Bill introduced to ban motorcycle-only checkpoints
A couple of legislators have taken aim at the US Department of Transportation to put an end to the draconian processA federal lawmaker in America has introduced legislation to prevent the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from giving money to states and local jurisdictions for motorcycle-only checkpoints.
On March 3, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner introduced the bill alongside two co-sponsors, which would prohibit the DOT “from providing grants or any funds to a state, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local government to be used for any program to check helmet usage or create checkpoints for a motorcycle driver or passenger”.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which is part of the Transportation Department, recently gave Georgia a $70,000 grant to conduct one or more roadside motorcycle-only checkpoints.
New York state has operated a similar program using state funds, and since then the American Motorcyclist Association has been tracking the process.
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