October 3, 2007
US - The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) Aftermarket/Allied Trades members will contribute $200,000 to the Oklahoma Transportation Center for its motorcycle crash causation study, the MIC said in a press release Sept. 25. Combined with the $2.8 million from Motorcycle Safety Foundation member companies, the industry has pledged $3 million for the research study. This compares to the approximately $2 million being provided in federal funding.
�The estimated cost of the study went up considerably, and the motorcycle industry stepped up, contributing well beyond the original matching funds needed to make this important work a reality,� said Larry Little, MIC chairman, in the release. �The more than 300 members of MIC believe they share a responsibility to improve safety for motorcyclists. This new research will play a vital role.�
�The motorcycle industry has shown enormous commitment to this new research,� said Samir Ahmed, professor of civil engineering and principal investigator for the study at Oklahoma State University. �This new funding provided by the Motorcycle Industry Council will help make this study invaluable to the motorcycling community in the years to come.�
Reprinted with permission from Powersports Business.
