KEEP IT SANE, FAIR AND MOTORCYCLE AWARE
Dixie ABATE of Alabama is a state motorcylists' rights organization (SMRO) dedicated to preserving individual freedom while promoting safety. We fully support rider training, including safety and educational programs, as well as motorcycle awareness education for all automobile drivers.
We are an active and dynamic organization, run by real people who are always ready to hear what you have to say. You can hit the Feedback button on this website and send us a message. We all work when we have to and ride when we can, and we can always use your help and participation. Let us know if you have any questions. Join us as we work toward uniting Alabama's riders so that we can help educate everyone who drives Alabama's roads and also keep an eye on Alabama's laws as they pertain to motorcycles and motorcycling.
We are gaining membership every week. Join our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_181636211898 so you can keep up on what we're up to.
Ride to the capitol
On Saturday, April 28, 2012, Dixie ABATE will sponsor a "Ride for Rights and Motorist Awareness", a police-escorted ride to the state capitol in Montgomery, in order to draw attention to our existence and to kick off Motorcycle Awareness Month, which has historically been the month of May. We will ride from a shopping center near the Montgomery Mall, at 6545 Atlanta Highway, in Montgomery, at 11:30 AM. It is a short ride from there to the capitol.
Our Legislative Director, Victoria Rumble, is now lining up legislators and other notables and dignitaries to meet with us. We have to invite them ahead of time, or we'll find them out of town for the weekend. Plan now to join us. It will be a proud moment for Dixie ABATE, and should be covered by local news media. Groups of riders from all over the state will converge on Montgomery that weekend with the aim of becoming acquainted with Alabama's lawmakers. If they do not hear from us, they will mistakenly assume that we are content with whatever laws they hand down.
For up-to-date information, check our forum: http://dixieabate.org/smf/index.php?topic=265.0
When it looks like we aren't doing anything, it doesn't mean that you have wasted your membership dues. Dixie ABATE is like the dragon sleeping on the treasure pile at the foot of the mountain. The dragon is still, but every would-be trespasser and thief knows he's there and respects his power. He doesn't have to blow fire all the time because of his strength and his potential for mayhem. We are only the powerful protector of rider freedom when we have the support of every rider in the state. Sportbike, adventure, and dirty riders, don't leave it to the middle-aged cruiser riders to carry the weight for you.
You ride too, and you have rights that are your responsibility to protect.
If you are not already a member of our forum, (see the "forum" button at the top of this page) please register and join the ongoing discussion. We parse the news, spice it up with plenty of argument and opinion, discuss everything under the sun related to motorcycling, and support one another as only bikers can. We post videos we find and put up pictures from our rides and meetings. We need your voice, too. Once you register, you will have to be approved, which could take a few hours. If you haven't received your approval within a day or two, email Kris at kcook@dixieabate.org.
