BIKERS of Florida, ABATE of Florida has robbed you blind. Read the most absurd expenditures of money in the name of safety you have ever seen. How long will you take it?
We obtained the itemized expenses Reported by ABATE of Florida to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.Most are contained herein and more regarding the law will be posted as time permits. However based on certain allegations made by the President/lobbyist of ABATE of Florida we wanted to get these figures to the public asap.
When you review the figures pay attention to the amount of moneys paid out for items that do little to nothing to increase motorcycle awareness among the general public. Notice also that overwhelming amount of moneys has gone to one source. A source that Reichenbach himself testified before the joint legislative AUDIT committee was recommended to him by "someone in the state."
A cursory review of Florida law would give the appearance that the Joint legislative Audit committee at the very least was negligent in the performance of it's fiduciary duties and may (note that word) be in violation of the law.
We will be sending copies of these items out to the public and the state Auditor General. We will be sending this post to the ABATE Board of Directors. We will be asking ABATE of Florida via this e-mail to produce documentation/research demonstrating that the majority of this money went to anything that any credible study would consider a proven method of increasing motorcycle awareness with any impact on crash statistics. We will be asking the same question of the Joint Legislative Audit committee and how their agreement to "not" audit ABATE of Florida impacts any of the sitting members affiliations with not for profit organizations. It is the same question we will be asking the state auditor General. Copies will also go to the governors office.
We want a full accounting. We want research, documentation, and follow up studies by ABATE of Florida, The state of Florida and an independent reputable research organization demonstrating how much of this money did any thing to raise motorcycle awareness among the general public. Example first chart, $15,000+ dollars to "Independent Resources" for "Motorcycle Kickstand"? Tell us please how that does anything to educate or increase motorcycle awareness?
Our contention is that these items are beyond the scope of the contract and that both ABATE of Florida and The State Joint Legislative Audit Committee are aware of this or guilty of unfathonable ignorance. Using this as an example should be call out to all Florida Citizens who have been asked to tighten their belts in a terrible economy, while those in power throw their money away.
ABATE OF FLORIDA must be made to return all moneys for with. Should it be determined they have already made it disappear, then the individual members of the Joint State Legislative Audit committee should have to pony up!
If you are a citizen of the state of Florida, ask yourself Who else gets this sweet deal????? Get this info to your state legislators asap before all the money is gone. $If your a biker, 2.50 of your tag money helps t purchase this garbage! Click on the documents for unobstructed view!
Now it may be a legislator may not know what a kickstand puck is. But if your a Biker you should. And if your a Biker then should wonder. What cager is going to ride by your bike, stop, get out and go look to see what your kickstand is on and then try to wipe the dirt off it to see if there is anything to be read on it? And if you are like this writer you may have used it once and then rode of leaving it in the dirt cause after all, rocks, pine cones, squashed beer cans, they all work just as good.
