ABATE call for legislative action

Legislature urged to pass Motorcycle Stoplight Bill SB 1700



ABATE of Oklahoma recently sent out an urgent ACTION NOTICE. They are working to pass a Motorcycle Stoplight Bill that allows motorcyclists to proceed through a "stuck" stoplight without penalty. We have all been faced with the situation where we pull up to a stoplight and it won't change, and we are forced to either wait for a LONG time or basically run the red light, which most of us do after cautiously checking for traffic in all directions. Now it is illegal to proceed and a motorcyclist is subject to a traffic citation for making this common sense move. Senator Bass has authored a bill making it legal for motorcyclists to proceed through these "stuck" stoplights after checking for traffic and proceeding safely and cautiously through the light.

The bill is currently being heard in the Oklahoma Senate. Last year it failed to make it out of the Senate because only a couple of motorcyclists called to encourage their Senators to vote "DO PASS" for this bill. ABATE is urging all Oklahoma motorcyclists to call their State Senator and urge them to pass this important bill SB 1700.

If you do not know how to contact your Senator, or even who your Senator is, you go click here to go to the Oklahoma Senate web site ---> Oklahoma Senate