Proc. 2015-34 Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month 05-15
PROCLAMATION NO.
2015-34
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 2015
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 19 day of May 2015.
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Mac Woodward, Mayor