lanesplitting on the books again

ScorchedCarbon · 03-25-2009, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

Can you guys do me a favor and light FOX's phone up?? (512) 476-7777

Just tell them you saw the promo for the piece they want to run about the Lane Splitting bill. That you believe it might not be fair and balanced, that it may not be representing what the bill actually proposes. [they show motorcycles zipping in and out of cars in traffic AT SPEED].

They will have you leave a voicemail... leave one.

If we light up the phone lines now, they will pull the piece, or RE DO it. PLEASE.

Done!

pdog · 03-25-2009, 11:06 PM

The FOX coverage was much more balanced than the commercial led me to believe, I thought.

HurricaneHeather · 03-25-2009, 11:50 PM

I could've done without the intro, "Imagine sitting in traffic and have a motorcycle go past you...." hands waving about....

Like, oh you poor thing sitting in traffic with your a/c on and some ass hole on a motorcycle just passes you by

But that's the news for you....always trying to worry people.

azoomm · 03-26-2009, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by pdog

The FOX coverage was much more balanced than the commercial led me to believe, I thought.

I'd like to think phone calls and filling up voicemail helped that....

Archren · 03-26-2009, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

I'd like to think phone calls and filling up voicemail helped that....

I called after the news piece too bc I still felt it was pretty slanted and made it seem like a very bad idea to someone in the general public. The videos they pulled from YouTube were of riders going too fast, they made it seem like it would cause more wrecks, not fewer.

I guess their answering machine thought I was too long winded... It cut me off.

azoomm · 03-31-2009, 02:14 PM

Another update.

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I just wanted to let you know that SB 506 was referred to the House Committee on Public Safety. I had previously told you it would probably go to Transportation, but it did not. It's important to show the members of that committee support of the bill.

Committee members:
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Committ...&CmteCode=C420

The important thing to remember - you can express your interest in this bill whether the Rep is YOUR rep or not. It is important to show interest and support overall.

This may be an effort to derail the bill...

Archren · 03-31-2009, 02:31 PM

You'd think after the 2nd e-mail I wrote I would have just saved the text, but noooo...

<--Dumbass.

Off I go to write another Rep.

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03-25-2009, 11:06 PM	#2
pdog Refugee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Moto: Pimped 2005 SV650 Posts: 332	The FOX coverage was much more balanced than the commercial led me to believe, I thought.

03-25-2009, 11:50 PM	#3
HurricaneHeather AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney Moto: '98 Honda Fireblade Posts: 3,696	I could've done without the intro, "Imagine sitting in traffic and have a motorcycle go past you...." hands waving about.... Like, oh you poor thing sitting in traffic with your a/c on and some ass hole on a motorcycle just passes you by But that's the news for you....always trying to worry people.