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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 57<br /> – Motocross, safety awareness

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 57

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HCR057.........................................................by EDUCATION
MOTOCROSS - SAFETY - Stating findings of the Legislature encouraging and
supporting proactive efforts, such as those of the Blake Webb Motorcycle
Safety Awareness Foundation and to educate and inform Idahoans about the
importance of motocross riding safety both on and off the track.

03/11    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/12    Rpt prt - to Educ
03/13    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/14    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/17    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - Chadderdon
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/17    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/20    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/27    10th Ord - ADOPTED - 32-0-3
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Fulcher, Gannon(Gannon), Geddes, Goedde,
      Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
      Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Cameron, Davis, McKenzie
    Floor Sponsor - Hammond
    Title apvd - to House
03/28    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/31    Pres signed
04/01    To Secretary of State

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 57

                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING FINDINGS OF  THE  LEGISLATURE  ENCOURAGING  AND  SUPPORTING  PROACTIVE
  3        EFFORTS, SUCH AS THOSE OF THE BLAKE WEBB MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS FOUN-
  4        DATION,  TO  EDUCATE AND INFORM IDAHOANS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTOCROSS
  5        RIDING SAFETY BOTH ON AND OFF THE TRACK.

  6    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

  7        WHEREAS, the predecessor to the sport of motocross first  emerged  in  the
  8    1920's  as  a British off-road event called "Scrambles," growing in popularity
  9    there, as well as throughout Europe, during  the  1930's.  Later,  during  the
 10    1960's, motocross began to grow in popularity in the United States, fueling an
 11    explosive  growth  in the sport. Today top motocross riders have become house-
 12    hold names and off-road motorcycle sales have soared throughout  the  country,
 13    including the state of Idaho; and
 14        WHEREAS,  the  state  of Idaho has ten motocross tracks located throughout
 15    the state with many citizens enjoying participation in the sport; and
 16        WHEREAS, motocross tracks are often quite large  and  incorporate  natural
 17    terrain  features  with  varying amounts of man-made jumps and other features.
 18    Due to the nature of the sport, track safety is a primary concern with  numer-
 19    ous issues affecting the safety of a particular track; and
 20        WHEREAS,  in  order  to afford a safer environment for motocross, flaggers
 21    are used on many tracks during races to keep riders safe by watching the track
 22    and other riders, keeping riders warned ahead of time  with  specific  colored
 23    flags signaling specific cautions; and
 24        WHEREAS,  motocross can be a dangerous sport and there are particular dan-
 25    gers associated with unorganized practices such as jumps that are not  flagged
 26    putting  downed  riders  at  risk of being landed upon, riders of all ages and
 27    abilities being on the track at the same time, bikes of all sizes being on the
 28    track at the same time, and lack of immediate on-site medical response; and
 29        WHEREAS, the Blake Webb  Motorcycle  Safety  Awareness  Foundation,  whose
 30    theme  is  "Grab a Flag, Save a Life" is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
 31    the memory of a 12-year-old Idaho boy, Blake Webb, who lost his life on  March
 32    17, 2007, in a tragic motorcycle accident while practicing on a track in Wash-
 33    ington state; and
 34        WHEREAS,  the  Blake  Webb Motorcycle Safety Awareness Foundation is dedi-
 35    cated to increasing motocross safety while on and off the track with  proceeds
 36    being  used  to  make  riders and spectators aware of the importance of riding
 37    safely, to purchase flags for tracks to be used during unorganized  practices,
 38    and for the sponsorship of dirt bike schools.
 39        NOW,  THEREFORE,  BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
 40    sion of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House  of  Representatives  and
 41    the  Senate  concurring  therein,  that  the Legislature of the State of Idaho
 42    encourages and supports proactive efforts, such as those  of  the  Blake  Webb
 43    Motorcycle  Safety  Awareness Foundation, to educate and inform Idahoans about
 44    the importance of motocross riding safety both on and off the track.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 18081

This resolution encourages legislative support for the Blake Webb
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Foundation, which educates and informs
Idahoans about the importance of motocross riding safety on and off
the track.




                           FISCAL NOTE

None.






Contact
Name: Rep. Marge Chadderdon 
Phone: (208) 332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                        HCR 57