Welcome to GWRRA
Ohio District
Motorist Awareness Division
Welcome to the Ohio District Motorist Awareness web page. My name is Robert G Williams and my wife’s name is Angela. I am your Ohio District MAD Coordinator.
The National Directors for Motorist Awareness are Charles and Nancy Mallett.
Our Moto is “Share the Road!”
Our Mission is “To Facilitate a Reduction in Motorcycle Crashes with Other Motor Vehicles.”
The Region D MAD Coordinator is Butch and Margaret Micheau.
MAD “Motorist Awareness Division” is a program designed to reach the general public and educate them in an effort to reduce motorcycle accidents involving other motor vehicle.
In June 2003, Mike Wright, President of GWRRA, announced the creation of Motorist Awareness Division. Here is an excerpt of what he said when announcing the new MA Division within GWRRA.
“Few of us could have foreseen the increased hazards imposed on motorcyclists in the past five years. Competition for road space is often fierce, especially during rush hours or on busy interstates and streets. Vehicle operators are more distracted than any of us could have imagined with cellular telephones, concentration on talk radio shows, and stereo systems so loud, outside noise is completely shut out of the inner sanctum within their vehicle. In our judgment, we have crossed into a new era that will need the cooperation of all highway users to cope with our modern-day traffic congestion. It is time to expand our focus beyond just our own Member/Riders and Co-Riders. It is time to take an active role in helping to educate other highway users that motorcycles and trikes share the road with them every day.”
The Motor Awareness Division and the Rider Education Division will be working more closely together in the future. While Rider Education is involved with motorcyclists training by providing a variety of training modules designed to help elevate the motor cycle rider and co-rider skills for riding a motorcycle.
The Motorist Awareness Coordinator will be focusing more on getting the information out to the general public rather than the motorcyclist. Our main objective is to make motorists more aware of the motorcycles that share the road with them. It is important for motorists to know that their actions affect the safety of motorcyclists. A motorcyclist may take an entirely different action for the same driving or highway situation that occurs than what a motorist will take. By educating the general public through distribution of literature and holding short seminars that show the public that a motorcyclist is just like them. We must take every opportunity that we get to help inform the general public about motorcycles. The more that we are able to get the information out, the safer we will make the sport of riding a motorcycle for all motorcyclists.
Chapter Directors will appoint their MAD Coordinators. MAD Coordinators are not officers, but will serve on the Chapter's support staff. National is recommending that Coordinators complete either the Leadership Training or Rider Education Division's seminar presenter curriculum. MAD Coordinators acquire and distribute MAD materials; develop MAD promotional opportunities; conduct seminars and report, quarterly, MAD activities for their respective position. I would like to see all of the Chapters in GWRRA to have a MAD Coordinator on their staff.
Motorist Awareness Liaisons (Liaisons) are volunteers, other than Coordinators, promoting Motorist Awareness and the “Ride Aware!” campaign at any GWRRA level. Liaisons are not limited by number and require no unique qualifications. Any volunteer wishing to promote Motorist Awareness and “Ride Aware!” may serve as a MAD Liaison. Liaisons are not officers or support staff and require only the desire to promote Motorist Awareness. Liaisons may participate in the spectrum of MAD activities and are supported in their efforts by Coordinators at the Chapter level. MAD Liaison four inch and ten inch rockers are available at the GWRRA Warehouse.
If you are interested in being a Motorist Awareness Coordinator or a Motorist Liaison for your chapter be sure and contact your Chapter Director for more information concerning becoming a Motorist Awareness ambassador.
The envelope labels can be downloaded and be placed on the back of the envelopes when you are paying your bills or mailing a letter. They are in PDF format and will work with Avery 5160 labels or equivalent
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3 Tri-fold Brochures in PDF Format |
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Some Links for more information |
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