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Your letter should be brief and concise.  Identify the bill by number and title.  The House Bill is HB0117, An act relating to motorcycle riders. The Senate Bill is SB0126, An act relating to motorcycle riders.  Never write more than one page.  Three paragraphs of four to five sentences each will be most effective.

Give one good reason why they should support the bill.

Sign your letter clearly and include your address within the representative's district.  I also like to include, "A Registered Voter" under my address.

You can also write the chairman or members of a committee in the House and the Senate holding hearings on these bills asking them to support the bill.

Write Governor Bush after the bill has been passed by both the House and the Senate.

Sample letters

Dear Representative Morroni:

I am a registered voter in House District 50.  I am writing to ask for your support the remove the current Florida Helmet Law.  HB0117 has now been prefiled.  This Bill will amend current helmet law to apply only to those under 21.

Motorcyclist's around the nation and particularly in Florida are rallying to restore our freedom of choice.  We are not saying we will not wear a helmet.  We only want to make our own choice.  Will you help in this effort?

I will be calling your home district office to schedule an appointment to discuss this issue and to answer any questions you may have.  I will also send some information to you that we can discuss during my visit.

Sincerely,

Frank A. Mansis
123 Hop Skip and Jump St.
St. Petersburg, FL
A Registered Voter

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Dear Senator Sebesta:

Senate Bill 0126 has been prefiled in the State Senate to repeal Florida's helmet law. I would like you to support this bill.  As a registered voter in Senate District 22, this issue is of great importance to me.

In 1995, the American Motorcycle Association completed a study showing there is no difference in motorcycle accident or fatality rates between states with mandatory helmet laws and those which allow freedom of choice.  In fact, states which support voluntary use routinely achieve accident and fatality rates equal to or better than states with mandatory helmet laws for all riders.

I will call you next week to schedule an appointment to schedule an appointment to discuss this issue and to answer any questions you may have.  I will also send some information to you that we can discuss during my visit.

Thank you,

Frank A. Mansis
123 Hop Skip and Jump St.
St. Petersburg, FL
A Registered Voter
 

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Dear Senator Sebesta:

I am writing to ask that you support passage of SB0126, a bill to allow riders to make their own decisions on helmet use. There is a great deal of misinformation being put out by those opposed to this law.  Here are some facts they continually omit:  Injured motorcycle operators admitted to trauma centers had lower injury severity scores compared to other road trauma victims. They accrued lower hospital charges. They were less likely to rely on Medicaid and Medicare, and they had about the same level of commercial or private insurance as other road trauma victims. (University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, June, 1992)

Please restore my freedom of choice by co sponsoring SB0126

Sincerely,

Frank A. Mansis
123 Hop Skip and Jump St.
St. Petersburg, FL
A Registered Voter

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Dear Representative Morroni:

I am again asking you to help pass HB0117, a bill to restore my freedom of choice.  Society's role is not to mandate personal safety, but rather to provide the education and experience necessary to aid us in making these decisions for ourselves.

Help us remove the restrictions on our freedom by co sponsoring HB0117 and vote yes when it comes to the house floor.
 

Sincerely,

Frank A. Mansis
123 Hop Skip and Jump St.
St. Petersburg, FL
A Registered Voter

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Dear Representative Bainter:

Thank you for you past support in co sponsoring HB0457 last legislative session.  I am hoping I can count on your continued support this session.

As you are probably aware, new legislation was prefiled on September 08, 1999.  It is HB0117, An act relating to motorcycle riders.  As Chairman (or a member) of the Insurance committee, HB0117 will soon be before you at a committee meeting.  Please use whatever influence you can during this committee meeting to help HB0117 be reported favorably to the Florida House.

Responsible adults should be entrusted by the state to make certain personal safety decisions, and the right to decide whether or not to wear a helmet should be among those choices.

Thank you again for your past support

Sincerely,

Frank A. Mansis
123 Hop Skip and Jump St.
St. Petersburg, FL
A Registered Voter

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Dear Representative Rojas,

Thank you for your support last session in co sponsoring HB0457.  As you
know a similar bill was prefiled this year in the Florida House.  It is
HB0117, an act relating to motorcycle riders.

HB0117 is scheduled to be heard by the Judiciary Committee on October 5,
1999.  Since you are a member of this Committee, I am hoping you will
continue your support on behalf of Florida's motorcyclist as you have in
the past.  Please take the time to explain what this issue is about to
your colleagues to obtain a  favorable vote from the Judiciary
Committee.

Thank you again for your support in helping us obtain the freedom to
decide what is best or necessary for ourselves.

Sincerely

Frank A. Mansis
A registered voter

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Dear Representative Byrd:

HB0117, an act relating to motorcycle riders, will come before the Judiciary Committee Tuesday, October 5, 1999.  This Bill is of great importance.  It will allow Florida's adult motorcyclist to make a responsible decision whether or not to wear a helmet.

Being a free citizen in America and in Florida means being free to live our lives as we see fit, provided that we do not physically harm the person or property of another.  It means bearing the responsibility of one's choices and decisions. Motorcyclists have shown that they are no less responsible for bearing the consequences of their choices then any other vehicle operator.

Please help us gain our right of Freedom of choice by supporting HB0117 next Tuesday and when it comes to the floor of the House of Representatives.

Sincerely

Frank A. Mansis

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Dear Representative Bronson:

House Bill 0117, an act relating to motorcycle riders, will be before
the Judiciary Committee on October 5, 1999.  Please support the passage
of this bill through your committee.

Responsible adults should be entrusted by the state to make certain
personal safety decisions, and the right to decide whether or not to
wear a helmet  should be among those choices.

Help restore the personal freedom of choice for responsible adults in
Florida by voting yes when HB0117 is before you.

Sincerely,

123 Hop Skip and Jump St.
St. Petersburg, FL
A Registered Voter

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Feel free to cut and paste any of the above examples to send to your legislator.

After you write your letter, get your friends, family and co workers to also write letters.  You don't have to ride a motorcycle to care about freedom.  Call or email everyone you know and tell them about the issue.  Let them know it is a personal freedom issue.  Give them the phone number of their legislator.  A one minute phone call to their legislator asking them to support Bill XXX is all that is needed.