The Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition met on August 29 at TTI’s headquarters at the RELLIS campus in Bryan. Highlights include:

• Opening Remarks and New Member Introduction
• TxDOT Update
• Motorcycle Training and TDLR Update
• Safety Tips for Riders and Motorists – Group Discussion
• Planning session – Ways to address alcohol served at motorcycle dealerships.
• TMSC Updates on Motorcycle Safety Activities
• Open Discussion and Adjournment

The meeting minutes are now available to download.

The TMSC serves as a public forum for addressing strategies to improve motorcycle safety; discusses effective programs, regulations, and other opportunities to improve motorcycle safety; reviews, proposes, and makes recommendations concerning motorcycle-related legislation; and serves to promote rider safety and inform the public about being aware of motorcycles and sharing the road safely.

Find minutes from other meetings here.

Join us for the Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition (TMSC) meeting, August 29, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at the new TTI Headquarters Building, 1111 RELLIS Parkway in Bryan, Texas, 77807 (see link to map below), in Rooms 1122 and 1124. Both members and non-members are invited to attend the meeting.

If you plan to attend the meeting please RSVP by emailing Christie no later than noon on Tuesday, August 27 and be sure to include you your license plate number. The license plate number is needed because of the way that parking permits are processed on the RELLIS campus. RSVP-ing in advance and providing your license plate information will help us save time Thursday morning (and will help us order the right amount of food for lunch)!

TTI Headquarters Building, 1111 RELLIS Parkway, Bryan, TX can be found at the link below. Google Maps describes the building as “Under Construction” but it is now complete and open for business!

https://www.google.com/maps/place/TTI+Headquarters+-+Under+Construction/@30.6481323,-96.4751556,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x86442b0a8ca85417:0xdc9c685f9bb723c2!8m2!3d30.6481323!4d-96.4729669 

The agenda will be as follows:

10:00 – 10:10 AM | Opening Remarks & New Member Introduction | Chris Beiries, TMSC Chair

10:10 – 10:20 AM | TxDOT Update | Lisa Johnson, TxDOT

10:20 – 10:30 AM | Motorcycle Training and TDLR Update | DPS/TDLR/TTI

10:30 — 11:00 AM | Safety Tips for Riders and Motorists, part 1 | Group discussion

11:00 – 11:10 AM | Break

11:10 – 11:30 AM | Safety Tips for Riders and Motorists, part 2 | Group discussion

11:30 – 11:45 AM | TMSC Updates on Motorcycle Safety Activities | Members

11:45 – 12:45 PM | Lunch and Networking

12:45 – 1:45 PM |Planning session, part 1:  Ways to address alcohol served at motorcycle dealerships | Group discussion

1:45 – 2:00 PM | Break

2:00 – 2:30 PM |Planning session, part 2:  Ways to address alcohol served at motorcycle dealerships | Group discussion

2:30 – 3:00 PM | Open Discussion and Adjourn