Right to Ride

APRIL 2021 RIGHT TO RIDE Promoting Safety! Safeguarding Rights! ABATE OF NEBRASKA PO Box 22764 Lincoln, NE 68542 Rambling’s from the Road … UPCOMING EVENTS Wow what a change in the weather. As I sit to write this edition, we have gone from -31 to 75 de- PLEASE CHECK WITH THE DISTRICT REP TO MAKE SURE grees in what has been days. I know a lot of you, and THE FUNCTION HAS NOT BEEN POSTPONED. I have gotten out on the road. We have seen the downside of that already. APRIL We have had way too many accidents and deaths on Apr 3 Dist 15 Meeting at The Green in St. James the road by motorcyclists. I wish I could give you the Apr 10 Dist 7 Meeting- 1:30 pm- Side Trek Bar- Harbine- 12:15 for lunch off the menu breakdown on how many were lethal left turn etc. but Apr 10 Dist 15 Meeting at Bottoms Up in Bloomfield 2:00 that was taken off the DOT website. We are working Apr 10 Dist 38 Jake’s Bar in St. Paul 1 PM to find a way to still get the data. My real concern is Apr 11 BOD Meeting putting a stop to the insanity. We all need reminding Apr 14 Dist 2 meeting at First Ave. Social Hall, Lincoln 7:00 sometimes that they are not looking for us. We came Apr 27 Dist. 4 in Columbus @ Miceks Shangri-La 2:00 off a hard winter and those cage drivers just are not ready. Road conditions are horrific. I have seen pot- MAY holes that would swallow a bike in Lincoln. I have seen tons of loose gravel in the city in every corner! I May 1 Dist 7 May Awareness Run May 1 Dist 38 Meeting Banana Rams Bar in Hordville 1:00 do not mean to discourage anyone from riding and tak- May 1 Dist 15 meeting at Chief’s in Hartington @ 2:00 ing advantage of this weather. All I ask is to remind May Dist. 4 NO Meeting ourselves of the hazards. Drive defensively al- May 2 Dist 6 Meeting ways! Keep in mind they are not looking for us and May 2 Dist 12 Meeting Jake’s Place Haigler 2:00 MT Lunch prior see the trouble spots before you get there. Always Haigler Country Café 12:30 MT remind yourselves of the escape routes! If you have May Dist. 4 NO Meeting never had a defensive driving course this may not make sense to you but the whole idea is that as you JUNE drive you try to predict and see “what if” situations in June 5 Dist 38 Meeting Sylvestor’s in Broken Bow 1 PM your mind. What if that car pulls out … where can I go June 5 Dist 15 Meeting at Boondocks in Fordyce @ 2.00 to avoid him? What if that semi crowding the center June 5 Dist 7 Steele City Bike Show line merges with my lane … where can I go? I don’t June 6 Dist 7 Meeting 10:30 IN THE Steele City PARK care if they do not see you, don’t let that be the ex- June 6 Dist 6 Meeting June 11-13 Dist 6 Bike Show cuse, or your epitaph! You see them, avoid or at least th reduce the severity of the collision. Teach the rest of June 26 Dist. 4 Oasis in Columbus at 2PM June 27 Dist. 6 Meeting your pack the same. We all want them to see us, re- In spect our right to be on the road. I wish every driver JULY were required to see “share the road” but there is no silver bullet to stopping crashes. We need to be better July 10 Dist 7 Hog Roast Poker Run ending in DeWitt More to riders as well. follow. July 10 Dist 15 meeting at Lyle’s in Newcastle @ 2:00 July 25th Dist. 4 Clint and Cassie Sprague Home 2 PM “keep the shiny side up.” AUGUST Rogue Ph oto Aug 1 Dist 6 Meeting Todd C. Miller Ca Aug 1 Dist 7 Meeting at Fairmont Legion 12:30 for Pizza lunch State Coordinator ABATE of Ne Inc. with free will offering Meeting 1:30 Aug 29 Dist 6 Meeting 1 RIGHT TO RIDE State Coordinator For more information go to the district web site: Todd Miller 1740 NW 54th St, Lincoln, NE, 68528, District #2 Randy Geer 402.975.0856 (402) 440-8756 [email protected] District #38 Frederick Lathrop 402. 321.1300 [email protected] Membership Secretary District #4 John Wombacher Sheri Miller 402.489.0651 State office [email protected] 402.440.2705 cell [email protected] District #6 Jim Lorence State Recording Secretary [email protected] Maggie Cool 521 F Street Geneva, NE 68361 402-707-2100 402-366-4883 [email protected] District #7 Ken Cool ke402.759.2598 State Treasurer Julia Wombacher District #9 Justin Herrick 308.520.7193 615 West Pine Street, Shelby NE 68662 402-366-1789 District #11 [email protected] [email protected] District #12 Brad Dinnel 308-883-0357 Legislative Officer District #13 Steve Benzel [email protected] 308-760-4395 District #15 Caleb Bierman MRF Representative OPEN -Contact Todd [email protected] State Newsletter Editor / Webmaster Karla Hays 58055 708 Rd Diller, NE 68342 402-230-9073 [email protected] Safety and Awareness Kitty Edwards [email protected] Susan Dodds [email protected] 2 RIGHT TO RIDE Washington Contact Info Washington Contact Info Senate Dist 3-All except Lincoln and Omaha Deb Fischer Adrian Smith 383 Russell 2241 Rayburn House Office Senate Office Building Washington DC 20515 Washington DC 20510 PH: 202-225-6435 PH: 202-224-6551 www.adriansmith.house.gov www.fischer.senate.gov Ben Sasse B40E Dirksen www.abateofne.com Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 PH: 202-224-4224 Where EVERYONE goes House of Representatives to learn what’s going on District 1-Lincoln Jeff Fortenberry with Motorcycling in the 1514 Longworth House Office state of Nebraska! Washington DC 20515 PH: 202-225-4806 www.fortenberry.house.gov District 2-Omaha Don Bacon 1516 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-4155 Toll-Free: (888) 221-7452 https://bacon.house.gov/ 3 RIGHT TO RIDE SHARE THE ROAD INSTRUCTORS Nebraska Motorcycle Rider Training Sites and Info Cont’d Get a hold of anyone of these great folks to get a 1 HOUR presentation set up for your group or organi- Nebraska Safety Center University of Nebraska - Kearney zation. 227E West Center Building, UNK Campus Kearney, NE 68849 Todd [email protected]. D2 Contact: 308-865-8256 or 1-800-854-7867 Ext. 2 Email: [email protected] Website: www.unk.edu/motorcycle Randy [email protected]. D2 Susan [email protected]. D2 Nebraska Safety Council 3720 Folkways Blvd Ste. 201 Lincoln, NE 68504 Jerry [email protected]. D3 Contact: Barb Prochaska, 402-483-2511 ext 113 Email:[email protected] Chet [email protected]. D6 Website: https://www.nesafetycouncil.org/index.php/driving/ motorcycle-training Kitty [email protected] D7 Southeast Community College-Lincoln Campus Randy Hornbostel- [email protected]. D10 8800 O St. Lincoln, NE 68520 Connie [email protected] D11 Contact: Continuing Education, 402-437-2700 Email: [email protected] Website: www.southeast.edu/ Greg [email protected]. D12 Becky Koellner-rgkoellnergmail.com. D12 Frontier Harley Davidson 205 NW 40th St. Lincoln, NE 68528 Dave [email protected]. D12 Contact: Mike Heller, 402-466-9100 Email: [email protected] Damon [email protected]. D15 Northeast Community College Jim [email protected] 801 E. Benjamin Ave Norfolk, NE 68702-0469 Bruce Hoferer- [email protected] Contact: [email protected], 402-844-7216 Website: www.northeast.edu/ If you wish to become a Share the Road presenter, contact the State Office Mid-Plains Community College 11 Halligan Dr North Platte, NE 69101 Nebraska Motorcycle Rider Training Sites and Info Contact: Kendrick Marshall, 308-535-3614 Email: [email protected] Nebraska Motorcycle Safety Training Sarpy County Law Enforcement Center (L.E.C.) Western Iowa Tech Community College (N.E. corner of Hwy 370 and 84th St.) Box 5199 1208 Golden Gate Drive Sioux City, IA 51102-5199 Papillion, NE 68005 Contact: Call 1-712-274-6449 to schedule a the Basic Motorcy- Contacts: Pam Marek, 402-593-1564 cle Riders Course Website: www.sarpy.com/sheriff/safetyprogram/ Website: www.witcc.com/ (Course information is only available Register on-line at http://stop.sarpy.com by a phone call) Central Community College - Hastings Campus, Dillon Brothers Harley-Davidson 550 S. Technical Blvd 3838 N. HWS Cleveland Blvd Hastings, NE 68901 Omaha, NE 68116 Contact:402-461-2441, 1-877-222-0780 Ext 2441 Contact: Mark Howie, 402-289-5556 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.dillonharley.com Website: www.cccneb.edu/Motorcycle 4 RIGHT TO RIDE You Might Be a Good Rider If… Riding tips to make you a better motorcycle rider. By Ken Condon October 26, 2016 When asked, the majority of motorcyclists consider themselves "good" riders. The problem is that we suck at meas- uring our own abilities. This behavior is common enough that psych experts gave it a name. The Dunning-Kruger effect describes how average people suffer from the illusion that their ability is much greater than it really is. To help determine whether a rider suffers from this delusion we need to define our terms. Most people say a good rider is one who displays impressive control skills on the racetrack or in the canyons, can perform a lengthy standup wheelie, or can precisely maneuver an 800-pound motorcycle within tight confines.

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