Each sign will have a blue background with a red cross at the top.  The following information will appear in white:.

•    “In Memory of”
•    Name of the victim
•    Date of the crash

To be eligible for a memorial sign, the crash must have occurred on the state highway system and a crash report or other government document must indicate that the person was killed while riding on or operating a motorcycle.

To help offset the cost of sign fabrication and installation, a $350 fee is required. The sign will remain in place for one year.

To find out more about this program or to complete an application, visit the TxDOT Memorial Sign Program website.

If you were unable to attend the Forum, the following presentations are now available on the LookLearnLive YouTube channel:

• Opening Remarks – Terry Pence,  TxDOT 
• NHTSA Motorcycle Safety Initiatives – Kenneth Copeland, NHTSA
• Statewide Motorcycle Safety Initiatives – Patricia Turner, TTI
• Collection and Analysis of Motorcycle Crash Data – James Lock, Collision Research Associates
• Rider Conspicuity – Michael Kellett, Motorcycle Enthusiast
• What’s New in Training – John Young,  TxDPS
• Expanding the Share the Road Program – Butterfly, TCOC&I

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February 6, 2012
10:00am – 3:00pm

Brazos County Expo
5827 Leonard Road
Bryan, Texas 77807

Online registration will be available through 5:00pm (CST) on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Walk up registration will be available immediately prior to the event.

Lunch will be served. Please bring $10 (cash only, exact change).

Download the 2012 Motorcycle Safety Forum agenda (PDF)

Download the 2012 Motorcycle Safety Forum flyer (PDF)

See the Motorcycle Safety Forum page for information and photos from past forums.

Get directions.

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February 6, 2012
10:00am – 3:00pm
Bryan/College Station, Texas

Registration information will be available in early January.

Download the 2012 Motorcycle Safety Forum – Save the Date flyer (PDF)

Increasing recruitment/retention of motorcyclist safety training instructors

This project addresses the need for a more efficient way to deliver training and recertification to qualified motorcycle safety course instructors and trainers. Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) will work collaboratively with TxDOT and Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) to conduct eight regionally diverse professional development workshops. TTI will also will film and produce several “on-bike” training videos to use in a web-based motorcycle safety instructor certification program currently under development.

Statewide motorist awareness and motorcycle safety outreach

Over several years, TTI has worked with TxDOT and the TxDPS to develop and promote public information messages and educational materials for drivers and riders to improve motorcyclist safety and reduce the number of motorcycle crashes and related injuries. This project continues these efforts through the implementation of a statewide motorist awareness and motorcyclist safety outreach program.  The project includes updating / developing motorist and rider awareness materials, including those associated with the “Share the Road,” “Take the Course,” “Ride Safe,” and “Drink.Ride.Lose.” campaigns; facilitating meetings, including the annual motorcycle safety forum, for the Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition (TMSC), Board, and standing committees; maintaining and updating the motorcycle safety website, www.looklearnlive.org ; and distributing and promoting campaign materials and messages at public events, motorcycle gatherings, rallies, and conferences.

Texas law enforcement motorcycle safety and enforcement training course conversion

Law enforcement play a significant role in reducing unsafe motorcycle riding through the enforcement of traffic laws and the promotion of safe riding behaviors and safe driving practices around motorcycles. Under a FY 2011 grant, TTI developed the State of Texas Law Enforcement Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Training course. The course informs officers about motorcycle laws, safety issues, and enforcement strategies to aid in reducing motorcycle crashes and injuries. This project involves the conversion of the classroom-based curriculum into a web-based training program with the goal of reaching a larger number of Texas peace officers more efficiently.

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Ride departs at 11am from Independence Harley-Davidson, 4101 Hwy 6 South and ends at VFW Post #4692, 764 North FM 2818.

• Live Music
• Food
• Bike Games

All vendors welcome.

TWR Memorial Fund will be selling Can You See Me Now t-shirts.

For more information visit the TWR Memorial Fund website or contact Julie Robere-Summers at 979.574.0239

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Check-in Begins 10am, Nov. 11, 2011 at The Motorcycle School, 4918 Fredericksburg Road. Ride departs at 11:11am.

Free t-shirt to the first 300 riders.

All news media are invited to meet riders at the event staging location. The ride will then follow a route through San Antonio during which TxDOT TransGuide signs will display the message:

Look Twice for Motorcycles
Share the Road

Download the 111111 event flyer (PDF)

The event organizers respectfully request that all riders wear safety gear.

We no longer have these items available.

The Drink. Ride. Lose. campaign has depleted its supply of promotional materials.

But of course please continue to promote the messages of the campaign:

• Statistics, details and consequences
• Videos
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What: ASMI booth at the Highland Mall Safety Fair

When: Saturday, August 6, 11am – 3pm

Where: Highland Mall, Austin (see map below)

From their website:

ASMI’s goal is to reduce injuries and fatalities to motorcyclists through proper First Response Education. You will be introduced to P.A.C.T. and the ABCSS of Trauma.

For more information, see the ASMI website and/or come meet them Saturday at Highland Mall!

See the Ride to Work website for details, signs, posters, cards, etc.