American Motorcyclist magazine: Locate ATV action in your By Cherie Schlatter area on the monthly AMA organizer services manager Calendar of Events. Representation in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere: Freedom fighters in Washington, D.C.; Pickerington, Ohio; and on the West Coast are hard at work every day fighting for your right to ride and race. Our only defense against the many threats we face as riders is the strength we derive by banding together. Politicians understand—and respond to—strength in numbers. If you still need more reasons to urge your club members to join, consider these five critical issues: 1) We are fighting health insurance discrimination against riders. Some insurance policies won’t pay for medical care if you’re injured on an ATV or motorcycle. Imagine being denied coverage at the time when you most need it. 2) We want proof that ethanol won’t damage ATV or motorcycle engines. There’s a big push by the ethanol industry to increase the amount of ethanol in gasoline. The association is working to ensure that increased ethanol-gasoline blends aren’t approved for ATVs and motorcycles until they are proven to be safe for ATV and motorcycle engines. 3) We played a major role in overturning the federal “lead law” that imposed a de facto ban on the sale of kids’ ATVs and dirtbikes. But there will be other challenges in the future. By
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If you belong to a club, do you know if your fellow club members are ATVA members of the AMA? Because if they aren’t, they could be wasting some hard-earned cash! Why? Because of the many money-saving benefits offered by belonging to the ATVA. Plus, members who sign up to have their memberships automatically renewed each year get AMA Roadside Assistance at no additional charge. AMA Roadside Assistance covers cars, RVs and non-commercial trailers for a member and his or her immediate family members. The most important reason members of your club should join is that opponents of ATVing are hard at work trying to take away our riding and racing freedoms. They want to stop us from riding on public land—even in our own back yards! By joining as an ATVA member of the AMA, riders help fight these important battles. That helps everyone who loves to ride and race. Here are just some of the reasons it makes sense to be a member: VIP treatment and discounts: Members enjoy incredible savings on parts, accessories, event tickets, hotel rooms, car rentals and much, much more. The $49 annual membership fee easily pays for itself. AMA Roadside Assistance: Members who sign up to auto-renew their membership enjoy this benefit at no additional charge. AMA Roadside Assistance is available 24-hours a day for your motorcycles and other vehicles, including cars, trucks, RVs and trailers. Coverage is included for your spouse and dependent children living at home or away in college. ATVA News: ATVA members of the AMA stay abreast of what is happening in the world of ATVs with the bi-monthly ATVA News, which is bound inside American Motorcyclist magazine.
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joining, members of your club can be a part of future battles protecting our kids’ right to ride and race. 4) We fight for access to public land. Does your club ride on public land? Where would you ride if access to that land were suddenly denied? At the national and local levels, we are working to block efforts to close trails and shut riders out of public land. Do your club members want to ride on their own land? Is there a private riding area near them? Some jurisdictions are trying to pass laws that would even ban riding in your own back yard, or on private motocross tracks. Every day, we are working to fight the passage of those laws. 5) We work to create more trails. When you buy gas for your off-highway vehicle, the gas tax money goes to the federal Recreational Trails Program, which the AMA helped establish. The RTP provides funds to the states to develop and maintain recreational trails. Federal lawmakers recently wanted to gut the program, but with our members’ help, we have fought back. There are many more reasons it makes sense for your club members become members. Urge them to join now at www.atvaonline.com or have them call toll free (866) 288-2564.