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Puerto Rico House panel hears advocates, riders and ACA on illegal motorcycle runs and safety gaps
Summary
A House Transportation and Infrastructure committee hearing on House Resolution 85 gathered riders’ groups, a Harley-Davidson representative, a stunt performer and the Administration for Compensation for Automobile Accidents to weigh enforcement, registration, licensing and insurance coverage for illegal motorcycle runs.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a public hearing Feb. 18 on House Resolution 85 ordering an investigation into illegal motorcycle runs and dangerous motorcycle maneuvers on Puerto Rico’s public roads.
The hearing brought three panelists working with or in the motorcycle community and a lawyer from the Administración de Compensación por Accidentes de Automóviles (ACA). Committee members pressed agencies for data and documentary evidence and ordered follow-up information from the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP).
The resolution that opened the session directed the committee to “investigate illegal reckless driving practices in motorcycle runs ... to assess associated dangers, accident statistics, the effectiveness of current sanctions and the feasibility of new legislative measures to strengthen road safety and enforcement,” the committee chair said when reading the measure into the record.
Luz Zenaida Casillas, who identified herself as leader of the community group Procomunidad Biker, told lawmakers that the problem is partly administrative: many riders accumulate fines that never are collected. “Hay…
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