GWRRA Georgia District
Motorist Awareness
Friends For Fun, Safety and Knowledge
Motorist Awareness "MA"
Don Boren
Georgia MA Coordinator
Our Motto...
"Share the Road!"
Our Mission...
"To Facilitate A Reduction In Motorcycle Crashes With Other Motor Vehicles."
Motorist Awareness Begins With You
As Motorist Awareness (MA) Coordinators, our main goal is to enlighten the motoring public about not only us, but all motorcyclists on the road. Additionally, in order to maintain our not-for-profit‖ status with the IRS, we conduct educational events for the public. Monthly, the Chapter Educator tracks the MA events conducted by the Chapter. Quarterly, the MA Coordinator provides the Chapter Educator with the number of completed chapter MA events and the number of participants. These figures are included on the Educators report, and all of those figures are consolidated at the District level and are further communicated to Region and International.
In the past, National, Region and District have utilized the wording "One Person at a Time" in making the public more aware of us. My predecessor and I have both utilized these words, but it seems something has been lost in translation. I would venture to say that each and every GWRRA
Member, be it rider or co -rider, have been approached by someone nearly every time we have had our precious Wings out on the road. They may only want to congratulate us on having a Beautiful Wing, or ask questions of us. In speaking with them, if you have ever mentioned riding safely, safety gear, or the number of motorcycles on the road, or especially how great you feel while riding, you have gained their attention. Each interaction with the pub- lic, no matter how small, makes them more aware of all motorcyclists. And if by chance they have had children with them and you have gone out of your way to be nice to them, those children will probably remember you and will be on the look- out for you in the future.
Each and every time you speak with someone, be it at a dentist office, doctor’s office, gas station or grocery store, you have just conducted a Motorist Awareness event and the folks you speak with are your participants. That, my friends, is the "One
Person at a Time" philosophy. Even though we have Directors and Educators filling the positions of MAC in our chapters, we all should take every opportunity to make that connection with the public and re- port it on behalf of our chapter. Very seldom have I heard the "One Person at a Time" terminology use at a Chapter Gathering, and I will freely admit that even I, in the past as a Chapter Educator, failed miserably in making my Chapter Participants aware of this Term, what it stood for, and how it benefits not only GWRRA, but all motorcyclists. Please, let us all step up, and start reporting those Events/ Participants that we never thought meant anything. And to each of you, I send my thanks and appreciation for do- ing your part to promote motorist awareness.
Until next time, Ride Safe, TALK TO PEOPLE AND REPORT IT.
Don
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