Roselle proclaims May 2025 Motorcycle Awareness Month; ABATE representatives urge continued safety training

The Village of Roselle board proclaimed May 2025 Motorcycle Awareness Month and presented the proclamation to local representatives of ABATE of Illinois during Monday's meeting.

The proclamation, read into the record by a trustee, recognized motorcycle safety and ABATE's role in education and outreach. A trustee moved to approve the proclamation and the motion passed on a voice vote.

Representatives from ABATE speaking at the meeting said the organization provides motorcycle-safety training and engages in legislative advocacy to protect funds dedicated to training. A speaker identified as an ABATE representative said the group has presented motorcycle awareness programs to "over 120,000 participants in Illinois over the past 9 years" and that their training programs delivered more than 5,000 students last year. Another ABATE speaker urged motorists to "put down the phones" and pay attention to motorcycles on roadways.

ABATE speakers also cited statewide figures during remarks: they said there are "over 8,600,000 licensed motorcycle operators in the United States," that the state lost "60 people last year" in motorcycle-related incidents and that "16 people" have died so far this year. Those figures were presented by the ABATE representatives in their comments to the board and are attributed to those speakers here.

Trustees and the mayor thanked the group for its outreach and encouraged public awareness; officials did not adopt an ordinance or change local traffic rules at the meeting.

ABATE representatives invited local schools and event organizers to contact the group for training and said they would coordinate with the Roselle Chamber of Commerce on parade participation. The board presented the proclamation to the ABATE representatives at the meeting.