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Congradulations SC Bikers on a Fine Legislative Session in 2008

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Motorcycle Tag Bill S605 Becomes Law!

The Governor singed S605 into law June 16, 2008. This law makes it legal to mount vehicle license tags vertical on motorcycles. Addtitionally this law extends availablity of specal tags from just cars and passenger trucks to motorcycles.

Red Light Bill S111 Becomes Law!

The Governor has signed S111 into law! ABATE's legislative team and the bill's author Reb deserve thanks and appreciation for their efforts on behalf of all bikers.

This new law address faulty traffic signal devices that fail to detect motorcycles. This bill will clearly increase safety for motorcyclists by reducing the chance of being struck from behind while stranded at a malfunctioning light.

Final language of Senate Bill 111:

(5)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a driver of a motorcycle or moped, or a bicycle rider, approaches an intersection that is controlled by a traffic-control device, the driver may proceed through the intersection on a steady red light only if:

(a)    the traffic-control device is equipped with a vehicle sensor;

(b)    the vehicle sensor has failed to detect the motorcycle, moped, or bicycle because of the motorcycle's, moped's, or bicycle's size or weight; and

(c)    the driver or rider, as the case may be:

(i)    comes to a full and complete stop at the intersection for one hundred and twenty seconds; and

(ii)    exercises due care as provided by law, otherwise treats the traffic control device as a stop sign, and it is safe to proceed."

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