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I joined ORRA
to ensure that the organization
should thrive and continue to
provide insurance and guidance to
road riding clubs so that they in
turn can continue to enhance their
communities and charities they
support.
I want to see
ORRA become truly Provincial in
representation and take a more
pro-active role in ensuring
motorcyclists rights and freedoms.
My duties
require me to provide leadership and
guidance to the membership and other
executive members. They require
vision and stewardship for the
organization as a whole.
ORRA goals are
to raise awareness of motorcyclists
as both individuals and as a group.
To that end we have expanded our
awareness campaign, implemented an
annual safety and riding refresher,
and started to lobby government on
behalf of our fellow motorcyclist.
A fond memory
is my daughter running away from the
garage with her ears covered every
time I rolled the motorcycle out.
Then in her seventh year she came to
me and asked if I would take her for
a ride. It made my day and was the
highlight of my summer, as we went
on to enjoy many wonderful rides
together. She is actively involved
now as she helps me in the ORRA
booth at the motorcycle shows and
has her eye on the vintage Yamaha in
the garage.
In the next
few years, ORRA will start to take a
more political role in ensuring
motorcyclists rights, as we have
started to witness an erosion of
those rights in other jurisdictions.
It is imperative that we fight these
battles before the legislation is
passed, rather than try to have it
rescinded. The current Executive
will continue in our efforts to
de-centralization ORRA from the
Greater Toronto Area into the
province as a whole, and increase
our safety focus. These initiatives
should help us increase our current
membership and hopefully in the next
few years achieve an all time high
for membership. ORRA will also try
to increase our visibility to the
relevant Ministers, and participate
at the national level through the
Motorcyclists Confederation of
Canada.
ORRA
is the largest Ontario provincial
road riding association, but we must
recognize that we are not alone, as
there are significant groups of
off-road riders, and national
associations also in Ontario. We
must actively pursue relationship
with these groups if we are to
affect change and protect the future
of motorcycling. |
