<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Bikers Inside the Beltway is more than holding common ground<span data-preserver-spaces="true">, it<span data-preserver-spaces="true"> is what unites motorcyclists to send a clear message to Congress that motorcycling is worth protecting.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">The tragedy of a motorcyclist killed by an automobile sold as an “autonomous vehicle” but without the essential technical abilities to drive itself should place all riders on common ground, with a complete focus on working with Congress to stop these senseless tragedies.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">As “driverless vehicles” proliferate on our highways, we are all in danger of similar fates. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is united in the endeavor to force the manufacturers of autonomous vehicles to include motorcycle recognition capability in all their recognition technology before they are allowed to operate on our highways.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">The end of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) will be the death knell of motorcycling. A 2024 legislative priority of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation is to protect the internal combustion engine by ensuring it maintains a rightful place among upcoming vehicle technologies.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true"> Motorcycles (especially older models and other small engine equipment) should never utilize the internal parts-damaging ingredients of ethanol 15. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is committed to protecting the fuel supply needed to ensure that pumps supplying ethanol 15 are clearly labeled.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">The aftermarket industry (suppliers and shops) will no longer exist without “Right to Repair” legislation. As we meet with Congress during Bikers Inside the Beltway, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation has made the Right to Repair a 2024 top priority on our legislative agenda.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Metaphorically, motorcycling is the common ground that we all ride upon. When the MRF hosts Bikers Inside the Beltway, Capitol Hill is where we collectively stand to hold the common ground that unites us. Since 2009, Bikers Inside the Beltway has grown to demonstrate the collective grassroots voice of the nation’s street-riding motorcyclists.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">In 2023, motorcyclists attending Bikers Inside the Beltway visited all 535 congressional offices. That same orchestrated visit will be part of Bikers Inside the Beltway 2024. <span data-preserver-spaces="true">It is not too late to plan on attending Bikers inside the Beltway <span data-preserver-spaces="true">– <span data-preserver-spaces="true">May 20 & 21, 2024. <span data-preserver-spaces="true">Event registration is free. However, we request <span data-preserver-spaces="true">that you<span data-preserver-spaces="true"> register early to help us plan the event.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">To ensure that the mission of getting our message to Congress continues to be successful, make your hotel reservations <span data-preserver-spaces="true">and<span data-preserver-spaces="true"> please consider the following as you make plans to attend Bikers Inside the Beltway:
- <span data-preserver-spaces="true">Make your appointments locally or in Washington.
- <span data-preserver-spaces="true">Familiarize yourself with the briefing points. (Available at the pre-event briefing).
- <span data-preserver-spaces="true">Confirm your appointment locally or in Washington.
- <span data-preserver-spaces="true">Make notes on your meetings.
- <span data-preserver-spaces="true">Share your meeting notes with the MRF.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">The MRF Board of Directors will meet <span data-preserver-spaces="true">in advance of<span data-preserver-spaces="true"> the trip to Capitol Hill on May <span data-preserver-spaces="true">20,<span data-preserver-spaces="true"> and host a Q&A briefing scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Embassy Suites, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, Virginia. Rooms are available through the hotel direct line <span data-preserver-spaces="true">703-684-5900 and use reference code MRF.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">The Motorcycle Riders Foundation<span data-preserver-spaces="true">’<span data-preserver-spaces="true">s Bikers Inside the Beltway is more than holding common ground <span data-preserver-spaces="true">— it is about protecting the future of motorcycling and the common ground that unites our purpose.
<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Thank you for your commitment<span data-preserver-spaces="true">.
Yours in Freedom,
Fredric Harrell
MRF Director of Conferences & Events