locked up, you also give up much of your control. You can’t change direction, and you can’t
accelerate.
Ultimately, a sliding rear tire equates to a loss of vehicle control, because the rider cannot steer out of a skid or
change speed. The rider can continue to make steering inputs, but the bike will simply follow laws of physics and move
along in the same direction the front tire was pointed when the wheel locked up. While you can still use the front brake,
applying more rear brake only increases the duration of the skid.
If you keep the rear wheel locked, will that keep you from high-siding?
No. In fact, chances are, the rear wheel will eventually catch on something – a rock or a groove in the pavement
or will ‘grab’ as a result of weight shifting, parts dragging, etc. The further out of alignment you become, the more violent
the high-side will likely be. The longer you keep the rear wheel locked, the greater the chances of the rear fishtailing out
of alignment, hence the more abrupt the ‘grab and toss’ effect when that rear tire does regain traction. So, your best bet
is to immediately and fully release the brake to regain control and reapply more smoothly with less pressure.
Can you outperform ABS - every stop in every surface condition?
Sorry, answer is no. Not even professional riders can consistently outperform ABS, every stop, every time - and certainly
not on pavement with less than ideal traction conditions, or when going from pavement to gravel/grass/dirt/oil, etc. Skilled
riders can sometimes stop a bike faster without using ABS, but the hard and fast truth is that crash statistics show us
we’re just not that skilled at stopping quickly. ABS enables even the inexperienced rider to shorten stopping distances to
a minimum whenever faced with an emergency situation – often preventing what could have been a nasty crash.
Without the visual impact of a live ABS demonstration, it’s hard to imagine the power and effectiveness of ABS-
assisted braking. However, we strongly encourage you to check it out – do some research on your own and decide for
yourself if it’s a cure for the common urban myth. We think it is.
F U N VA L L E Y 2 0 1 0

Results from the Fun Valley Rally Rodeo:

Slow Race: 1st - Jay Martin
2nd - Pauly Sitz
3rd - Ken Jones
Weenie Bite: 1st - Dirty Girl & Lucas Francke
2nd - Stix & Jennifer
Rail Ride: 1st - Captain Jack Martin
2nd - Ken Jones
3rd - Al Worman
Bin Ladin Shoot: 1st - Chris Lambing & Midge
2nd - Ken & Jaime Jones
Toilet Paper Race: 1st - Jennifer & Steve Graybeal
2nd - Amber & Captain Jack Martin
Overall Cowboy: Ken Jones

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MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation
236 Massachusetts Ave. NE | Suite 510 | Washington, DC 20002-4980
202-546-0983 (voice) | 202-546-0986 (fax) | http://www.mrf.org
10NR22 - MRF News Release - MRF URGENT CALL TO ACTION - Mandatory Motorcycle Roadside Stops
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
23 July 2010
Contact: Jeff Hennie, Government Relations and Public Affairs

MRF URGENT CALL TO ACTION - Mandatory Motorcycle Roadside Stops

A mandatory roadside motorcycle stop may be coming to a town near you, reports the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF). Recently, the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has asked for applications from law enforcement outfits to apply for a new pot of taxpayer money
designated for pulling motorcyclists off the road to lecture them about safety.
The MRF strongly opposes this sort of discrimination against motorcyclists. “Pulling over law-abiding motorcyclists does not make anyone safer and is
huge waste of taxpayer money,” said Jeff Hennie, Vice President for Government Relations and Public Affairs for the MRF.
NHTSA’s request for applications asks law enforcement officials to submit plans similar to what New York State Police did last summer. They set up
outside big public motorcycle gatherings and pulled every single motorcyclist over to the side of the road to lecture them about safety, drinking and riding,
proper tire inflation, and so on.
The MRF feels there are much more productive and less discriminatory ways to promote safety for motorcyclists, and is disappointed that this approach
was decided upon behind closed doors by a group of federal employees who apparently did not consult anyone in the motorcycling community for their
input and expertise in motorcycle safety.
This particular project is limited to five law enforcement agencies, and total funding is capped at $350,000. In these tough economic times, that’s a ton of
money. The deadline for applications is August 13, and to the MRF’s knowledge, no applications have yet been submitted.
The MRF will be investigating to determine if NHTSA and the federal government have legal jurisdiction to fund states to single out one particular type
of vehicle for clearly discriminatory practices over other vehicles, and will be working diligently to see that these proposed grants are never awarded.
The MRF encourages you to contact U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today to voice your displeasure, either by phone: 202-366-4000 or by
email: http://ntl.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ntl.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php
Contact Jeff Hennie, MRF Vice President for Government Relations and Public Affairs, at Jeff@mrf.org if you have any questions or need further
information.

10NR21 - MRF News Release - US EPA Considers Lowering Motorcycle Sound Emissions Levels
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
15 July 2010
Contact: Jeff Hennie, Government Relations and Public Affairs

US EPA Considers Lowering Motorcycle Sound Emissions Levels

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has learned that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun collecting data from
the industry to consider lowering the allowable decibel level for motorcycles. Currently the allowable sound any vehicle can generate is capped at 83db.
The EPA has sent letters to nine companies that either import or build aftermarket exhaust systems or complete motorcycles. This small sample size is
troubling for a couple of reasons. First, it is not representative of the much larger motorcycling community that will be affected by changing the regulation,
rendering the survey results questionable at best. Second, any time a federal agency wants to spend taxpayer money to survey a group of 10 or more
individuals or organizations, they must obtain approval from the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The approval process isn’t easy and
can often be drawn out, giving American citizens the right to weigh in on the agency’s application for permission to survey. However, when an agency
only contacts nine organizations, they don’t have to tell anyone or get permission from the OMB to move forward on the survey, making the process lack
transparency.
Why just motorcycles? It appears that the EPA doesn’t want to curb all noise, or even all vehicle noise, just noise coming from two-wheeled vehicles. We
at the MRF find that distinction discriminatory and simply unacceptable, not to mention that it suggests a more personal agenda and not an agency-wide
push. What sort of impact will new decibel levels have on retailers and ultimately motorcycle owners? Alarmingly, this does not appear to have been
addressed. After reviewing the survey questions, it appears that the EPA is only concerned with the impact on manufacturers.
While public correspondence has not revealed the EPA’s true intention to lower the allowable decibel limit, the EPA indicated in a private phone call with
the MRF that it would certainly not be raising the standard or keeping it the same. That leaves one option, lowering the decibel standard for motorcycles.
The MRF is working with Congress to get the EPA to explain their intentions and motivations. The MRF is also working to meet directly with the EPA to
further determine exactly is going on with this issue.
You can view the actual EPA questionnaire on the MRF website at http://www.mrf.org/pdf/EPA_questionnaire_June2010.pdf
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 IE ND SHI P RU
Idaho Coalition for Motorcycle Safety F R N
September 4th, 5th, 6th 2010
In
OROFINO, IDaHO

FALL MEMORIAL RUN

Sponsored by ABATE of North Idaho
&
Idaho Coalition for Motorcycle Safety

Sunday-October 3, 2010
First Stop
Veteran’s Park-Boise 10:00 a.m. To 12:00 P.m. PURPOSE: An opportunity to exchange ideas & work together
Last Stop and Route to be Announced at First Stop Statewide for Motorcycle Rights & Safety
&
TO HAVE SOME FUN!
$10.00 First Entry FRIDAY:
Live music (Road Houz) at the Oasis
$5.00 For Each Additional Entry SATURDAY:
Breakfast at the VFW hall
1/2 Proceeds to I.C.M.S. Statewide planning & information meeting 11am at the Community Center
Rodeo
1/2 To 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Winners Poker Walk
Live music (Road Houz) at the Oasis
SUNDAY:
Church service at the park
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: 573-4191 “STIX”, 336-0052 Lane, 343-7452 Chuc Parade and visit with the residents at Brookside Landing
(VFW Veterans and all riders are welcome and encouraged to participate in the parade.)
Poker Run
© 2010 ICMS. All Rights Reserved. Live music (Road Houz) will play at the park
50/50 & raffle
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Thacker 208-476-3630 ● James Hutchinson 208-476-4805 ● Lane Triplett 208-336-0052

RIDE SAFE
By Chuc Coulter
Every year the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) publishes its statistics reflecting traffic crashes, and more particularly, motorcyclists in crashes.
Last year, in 2009, 34 motorcyclists (riders or passengers) lost their lives in crashes. This was an increase over 2007 and 2008 of 29 each year. This
was not a function of increase in motorcycle registrations as it went down 12.9%. It was not a function of the increase in the number of crashes as that
went down 15.8%.
So what is it? Even though we have experienced a significant increase in efforts to make the general traffic public aware of motorcycles, and that
may be working, the numbers tell us that 24% of those fatalities involved impaired motorcyclists and 52% of those fatalities were single-vehicle crashes.
Are we killing ourselves?
Is it a lack of skills, trained skills? Some of it may be so. The published statistics from ITD do not provide that information.
The Idaho STAR motorcycle training program has attempted to track that and did so covering 1996 through 2006. (See www.idahostar.org). That
effort shows that of 4,282 motorcycle crashes, 875 had not had training; that STAR training is associated with a 71% reduced crash risk and an 81%
reduction in risk of a fatal crash. Those numbers indicate that if the 185 “untrained” fatalities had training, 159 would not have experienced the fatalities.
So if we continue the public awareness of motorcycles program; if we get rid of the impaired riding; if we take seriously the skills training that is
available to riders so we don’t crash ourselves in single-vehicle accidents, the number of fatalities could be more like 6 to 10. And even that may be too
much. The side benefits of such decisions and a plan by each rider are endless. It looks like the biggest factor is what each rider decides. Let’s do our
part to reduce crashes and fatalities this year. Ride safe and sober.

Best of the West

By Chris Lambing
There were several seminars during Best of the West. These seminars are designed to provide education and information
for those involved in motorcyclists’ rights. I attended social networking and Lies, Damn Lies and Politics. The social
networking seminar helped explained the use of social networking sites. Best of the West is an opportunity to network with
other motorcyclist rights activists around the country. I was able to give presentations of ICMS’s Motorcycle Awareness
Video to various individuals and groups. I gave members from ABATE of Nevada copies of the video. They have plans to
see if it can be incorporated into their driver’s education curriculum. Nevada does not have motorcycle specific training in
their driver’s education programs. I was also able to distribute approximately 20 copies of the video to other individuals and
organizations. Best of the West was a great way to gain general knowledge and awareness of what is occurring at a national
level for motorcyclist’s rights.
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 Boise Police Ban Texting While Driving
http://local.nixle.com/alert/2838135/
BOISE, Idaho – Boise Police Department employees
have been barred from using their cell phones or other
handheld devices to text or e-mail while driving the
agency’s vehicles, a move the force says sets a good
example for all drivers.
The police force in Idaho’s largest city is making the
move just three months after the Idaho Legislature failed to
enact a statewide texting-while-driving ban.
Boise Police Chief Michael Masterson says employees
can still use handheld electronic devices while driving to
get GPS information.
He says a variety of communication tools help his
officers protect the public, but texting-while-driving isn’t
one of them.
Boise Police employees were in 37 crashes last year,
fewer than other forces in similar-size cities. None of those
crashes involved texting, either by the employee or citizen.

ATTENTION ALL RIDERS!

The Idaho Coalition for Motorcycle Safety has been
informed that there will be a summer motorcycle
enforcement project, focusing on aggressive &
impaired riders within Boise County. It started
several weeks ago, and runs through Labor Day
weekend, for about two months. Please be careful
while enjoying Boise County.
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 Since 1972

Interesting Stats 
Idaho Transportation Department Office of Highway Safety 
Quarterly Report* For Fatal Crashes 
Reporting Date: April 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010  
Second   Second   Year   Year  
QUARTER   QUARTER   TO DATE   TO DATE  
2009   2010   2009   2010  
Fatalities   47   43   92   73  
All Fatal  42   40   78   68  
Collisions  
Pedestrian  2   1   2   1  
Fatalities  
Join us August 14th for the
Pedalcycle  4   0   5   1   Brandon Titus Memorial Ride
Fatalities   Sign up at Boise Cycle 9:30-11:00
Motorcycle  11   6   15   7  
Fatalities  
Truck &  2   3   6   5  
Truck‐Tractor 
Fatalities  
Truck &  2   3   6   5   DON’T FORGET TO RENEW YOUR
Truck‐Tractor  MEMBERSHIP! QUESTIONS? CALL
Fatal  DaVon (208)-462-3995
Collisions  
* Data is preliminary and is subject to change.  
 
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 IDAHO COALITION FOR
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, INC.
PO BOX 2732 BOISE, ID 83701-2732
A non profit organization

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