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Strider Education Foundation has BIG NEWS!! đź“Łđź“Ł

Since Strider Education Foundation’s inception in March 2017, we have come a long way – and you have been an integral part of pushing forward our passion for getting
All Kids on Bikes!
With your support, the Strider Education Foundation has been able to serve 151 schools in15 states, ship nearly 3,000 bikes and impact more than 23,000 kindergartners across the United States to date.
In the past two years we have made tremendous progress and we want to continue that momentum. The All Kids Bike movement has the ambitious goal to teach every child in America how to ride a bike in Kindergarten PE class.
All Kids Bike is a national campaign of the Strider Education Foundation which delivers the Kindergarten PE Learn-To-Ride Program into public schools for free using donations from individuals, businesses, and organizations.
We want to make riding a bicycle elementary education’s fourth “R”, along with reading, writing and arithmetic and we need your help!
We are looking for fans who will sign their name in support of the All Kids Bike mission, with a goal of 1 million signatures to get America’s kids rolling!
ARE YOU READY TO JOIN THE MOVEMENT?
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Safer Motorcycling Research Consortium Announced

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 19, 2019 – Six motorcycle manufacturers have joined together with the vision of increasing safety for on-road riders in the United States through data driven approaches and collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

American Honda Motor Company, BMW Motorrad, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Indian Motorcycle Company, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. have teamed up to form the Safer Motorcycling Research Consortium (SMRC). The organization was formally incorporated in Washington, DC as a 501(c)(6) non-profit entity to develop strategies to advance and integrate on-road motorcyclists’ safety through data driven research and collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

The Board of Directors, appointed by the founding member companies, will coordinate and facilitate pre-competitive research activities in collaboration with the interests of relevant federal agencies. SMRC will also include input from associate members consisting of other OEMs, motorcycle industry suppliers, and technical or scientific organizations engaged in the field of on-road motorcycle safety.

The Safer Motorcycling Research Consortium is committed to increasing the safety of riders through the pursuit of meaningful pre-competitive research and advancement of modern traffic safety. For more information, please visit us at:SaferMotorcyclingResearchConsortium.org.