Imagine riding your motorcycle to a benefit and seeing a sign saying “Motorcycles must exit at rest area.” NEW YORK DOESN'T DO THAT!

Motorcycles reduce accidents and congestion! 

Yet we get pulled over at illegal checkpoints on highways and get ticketed for unnecessary reasons 

We are NOT gangs. Many are city workers, teachers doctors law enforcement to name a few. 

The City's response and action to this problem is by harassing and giving unfair tickets to fully legal motorcycle owners and on some occasions towing legal motorcycles because of misplaced inspection stickers or for parking on sidewalks while not obstructing pedestrians walk way or while bypassing stolen abandoned bikes and illegal unregistered motorcycles illegally riding on sidewalks. As a legal law abiding motorcycle owner I ask to have this nonstop harassment be diverted towards the real problem, illegal unregistered, uninsured dirt bikes and 4 wheel quads. As tax payers we deserve to be treated fairly and not used as scapegoats. Deal with the real problem the ones that aren't supposed to be on the road!

MOC’S ARE DISCRIMINATORY PROFILING.

Cloaked under the justification of safety, motorcycle-only checkpoints unfairly target motorcyclists and motorcycles as a form of transportation. According to the AMA, “Motorcycle-only checkpoints are discriminatory, forcing riders and their passengers to do something not asked of other citizens, simply because we choose to travel on two wheels, or three, instead of four. The AMA believes the money used for these operations could be better spent supporting programs that conduct rider education, reduce distracted driving and encourage motorist awareness of motorcycles.” 5
Motorcycle-only checkpoints are a strategy used by police to harass and conduct searches of motorcyclists under the pretense of checking for the bikers’ compliance with licensing, helmet laws, exhaust emissions and exhaust noise. The stops only applied to motorcyclists.
They are often carried out by so-called special task forces and they are often staged near motorcycle rallies and events to better single out motorcyclists.

WHAT’S THE SOLUTION?

Motorcyclists in states like New York that have not prohibited the practice, should unify and push for a state legislation prohibiting motorcycle profiling including discriminatory motorcycle-only checkpoints. Motorcyclists should not be targeted because of their chosen mode of transportation or based on an outdated biker stereotype. Funds being used to conduct expensive and ineffective MOC’s would better be used to enhance motorcycle safety and education.