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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 547
By Rudd
HJR0547
006590
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A RESOLUTION to commemorate Motorcycle Safety and
Awareness Month in Tennessee, May 2025.
WHEREAS, safety is the highest priority for the streets and highways of our State and its
cities; and
WHEREAS, many thousands of Tennessee residents and visitors enjoy motorcycling as
an energy-efficient mode of transportation and as an enjoyable recreational activity; and
WHEREAS, increased awareness and knowledge of the rules of the road, combined
with the development of good riding/driving skills, are necessary for the safe operation of all
vehicles; and
WHEREAS, education of both motorcycle riders and operators of other motor vehicles is
necessary to reduce the pain, suffering, and economic losses caused by traffic crashes; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety trains up to 10,000 Tennessee citizens per year to
safely ride motorcycles through the Motorcycle Rider Education Program that is supported by
additional dollars paid through motorcyclists' registrations; and
WHEREAS, the Concerned Motorcyclists of Tennessee/American Bikers Active Towards
Education, the National Motorcycle Riders Foundation, and the Tennessee Confederation of
Clubs are instrumental in saving lives through their volunteerism in safety and awareness
programs; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we join with the good people of the Volunteer State in commemorating
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month in Tennessee, May 2025.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.