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Article: GOV. KULONGOSKI PROCLAIMS MAY AS 'MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH'
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 29, 2008
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The Oregon Department of Transportation issued the following news release:
Governor Ted Kulongoski has proclaimed May "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month " in Oregon. Oregon is joining with other federal, state and local highway safety and law enforcement organizations in a nationwide campaign designed to raise awareness about sharing the road with motorcyclists.
"With warmer weather coming, more motorcycles will be on the roads. Passenger vehicle drivers need to be extra alert," said Michele O'Leary, motorcycle safety program manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Although Oregon is well below the national fatality rate for motorcycle crashes, Oregon crashes have increased by ...