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Rumors that the Florida Highway Patrol is using a 200-horsepower BMW S1000RR motorcycle in its fleet are true, according to a statement given to Road & Track from the FHP's chief of public affairs ...
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) is a statutorily established [1] cabinet agency of Florida government. [2] In 1969, under Governor Claude Kirk, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Public Safety were merged forming the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. [ 3 ]
Motorcycle safety is the study of the risks and dangers of motorcycling, and the approaches to mitigate that risk, focusing on motorcycle design, road design and traffic rules, rider training, and the cultural attitudes of motorcyclists and other road users.
In 2008, BMW claimed to be the largest seller of motorcycles for authority use, as more than 100,000 BMW motorcycles were in official use in over 150 countries on five continents. In 2007, BMW sold 4,284 police motorcycles worldwide. [14] BMW produces factory built police-specific models such as the R1200RT-P and R900RT-P.
The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) is an American national, not-for-profit organization, founded in 1973, and sponsored by the U.S. manufacturers and distributors of BMW, BRP, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Piaggio/Vespa, Suzuki, Triumph, Indian Motorcycle and Yamaha motorcycles.
The U.S. Hurt Report, begun in 1976 and published in 1981, expresses disdain for the ignorance and misinformation about motorcycle safety among riders studied, noting that 92% of riders in accidents had no formal training, compared to 84.3% of the riding population, and that when interviewed, riders frequently failed to take responsibility for their errors, or even perceive that accident ...
Current production includes a variety of shaft and chain driven models, with engines from 310 cc to 1,802 cc; and models designed for off-road, dual-purpose, sport, and touring activities. In 2008, BMW introduced the DOHC Boxer HP2 Sport, [11] and entered the serious off-road competition motorcycle market with the release of the BMW G450X ...
BMW Riders of Oregon Rose City Oregon 500 Tigard, Oregon out and back 500 [40] 1974 [41] Rose City Motorcycle Club 500 miles in one day. Oldest NW rally? Chris Kilcullen Memorial Ride Eugene–Bend, Oregon 400 (2014) [42] 2011 [42] [43] Kilcullen Project Rose City Oregon 250 Tigard, Oregon out and back 400 [44] [45] 1992 [41] Rose City ...