First Regular Session
Sixty-second General Assembly
LLS NO. R990893.01 Adair
Kowach
STATE OF COLORADO
BY REPRESENTATIVES Tochtrop, Allen, Clapp, Dean, Decker, Gordon, Hagedorn, Hefley, Kester, Larson, Mace, May, McKay, Miller, Paschall, Ragsdale, Stengel, Takis, and Tupa;
also SENATORS Nichol, Chlouber, Epps, Feeley, Hernandez,
Sullivant, and Wattenberg.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 99-1030
CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF MOTORCYCLE SAFETY MONTH
IN COLORADO.
WHEREAS, In 1997, the total number of motorcycles
in the United States exceeded six million and of the six million
motorcycles in use, five million were used on public roads and
highways; and
WHEREAS, In Colorado in 1997, there were 124,700
motorcycles; and
WHEREAS, According to a report conducted by the University
of Southern California and funded by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, motorcycle riders involved in accidents
are essentially without formal training and ninetytwo percent
are selftaught riders; and
WHEREAS, Rider education, training, and motorcycle
awareness are important steps in motorcycle accident prevention;
and
WHEREAS, The Motorcycle Safety Foundation, a national
notforprofit organization, developed the curriculum
for The Motorcycle Operator Safety Training (MOST) program that
is offered for beginner and experienced riders to prepare them
to ride a motorcycle in the safest possible manner; and
WHEREAS, The MOST program is offered in Colorado
through the Colorado Department of Transportation at various sites
around the state; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives
of the Sixtysecond General Assembly of the State of Colorado,
the Senate concurring herein:
That we, the members of the General Assembly, proclaim the month of May, 1999, Motorcycle Safety Month to promote safety for all motorcycle riders through education and training and to encourage sharing the road with all Colorado drivers.