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Article: GOV. EASLEY PROCLAIMS MAY AS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 19, 2006
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Gov. Mike Easley, D-N.C., issued the following press release:
Gov. Mike Easley today proclaimed May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month to remind both motorcyclists and motorists of the importance of motorcycle safety and sharing the road. Spring and summer are popular times for motorcyclists on North Carolina's highways."More than 285,000 North Carolinians ride motorcycles on our highways, as do thousands of riders from outside North Carolina that travel through our state," Easley said. "Motorists should be mindful to share the road with motorcyclists and, in turn, motorcyclists should take care to obey helmet and traffic laws and make themselves visible to other drivers. Both drivers ...