To the Honorable Carlos Lopez-Cantera;

It has been almost a month since I sent you an e-mail regarding HB 137 and you answered me with your blanket reply. I now have groups of over 500 bikers who are up in arms over this bill. All are against this bill and are calling and e-mailing you and thier local reps to voice thier concerns, and the posts and replys that I am getting are all pretty much the same. This bill is wrong. While most all agree with you that stunt riding is not for the highways, this bill is discriminatory due to the fact that it singles out bikers. That alone is enough to enrage us. There are laws to deal with all motorists who treat the roads as race tracks and playgrounds. You can't be serious about not having the same consequence's for all motorists. Another large concern is the forfiture clause, having the government sieze personal property is against our basic principles that this country was founded. What gives you the right? You said ..." part of the process of creating a great law is being open to the ideas of others"...

well so far, the idea of others, is that this is irresponsible government in action. There is not one of us who will support this bill in any way shape or form if it, (a) takes personal property, or (b) singles out motorcyclists. We are all anxiously waiting to see what the "wording" is changed to, before taking the next course of action. That would include, but not limited to, as ideas have suggested, rides to the Capital, petitions, media releases, and as some have suggested, your removal from office. I think that sometimes trying to make a difference in a bad situation is best to leave well enough alone and just enforce the laws that are already in place. I think that if this law does somehow make it into the books, you will just have made a bad situation worse. How many of these riders, who feel they are able to ride as the "best of the best" will pull over if they are going to loose thier bikes. They are going to try to outrun anyone who tries to give chase. That is a fact! I wonder how many people will support this bill when more people will get killed or injured because of it. I know if it was my friend or family who was hurt or killed by someone who was trying to outrun the police because of this bill, I would hold you personally responsible. ...something to really think about isn't it. I am asking you on behalf of all motorists, biker or not, to please pull this bill, it is a lose, lose situation for all concerned. The people who are becoming aware of this bill is now snowballing, and I am going to post this letter and your response to all my groups as I have done with the others.  waiting for your new reply... Scott Davis