Proc. 2014-33 Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month 05-14
PROCLAMATION NO.
2014-33
WHEREAS today’s society is finding more citizens involved in motorcycling on the
roads of our country and promoting rider safety through education
programs and increasing public awareness; and
WHEREAS while subject to the same rights and privileges as operators of other
vehicles on all roads and highways, motorcyclists are more exposed while
riding and therefore more prone to injury or death in a crash than other
vehicle drivers; and
WHEREAS it is the responsibility of all who get behind the wheel to become aware of
motorcyclists, regarding them with the same respect as any other vehicle
and likewise the responsibility of riders and motorists alike to obey all
traffic laws and safety rules.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me
as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
May 2014
be declared:
“Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month”
in the City of Huntsville, and I encourage all citizens to commit to increasing safety and
awareness in our community by recognizing the annual increase in motorcycle traffic
and helping to reduce accidents.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 6 day of May 2014.
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Mac Woodward, Mayor