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Reports

OUTSTANDING NEWS!!! I was stunned…pleasantly, of course…when I learned of this new report from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission: Motorcycle crash fatalities were down by nearly 6 percent, and motorcycle injuries decreased by nearly 11...

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Helpful Hints for Riding

AH, FALL!!! FINALLY!  The weather has broken here in southeast Louisiana!  And right on schedule, too: the middle of October.  On October 15 it was a miserable 85 degrees…October 16 I rode to the gym...

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Events

The Motorcycle Awareness Campaign is excited to announce a Free Yard Sign Day at Baton Rouge Harley-Davidson.  Here are the details: That address is 5853 Seigen Lane in Baton Rouge. The yard signs and the...

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MAC News

August 17th was National Nonprofit Day, which was a day to recognize the goals and positive impacts nonprofits have on communities and the world.  One of the corporate sponsors of the Motorcycle Awareness Campaign is...

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Helpful Hints for Riding

Road safety is everyone's responsibility—passenger vehicle drivers, truck drivers, bus drivers, bicyclists, motorcyclists, and even pedestrians. When traveling on our roads, we must all remember that we all have different safety challenges. Blind spots, long...

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MAC News

The Motorcycle Awareness Campaign is honored to accept a generous grant from Eagle 98.1, the Guaranty Foundation, and Home Bank.  Every Friday, Eagle 98.1 Afternoon Drive DJ, Michelle Southern, celebrates "Feel Good Friday" with a...

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STATEMENT OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

MAC News

All of us are on a journey, and we want to arrive safely. Motorcycling is the very essence of being unique.  Motorcyclists go beyond the limits of race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience.  MAC’s...

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MAC News

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I haven’t blogged for some time now.  I dunno…maybe that means everything is going well, and I have nothing to complain about.  And that certainly is the case today....

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Our Readers Write

Angie Benson wrote the following heartbreaking story and agreed to allow me to share it with you. On November 3rd, 2020, my son Brandon was killed while on a motorcycle.  He was just 27.  He...

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Events

As Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month comes to a close, I’d like to thank the businesses who allowed MAC to “set up shop” on their premises to hand out MAC yard signs and bumper stickers....

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