Just so you know what the OHV & motorsports users are really up against in
Olympia!
We have been assured by Dave Helgeson who is a CLOUT member, that this email
thread below from Senator Adam Kline is authentic. We are trying to fulfill
Senator Kline's request for us to "circulate this to all motorized sports
enthusiasts."
Please do your part to assist us in fulfilling Senator Kline's request by
getting this to as many OHV/motorsports enthusiasts as you can.
Thank you,
CLOUT Admin
----- Original Message -----
From: Kline, Sen. Adam
To: [email protected]
Cc: Houghton, Bryn
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 3:49 PM
Subject: RE: Possible NC: SB 5544
Dear Mr. Helgeson,
I signed on because I have been annoyed, endangered, and angered one too
many times by people riding motorized dirt-bikes and other off-road vehicles
that have no damn business anywhere. To me, this bill is narrow--it doesn't
include those "personal watercraft," seemingly jet-powered little missiles
whose only apparent purpose is to risk death and dismemberment for boaters
and swimmers, for the amusement of spoiled drunk teenagers.
Yes, I am sure there is the occasional responsible person who rides one of
these machines on land or water. And yes, like every human being I have
been pleasantly surprized to find my stereotypes broken. But why, why, why,
do folks insist on motorized "sports"? Those two words are an oxymoron.
There is nothing sporting--athletic, physically demanding--about riding any
machine anywhere. And it's a damned annoyance to folks who see the outdoors
as a place to go for quiet and solitude and self-exploration. I would be
happy to ban the use of the internal combustion engine off-road, by anyone
without a handicapped sticker, subject to a stiff fine. Maybe we could call
this an anti-obesity measure.
Please circulate this to all motorized sports enthusiasts, so they can
remember never to vote for me.
Adam Kline
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 9:48 AM
To: Kline, Sen. Adam
Subject: Possible NC: SB 5544
SENATE INTERNET E-MAIL DELIVERY SERVICE
TO: Senator Adam Kline
FROM: Dave Helgeson (Possible Non-Constituent)
STREET ADDRESS:
8805 S. 132nd
Renton, WA 98057
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (425) 235 - 1844
SUBJECT: SB 5544
MESSAGE:
Senator Kline,
I am curious to know why you would co-sponsor the most discriminatory,
anti-OHV Bill ever proposed?
SB 5544changes would creating maximum sound levels for riding
near any residence, regardless of where that residence is located or how it
is zoned. It would become illegal for my Family to ride our motorcylces and
quads
where they are "plainly audible" from in or adjacent to any residence. This
would even include residences that are on farm land, forest land or in an
industrial area.
One of the few riding area riding areas where it is still legal to ride in
Western Washington is Captial State Forest near Olympia. There are a few
parcels of private property located within the forest. This law, if passed,
would effectively shut this area down. Ditto for the nearby Straddle Line
ORV park.
What really strikes me as absurd about this proposal is race tracks like
Evergreen Speedway in Monroe could host auto races of all types, but any off
road events would be illegal.
In addition, this law would only apply to my dirtbike or quad. It would not
apply to other, more common sources of residential noise such as lawnmowers,
chainsaws, cars, trucks, boats, airplanes, stereos, playgrounds, ballfields,
etc. It is just plain discrimination against Off Highway Vehicle use and
has nothing to do
with keeping neighborhoods quiet.
Off Highway Vehicle recreation is a fun and growing family sport, it would
be nice to see sports that support families embraced by Olympia with more
open riding areas, instead of discriminated against.
I would hope that you drop your support of this legislation.
NOTE: We could not determine that this constituent is in your district
RESPONSE REQUESTED: Dave has requested a response to this message.
For more information:
.on this legislation,
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5544&year=2007
** You are receiving this notification because you are a member of the
Washington CLOUT Action List. To update your status, or remove yourself
from this list, please contact the CLOUT Administrator at
mailto:[email protected]. Forward this notice freely to your associates, and
get them involved, too!
Have your PRO-OHV friends send an email to mailto:[email protected] with
"CLOUT" in the subject line along with their Name, their voting Zip Code AND
your name as a reference. That's all there is to it. Get them to do it
TODAY so motorized recreation will have an even stronger voice in Olympia.
REMEMBER TO BE AT THE OHV RALLY IN OLYMPIA MARCH 9, 2007 AT NOON ON THE
CAPITOL STEPS! PEOPLE LIKE SENATOR KLINE NEED TO HEAR FROM US!!
Olympia!
We have been assured by Dave Helgeson who is a CLOUT member, that this email
thread below from Senator Adam Kline is authentic. We are trying to fulfill
Senator Kline's request for us to "circulate this to all motorized sports
enthusiasts."
Please do your part to assist us in fulfilling Senator Kline's request by
getting this to as many OHV/motorsports enthusiasts as you can.
Thank you,
CLOUT Admin
----- Original Message -----
From: Kline, Sen. Adam
To: [email protected]
Cc: Houghton, Bryn
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 3:49 PM
Subject: RE: Possible NC: SB 5544
Dear Mr. Helgeson,
I signed on because I have been annoyed, endangered, and angered one too
many times by people riding motorized dirt-bikes and other off-road vehicles
that have no damn business anywhere. To me, this bill is narrow--it doesn't
include those "personal watercraft," seemingly jet-powered little missiles
whose only apparent purpose is to risk death and dismemberment for boaters
and swimmers, for the amusement of spoiled drunk teenagers.
Yes, I am sure there is the occasional responsible person who rides one of
these machines on land or water. And yes, like every human being I have
been pleasantly surprized to find my stereotypes broken. But why, why, why,
do folks insist on motorized "sports"? Those two words are an oxymoron.
There is nothing sporting--athletic, physically demanding--about riding any
machine anywhere. And it's a damned annoyance to folks who see the outdoors
as a place to go for quiet and solitude and self-exploration. I would be
happy to ban the use of the internal combustion engine off-road, by anyone
without a handicapped sticker, subject to a stiff fine. Maybe we could call
this an anti-obesity measure.
Please circulate this to all motorized sports enthusiasts, so they can
remember never to vote for me.
Adam Kline
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 9:48 AM
To: Kline, Sen. Adam
Subject: Possible NC: SB 5544
SENATE INTERNET E-MAIL DELIVERY SERVICE
TO: Senator Adam Kline
FROM: Dave Helgeson (Possible Non-Constituent)
STREET ADDRESS:
8805 S. 132nd
Renton, WA 98057
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (425) 235 - 1844
SUBJECT: SB 5544
MESSAGE:
Senator Kline,
I am curious to know why you would co-sponsor the most discriminatory,
anti-OHV Bill ever proposed?
SB 5544changes would creating maximum sound levels for riding
near any residence, regardless of where that residence is located or how it
is zoned. It would become illegal for my Family to ride our motorcylces and
quads
where they are "plainly audible" from in or adjacent to any residence. This
would even include residences that are on farm land, forest land or in an
industrial area.
One of the few riding area riding areas where it is still legal to ride in
Western Washington is Captial State Forest near Olympia. There are a few
parcels of private property located within the forest. This law, if passed,
would effectively shut this area down. Ditto for the nearby Straddle Line
ORV park.
What really strikes me as absurd about this proposal is race tracks like
Evergreen Speedway in Monroe could host auto races of all types, but any off
road events would be illegal.
In addition, this law would only apply to my dirtbike or quad. It would not
apply to other, more common sources of residential noise such as lawnmowers,
chainsaws, cars, trucks, boats, airplanes, stereos, playgrounds, ballfields,
etc. It is just plain discrimination against Off Highway Vehicle use and
has nothing to do
with keeping neighborhoods quiet.
Off Highway Vehicle recreation is a fun and growing family sport, it would
be nice to see sports that support families embraced by Olympia with more
open riding areas, instead of discriminated against.
I would hope that you drop your support of this legislation.
NOTE: We could not determine that this constituent is in your district
RESPONSE REQUESTED: Dave has requested a response to this message.
For more information:
.on this legislation,
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5544&year=2007
** You are receiving this notification because you are a member of the
Washington CLOUT Action List. To update your status, or remove yourself
from this list, please contact the CLOUT Administrator at
mailto:[email protected]. Forward this notice freely to your associates, and
get them involved, too!
Have your PRO-OHV friends send an email to mailto:[email protected] with
"CLOUT" in the subject line along with their Name, their voting Zip Code AND
your name as a reference. That's all there is to it. Get them to do it
TODAY so motorized recreation will have an even stronger voice in Olympia.
REMEMBER TO BE AT THE OHV RALLY IN OLYMPIA MARCH 9, 2007 AT NOON ON THE
CAPITOL STEPS! PEOPLE LIKE SENATOR KLINE NEED TO HEAR FROM US!!
