Through
“www.ImplementNAMS.org”
Website, Motorcycle And Traffic Safety Community Has New Resource
To Help Make Motorcycling Safer For All Who Share The Road
IRVINE,
Calif., Sept. 26, 2006 – A new website was officially
launched today by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation to focus on
improving rider safety, and to help stem the rise in motorcyclist
crashes on our nation’s roadways.
The ImplementNAMS.org
website was made possible by a combined effort of the MSF and the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The website
features an Event Calendar to keep users informed of motorcycling
safety events and developments nationwide, and at its heart, a
Discussion Forum organized by topical area as outlined in the
National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety (NAMS).
Through
the Discussion Forum, ImplementNAMS.org provides a place where the
safety community can visit to share success, seek answers, or
offer advice related to their efforts to improve motorcyclist
safety by implementing the recommendations provided in NAMS.
To maintain an effective and unbiased environment, volunteers from
the ranks of Forum participants moderate the Forum.
Released
in November 2000 as a joint, two-year effort of NHTSA and the MSF,
NAMS is a comprehensive blueprint and strategic vision for the
future of motorcyclist safety. Intended to provide direction
to the safety community for a decade or more, the plan addresses
safety countermeasures on a variety of fronts. NAMS outlines
82 specific recommended actions to improve motorcyclist safety,
categorized in five major areas: research and information, and
human, social, vehicle and environmental factors.
“With
the gathering of the worldwide safety community at our
International Motorcycle Safety Conference in Long Beach this
year, it was clear that the entire community needed a way to
exchange ideas, as well as share current projects, programs and
new information real-time,” said Tim Buche, MSF president.
“The NAMS website serves to support this need, providing a
worldwide, 24/7 resource to assist collaboration among peers.
The goal is to help re-energize and re-focus the safety community
on continuing to bring NAMS recommendations to life.”
ImplementNAMS.org
is intended to serve as "Main Street" for all who have
the desire and/or means to make a difference in motorcyclist
safety. To assist, the MSF has established a NAMS Grant
Program available for those who wish to implement innovative
projects based upon the recommendations provided in NAMS.
This small-award grant program targets a broad range of grassroots
efforts to improve motorcyclist safety. The Foundation’s
grants, up to $10,000 each, may be used to jumpstart new programs
or to support ongoing efforts that complement NAMS
recommendations.
The
Motorcycle Safety Foundation is committed to making motorcycling
safer and more enjoyable by ensuring access to lifelong quality
education and training for current and prospective riders, and by
advocating a safer riding environment.
Since
1973, the MSF has set internationally recognized standards that
promote the safety of motorcyclists with rider education courses,
operator licensing tests, and public information programs.
The MSF works with the federal government, state agencies, the
military and others to offer training for all skill levels so
riders may enjoy a lifetime of safe, responsible motorcycling.
The MSF is
a not-for-profit organization sponsored by BMW, Ducati,
Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Piaggio/Vespa, Suzuki,
Triumph, Victory and Yamaha.
For
RiderCoursesm locations, call 800-446-9227 or visit www.msf-usa.org.