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OK America... Andy Goldfine at Aerostich is putting out the word to get out and vote.... but do it while also making a statement about the biker community. I am biker, count my vote...

Jess... does this constitute being politically bike correct?
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Press Release: For immediate publication
Date: 10/29/08
Subject: Ride to Vote




On Election Day (Tuesday, November 4th 2008), make your vote count in the polling booth and on the road - by riding your motorcycle or scooter to vote!

No matter which candidates, propositions and issues you support, please help demonstrate that motorcycle and scooter riding is an important part of our world's mobility landscape. Ride to your polling place, park near the entrance, and wear your riding gear when you cast your ballot. Let the other voters see you as a rider! Election day is a great day to let everyone know you "Ride to Vote, and Vote to Ride"! So record your vote, and let your riding actions be seen. And spread the word with 'I Rode' and 'Vote to Ride' stickers:

Download "Ride to Vote" Stickers and buttons here: www.ridetowork.org/signs-posters-cards-propaganda-art

Print (on adhesive paper) these "I rode to vote" stickers/buttons. Wear yours to work, and wherever you go during the rest of the day. If anyone asks you about your "Ride to Vote" sticker, remind them that riding is a good solution to many social, urban mobility and environmental issues.

Spread the message and encourage others to join the "Ride to Vote" effort this year. And please pass this email on to other riders to help encourage "Ride to Vote"! rides. By riding everywhere on Election Day, you make a statement about the value and importance of motorcycle and scooter riding.

For additional information, please visit the Ride to Work website at: www.ridetowork.org.
The 18th annual Ride to Work Day will be held June 15th, 2009

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Ride to Work Day, a 501 c4 nonprofit organization, can be reached at:
POB 1072, Proctor, Minnesota, 55810 USA
http://www.ridetowork.org
218 722 9806
Christine Holt cholt@ridetowork.org
Andy Goldfine agoldfine@ridetowork.org
Ride to Work Day Mission Statement:
To advocate and support the use of motorcycles and scooters for transportation, and to provide information about transportation riding to the public.
Affiliated Ride to Work Day Countries:
Germany, Philippines, England, Germany, France, Israel, Turkey, Ecuador, United States, and many others.
Newsletter:
Sample issues of 'The Daily Rider' newsletter are available for download at:
http://www.ridetowork.org/the-daily-rider
History:
A brief history of Ride to Work Day is available for viewing at:
http://www.ridetowork.org/ride-to-work-day-history
Fact Sheet:
A transportation motorcycling fact sheet is available at:
http://www.ridetowork.org/transportation-fact-sheet
RTW Day Photos and Artwork:
Motorcycle commuting photos, ads, posters, banners, illustrations and other artwork is available for view and download at:
http://www.ridetowork.org/signs-posters-cards-propaganda-art

The "no politics" rule was to prevent divisive (argumentative) discussion. Talking about politics in general, or voting in general, is fine. Now, if the posting was saying to "ride to work to vote for ...." then we would be having a different discussion.

"Once the landslide starts, the pebbles no longer get a vote...."

Any change worthy is voided by a judge....

We are just along for the ride....and to think differently is delusional. IMHO.

The employer class and the political money class run the country....to think otherwise is naive....

I used to be naive....

R

8)

I rode to the post office to mail my ballot, does that count?

Well, it makes us feel good to vote. And feeling good is a good thing. Nice opportunity to get your vote out there, thanks!

I plan on riding to the polls just to cause a little stir. Living out in a rural area a scooter in the parking lot of the polling place should spark a few comments.

I was on my scoot when I put my ballot in the mail box.

All bikers should vote for their rights, just like those bikers who were at that huge rally at Sturgis.

Rode my GTS to the post office, posted my ballot....................and no one was there to give me my sticker

Bummer

G

Since I always vote on the way to the office, riding to the voting location is pretty much default.

I've been doing a lot of stumping for my candidate this election cycle. I volunteer to canvass the rural areas in the valley I live in and always ride my GT. It's a real ice-breaker.

Walk, drive, run, ride, crawl. Just please, vote.

I can definately see how that would be an attention-grabber, as opposed to folks just walking around trying to get the message out. Also something to be easily remembered.

"Hey, remember the other day, even that guy on the cool looking scooter said we should vote! And he's voting for So-And-So!"

Voted and took a long ride in the Rio Grande valley, a bunch of early voting here in NM. R

Plan to vote on my way home from work, and since I commute on my scoot, count me in.

Dee

Rode my scooter down to San Jose City Hall on Monday to personally drop my "vote by mail" ballot off. Sure, it defeats the purpose of voting by mail, but I got to 1) vote early, and at home, 2) take a longer ride to City Hall than I would've to my polling place (if voting in person), and 3) visit the government "hub" for California's 3rd-largest city. It felt good!

I plan to ride my scoot to vote, but I ride my scoot everywhere, I rode my scoot loaded down last night with hockey gear.

Cool thread, if you dont vote, dont bitch. Thats why I bitch all the time.

Manny

Bahookas on Election day. Good place to watch the election, you can drink to celebrate or drink to drown your sorrows.

Flaming Rum Bowl 8)

Colorado has mail-in and early voting. I was told about 60% are predicted to be mail-in.

The other day, I was riding my GTS around, lost as usual, into the nearest town to run an errand at a store and right next to the shop was a polling place!

So I peeked in with full gear on, and it didn't look busy. Unfortunately, I didn't have my wife with me, she won't ride pillion. So the next day we drove the car down and voted...not even one person waiting in line ahead of us!!! The folks working the place said it was the mail-in option that was making things go smoothly. So maybe voting problems are history, least in these parts.

And Colorado is supposed to be a battleground state.

Anyway does that count with driving the car down? I at least found the closest place by accident with my GTS.

Rode my GTS to the early voting location and went right to the front of the line while everyone else circled looking for parking spots.

Rode my scooter the other day to drop off my ballot at the post office. I'll put my other one in the mail later today. Then, on Tuesday, I figure I can vote in person on the way to work and after the shift change of poll workers in the afternoon, I can vote again on the way home. Then, ride over to the other precinct and take advantage of that new on-the-spot same-day voting procedure. Ah, ya gotta love out system.

Errrr, maybe we'd be better off in the cage: More here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26959100/

I've voted in every election that I've been able to, even when it is only town council. Have not ridden in a car to the polls since the Bucks County municipals in 2001. Walked to the polls in Arlington Va. for a few years after that. Have bicycled or scooted while living in College Park, Md.

I'll be riding to vote, weather should be pretty good here/chilly but dry. Can't imagine not voting, like ever.



Man, I want to endorse a candidate right here and now - it's hard not too but don't want to get a timeout so will STFU.

That's the sport - Vote early and vote often!

We will ride across the island tomorrow to drop our two ballots (one for each of us) at the DHL office.

There's a not-for-profit, non-partisan group of American expats in Germany who cut a deal with FedEx for folks overseas to ship our ballots by FedEx for only $23.50 US, versus 31 Euro (FedEx, DHL). Got all pumped. Pay on their web site and print out the prepaid shipping documents. But, before I spent my money, I stopped by the courier service that handles FedEx here. Turns out they deliver FedEx, but do not ship FedEx.

So, DHL will get our 31 Euro again this election for getting our ballots to our voting office in WA State. Weather is forecast to be the usual beautiful.

Best to all

A&A

I'd ride to the pools, but my polling place is only two blocks away. It will be faster if I just walk.

Same here for same reason #1 - though I dropped mine at the Santa Clara County registrar's office - it's on my way home from work. Then got some fine BBQ from that small stand on the Old Oakland Road. All in all, a good day.

Go XXXXX XXXXX!
Vote No, Vote Yes, etc.

I voted last week after getting the plates for my new scoot. DMV and poll were in the same building. Line to vote was a lot shorter.

Just remember, no matter who you vote for, the government wins.

I should walk since it's only about a mile and a half to the grade school where we vote out here However i'll ride the scooter since when i walk places people always ask where my scooter is

Bootscooter wrote:

Rode my GTS to the early voting location and went right to the front of the line while everyone else circled looking for parking spots.

Oh yeah!

Wow... I am amazed at how many people mail their ballots in!

[quote="Marcster"] Oh, just freaking brilliant. That's the day I have my (car) driving test scheduled. Downtown. About 3 blocks or so from the polling place. I didn't even think a bout that.

I am sooo screwed.

I really hope a lot of other folks in town did a mail-in ballot like me. (Would have ridden the scoot, but it's not expected to be here yet.)

[quote="Witch"] Sorry Witch!

Maybe you should take the scooterists' advice and "DRIVE like they're all out to kill you!"

Good luck on your test!

I took mine on my Mom's stick-shift Nissan Sentra and the idle was "off", it stalled out on my first maneuver with the official in the car. He still passed me. Just relax and you should have no problems.

I have already voted and yes I rode my scooter to do it. I now proudly rock a I voted early sticker on my helmet, 8)

You certainly do not!


I'm so proud of us. We've kept this thread on the up and up.

Rock the vote. Rock it baby.

8) Bike all gassed up... and ready to keep roll'n after the vote! Whoo hoo.... this election will finally be done!! Get out and show yourself!

I'm going to try to sneak a quick pic of my ride in front of the school where I vote.

I'll be happy when we can return to our regularly scheduled programming.

Yea, 2009 is the off year for elections in Kentucky (I think). How nice no political ads on tv for a whole year. I might go into withdrawl.

I just got back from voting. My wife and I went together and then she drove off to work. She was #18, I was #19.

We arrived at 6:45 am for a 7 am opening of the polls. By the time they opened the doors of the Township Building, the line was going down the street...

While we were standing in line, the parking lot got parked so full people had to reverse out of it, people were parking in no parking zones, double-parking, blocking exits, some woman ended up backing her Camry up over a curb and a piece of the car's trim went flying off.

Finally, people started parking on the far side of the cinder shed (you know, road gravel for the Winter), and then new arrivals followed along.

But, based on what I saw -- no, I wouldn't recommend riding scooter to go vote. Unless you park a few blocks away and walk the rest of the way in.

I rode, and voted -- vote #40 at my polling place.

One thing we can all agree on -- I'm SO GLAD this race is finally over...

Agreed on that. I am in Bed-stuy, Brooklyn. My wife and I were in line for about 30 minutes, at 6:45 am. Last time around, there was about 45 people total in the whole place. We could feel it, the excitement, the good feelings...
I hope that my team wins, very much.