Daytona Beach Chapter Dedication To Freedom Of The Road ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. Volume 103 Issue 12 February 2019

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1 Volume 103 Issue 12 February 2019 ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC Daytona Beach Chapter Dedication To Freedom Of The Road State meeting is this month on Saturday, February 9th at 2pm in Ocala. Everyone is welcome to attend and we will be riding there, weather permitting leaving the Iron Horse at 11:30am. Lunch will be provided by the Forest Chapter! REMINDER!!!!! NEXT CHAPTE MEETING February 7, 2019 Eagles 190 S. Nova Road Ormond Beach

2 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Well it's February already and you know what that means.. VALENTINES DAY! Just kidding..only a month till the 78th anniversary of the Daytona Bikeweek!! This year it's March 8th thru the 17th. I'm hoping it's a little warmer than its been the last couple weeks. I was out on the bike a few times for breakfast and it was only in the high 30s making me wonder if I need a new bike with a heated seat and grips..naaaa..after 40 yrs I still don't have a radio! Ok, if you weren't at the last chapter meeting to hear, the State meeting is this month on Saturday, February 9th at 2pm in Ocala. Everyone is welcome to attend and we will be riding there, weather permitting leaving the Iron Horse at 11:30am. Lunch will be provided by the Forest Chapter! Also, an early reminder..abate of Florida's 22nd annual "Freedom Rights Rally" in Tallahassee is getting closer. The dates are April the 13th thru the 15th with the state meeting on the 14th at 2pm. There will be a few of us going. Some for just the meeting on Sunday and some for Monday also. If you are interested and want to go or know more, contact me or see the flyer on the Abateflorida.com website under events. We'll explain more about it at the meeting, so come on out and support your chapter. Meetings are the first Thursday of the month, 7:30pm at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, 190 S. Nova Rd. Ormond Beach. Also, don't forget to check out our chapters facebook page. check out and "LIKE" our facebook page at This Months direct link is Geno President of the best Abate Chapter in Florida Daytona Beach Abate of Florida Inc. daytona.abateflorida.com abateflorida.com VICE PRSIDENT MESSEGE Things are getting heated up in the political arena with the court case in California where the Government is going after the Mongols MC trademarks, hopefully in the 3rd stage of the trial the Judge will find it unconstitutional and throw the case out, again. There is also momentum gaining on the antiprofiling front at the national level. Our next State meeting is in Ocala on Feb 9th, we should get some good info to bring back and share with everyone. Hope to see everyone at our next meeting on Feb7th at the Eagles on Nova Rd in Ormond Beach.. Till next month, stay safe and I hope to see you out on the road!!! Thank you, Alfy Vice President

3 CHAPTER OFFICERS June2017 May 2018 President Geno Lessig Vice Pres. Alfye Fyock Secretary Sarah Treasurer John Banta Sgt. At Arms Tim Fryar Legislative Officer John Banta Membership Steve Fritze Safety Director Tom PR/Communications Ken Holland Products Frank Roush Newsletter Editor Kathy Holland Webmaster Kathy Holland State Delegate Gene Lessig State Delegate Alfye Fyock Chapter Contact Geno Lessig MONTHLY YEARLY FULL PAGE $42.60 $ HALF PAGE $21.30 $ QUARTER PAGE $15.98 $ BUSINESS CARD $10.65 $90.53 ONE ISSUE SPECIAL EVENT FLYER $42.60 (full page only) Full and half page ads get one month free Full and half page ads receive 1 month free IDENTIFICATION STATEMENT The Daytona Beach ABATE newsletter is the official publication of Daytona Beach Chapter ABATE of Florida, INC. Published monthly (12 times a year) Full payment must accompany Ad Copy. All ads must be camera ready. Advertisements will receive one (1) copy of each issue of the newsletter which their advertisement appears. All Special Events advertisements will be billed on an individual basis. Contact Ken Holland for any advertisement needs kenhjholland@gmail.com. ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. DOES NOT CONDONE DRINKING AND RIDING. DONA- TIONS TO ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. ARE NOT DEDUCTIBLE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORESEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.

4 ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. DAY TONA BEACH CHAPTER January 3, :30 PM Grog Called meeting to order at 7:30 PM followed by Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence for lost brthers and sisters. President: Geno: Talked about going to the State meeting last month and Steve gave report. Freedom Rights Rally April 15th Monday at the capitol. VP: Alfy : Alfy is going to Tally and will be spending the night to be at the Capitol on Monday. Secretary: Kathy : Secretary report was in the newsletter that is posted online. Treasurer: John gave report Membership: Steve: 10 renews last month and on renew tonight State Meeting: Steve: Tally Run April 15th inventory given to booth, safety stuff for inventory not in. Highway signs up and Doc is trying to get the State to turn safety money to the State of ABATE. The State is asking the Chapters to work together on doing activities together. State meeting Ocala February 9th. PR: Ken- Nothing to report. Bills are going out for the advertisers. Legislation: John- See report in newsletter. Sgt. At Arms: Grog: nothing tonight Products: We have products here tonight. Frank is selling products at reduced rate. Safety: Tom- wants to get involved will be looking in the Master Link for info. Old Business: Nothing New Business: Good of the Order: Betty Smiling Taps Jan. 27th. Last Sunday of January. Run begins 12:00 Jan 26 Mongols party at the club house 5:00 50/50 : Jerry Muldrick Meeting adjourned: 8:30 *************January MEMBERSHIP************ 1 renew and 0 new Due jan Kevin Blake, Peg Childress and Brian Kennerknech Due Feb Chris Christain, David Gregory and Glenn Jucket Due March.Byron Becker, Thomas Cooney and Real DeGuire Renew a month early to avoid expiring. Dues can be paid at the Iron Horse, ask for Steve or at the Eagles on Nova Rd. at our meeting on the first Thursday of the month. You can also mail your membership check to : PO Box Daytona Beach FL Steve Fritze Membership Daytona Beach Chapter

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6 Daytona Beach ABATE, Inc. Would like to thank THE EAGLES FOR ALLOWING US TO CONDUCT OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS AT THEIR HALL ************************************************************** We lost another Member of our Chapter in the last week. Doug Dameron was from Flint, Michigan that has lived here in Florida for 25 years. Doug has been a Life Member of our chapter for 24 years. Each year when we go to the Daytona Beach Rehab, Doug has always been there with his floppy santa hat that lights up and always enjoyed handing our Christmas presents to the residents. Doug will be surely be missed!

7 Legislative Report January, 2019 John Banta Read this because I do not go into details at the chapter meeting. Committee hearings start Dec 11-13, Jan 7-11, 22-25; Feb 4-8, 11-15, Session starts during Bike Week, March 5. I am now tracking bills. Some of them will be part of ABATE of Florida legislative agenda. Our chapter is not excited about more enhanced penalties and the mandatory minimum sentences being handed out. However, I have witness terrible driving on A1A in Ormond Beach. People do not slow down, they speed up. Monday April 15 is the ride to the Tallahassee to lobby our state legislators. There is a way they do business in Tallahassee and, in the past, deviating from that does not yield results. Hand Held Cell Phone Use Texting is the worst but these bills make a primary offense of all handheld usage. HB45, Rep Slosberg D Use of Wireless Communications Devices While Driving: Revises short title & legislative intent; prohibits operation of motor vehicle while holding or touching wireless communications device; provides exceptions; requires law enforcement officer to record certain information on citation; requires law enforcement agencies to provide such information to DHSMV; requires report to Governor & Legislature; removes requirement that enforcement be accomplished only as secondary action. This bill is for handheld devices and includes profiling provisions. These provisions are the same as originally for the bill making non-use of seatbelts a primary event. SB79, Sen. Simpson R Use of Wireless Communications Devices While Driving: Creating the "Florida Ban on Wireless Communications Devices While Driving Law"; prohibiting a person from operating a motor vehicle while listening or talking on a wireless communications device for the purpose of voice interpersonal communication; deleting a provision requiring that enforcement of this section be accomplished only as a secondary action. This covers handheld devices but the bill should of been written like HB45. Vulnerable Road Users HB71, Rep. McClain SB 158, longtime ABATE supporter Sen. Baxley. Traffic Offenses: Provides criminal penalties for person who commits moving violation that causes serious bodily injury to or death of vulnerable road user; requires person to pay specified fine, serve minimum period of house arrest, & attend driver improvement course; requires court to revoke person's driver license for minimum specified period; defines "vulnerable road user". These bills are identical. HB71 has been assigned to Transportation and Infrastructures Subcommittee, Chairman nemesis Brad Drake; Criminal Justice Subcommittee with David Santiago; State Affairs with Brad Drake. Sponsor Rep. McClain sits on all committees. Our lobbyist, Doc Reichenbach has done a good job. SB158 has been assigned to Infrastructure and Security committee, Appropriation subcommittee on Civil and Criminal Justice and Approbations. Sen. Travis Hutson sits on the1st and 3rd committee. (3) A person who commits a moving violation that causes the death of a vulnerable road user commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s or s , and, upon conviction, shall pay a fine of not less than $5,000, serve a minimum of 180 days of house arrest, and attend a department-approved driver improvement course relating to the rights of vulnerable road users relative to vehicles on the roadway as provided in s (2). The court shall also revoke the person's driver license for at least 1 year. Motorcycle Safety and Education Funding HB2001, Rep. Stan McClainAbate of Florida, Inc. Motorcycle Safety Awareness Program: Provides an appropriation for the Abate of Florida, Inc. Motorcycle Safety Awareness Program Section 2. For fiscal year the nonrecurring sum of $300,000 from the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund is appropriated to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to fund the Abate of Florida, Inc. Motorcycle Safety Awareness Program as described in Appropriations Project Request 2. State Vice President Darrin says start talking to your Legislators about HB 2001 and the importance that ABATE of Florida, Inc. can do with the money to increase motorcycle awareness and decrease motorcyclists deaths. Let them know that unlike other groups getting money from the State, the money we are requesting is OUR money that only Motorcyclist have paid in. And most importantly, 100% of the money is spent on safety awareness for the public. There are stringent reporting guidelines which ABATE of Florida complied with when we did get a portion of the safety money.

8 Motorcycle and Moped Riders Under 21 to wear a helmet No bill has been filed yet. Last year University of Florida pushed a bill. ABATE did not oppose this bill although those, who support mandatory helmets for all, have called this a victory. Currently those under 21 do not have to wear a helmet for mopeds and under 50cc motorcycles. Previously there were no statistics given. The 2017 DHSMV Florida Crash Statistic are out. 515 motorcyclist and 37 passenger fatalities. There are no separate categories for Autocycles. I always look for the Fatality per accident ratios between helmeted (DOT compliant) and un-helmeted motorcyclists. They are 5.37% (264/49120 and 5.95% 9230/3867). There are other helmet and unknown categories. Less than a percentage point difference. That helmet does not do what some people think it does. In 2017, there were 20 ATV fatalities and 20 Moped fatuities. They are grouped together in the helmet use and injury table, which is stupid. There were 6 helmeted (DOT compliant) and 32 no helmet fatalities. Street Racing SB116 Rep. Linda Stewart, Democrat from Orange County. Motor Vehicle Racing. Increasing the criminal penalty for a third or subsequent violation related to motor vehicle racing, by any participant, within a specified period after the date of a prior violation that resulted in a conviction. The change is from 1st degree misdemeanor to 3rd degree felony. (3)(c) Any person who commits a third or subsequent violation of subsection (2) within 5 years after the date of a prior violation that resulted in a conviction for a violation of subsection (2) commits a felony of first degree, punishable as provided in s , or s Still Watching for: Law Enforcement Practices (Racial Profiling) ; Liability Insurance to register a motorcycle if they change no-fault. WASHINGTON, DC Consider subscribing to the AMA or MRF Alerts. The AMA and MRF websites do have automated letters that will go to your congressman. The MRF letter can be tweaked before you send it. Congress is basically running out the clock, with little happening. We will have to wait till the next Congress. The MRF is gearing up to make sure provisions such as no funding for Motorcycle only checkpoints, NHSTA lobbying ban, continuation of Motorcycle Advisory Council get included in the next highway bill in The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is proud to announce that The Motorcycle Profiling Resolution (S. Res. 154), sponsored by Sen. Johnson, passed the U.S. Senate with unanimous consent on Tuesday evening, December 11, Russell Radke, MRF Sustaining Member Motorcycle Club Representative, said, We are now one step closer to ending the attacks on our civil liberties from unconstitutional motorcyclist profiling. MRF President Kirk Hardtail Willard said upon learning of the adoption of the resolution, Passage of Senate Resolution 154 has been the Motorcycle Riders Foundation s number one legislative initiative in this current Congress. This act today by the Senate is very important, as it recognizes that the profiling of motorcyclists because of our mode of transportation or choice of attire is unacceptable. I am waiting for suggestions from the national motorcyclist organizations on how to use this resolution. Higher Ethanol use will be expanded and we hope to get better warnings at the gas pump. We hope that automated vehicle (AV) legislation will make sure motorcycles are recognized.**************************************************************************** FOR SALE - $50 Sears Car top Cargo Carrier 2004 No cracks no dings some scuffs Fits nicely on top of a Chevy Trailblazer John (386)

9 Contact Your Legislators Jan is the best way, however instead of an actual address, the legislators prefer for you to use the website to contact them. Send letters to the federal legislators to their Florida offices. US Capitol Bill web site US Senate Rich Scott B3 Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC Marco Rubio South Orange Ave., Suite 350, Orlando, FL Russell Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC US House District 6 Michael Waltz 31 Lupi Court, Palm Coast, FL City Center Drive, Port Orange, FL South Florida Ave., Deland, FL Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, DC Go thru the or to contact your state legislators. Florida Senate District 7 Travis Hutson 4875 Palm Coast Pkwy. Suite 5, Palm Coast FL Senate Office Bldg., 404 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL District 14 Tom Wright 4606 Clyde Morris Blvd., Suite 2-J, Port Orange, FL Senate Office Bldg., 404 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL District 9 David Simmons 220 Crown Oak Centre Dr., Longwood, FL Senate Office Bldg., 404 South Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL Florida House District 24 Paul Renner 4877 Palm Coast Pkwy. Suite 1, Palm Coast, FL The Capitol, 402 South Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL District 25 Tom Leek 149 S. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 210, Daytona Beach, FL House Office Bldg., 402 South Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL District 26 Elizabeth Fetterhoff 120 South Florida Ave., 3rd Floor, Deland, FL The Capitol, 402 South Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL District 27 David Santiago 849 Deltona Blvd., Deltona, FL House Office Bldg., 402 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL

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11 DEDICATED TO FREEDOM OF THE ROAD ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. Goals and Purposes: To become a powerful and viable force in legislative matters concerning bikers. To promote safe riding habits without infringing on individual rights. To motivate the biker to write letters to their legislators before, during and after the legislative session in regards to biker/individual freedom legislation. To provide a monthly Newsletter to keep all bikers informed of upcoming legislation, whether it is favorable or discriminatory to the biker, and also of events, runs, parties etc. in different areas of Florida and the United States. MEETING LOCATION: EAGLES HALL 190 S. NOVA RD. ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA WHEN: FIRST THURSDAY of EACH MONTH 7:30 pm APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP 18 YEARS OR OLDER NAME: ADRESS: CITY: STATE/PROVINCE: ZIP/POSTAL CODE: TELEPHONE: CELL PHONE: (please print clearly) Registered Voter? YES NO (Circle One) DUES: $20.00 (US) 1 year membership $ (US) LIFETIME membership All applications are subject to approval Includes: Daytona Beach Chapter ABATE OF FLORIDA, INC. Membership card Monthly newsletter and Bi-Monthly State Newsletter Mail application to: Daytona Beach ABATE PO Box Daytona Beach, FL MUST BE 18 YRS TO APPLY

12 ABATE of Florida, Inc. Daytona Beach Chapter PO Box Daytona Beach, Florida DON T LET YOUR MEMBERSHIP EXPIRE! American Bikers Aimed Toward Education BUT STILL A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments Florida s ONLY MOTORCYCLE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION You made the decision to ride a motorcycle, now make the decision to help preserve the right to RIDE FREE!!!! We will Lobby and Educate the Government and General Public to Promote Motorcycling in a Safe and Positive Image.