Do you know about this?

[lordairgtar]

Trans 123 seek remove from usage many vehicles currently operated legally and safely in WI due to being classified as NON CONFORMING to a 1968 vehicle safety act. The first target of this proposed legislation is Historic Military Vehicles (HMV). Please help us continue to honor and memorized the veterans who used these vehicles my allowing them to “keep rolling” in parades such as the 4th of July parades, Veterans Day parades, events to raise funds at VFW, American Legion post, other civic events state wide.

This does NOT stop at HMVs it targets many of the “custom” cars that are currently operated, like seeing the 57’s Chevys, custom mustangs, kit cars etc? Well these are targeted also as they could be deemed “NON CONFORMING”.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ALERT ABOUT YOUR MILITARY VEHICLE

http://webmail.aol.com/43792/aol/en-us/mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.27691135&folder=NewMail&partId=5&saveAs=Trans_123_Scope%5b1%5d.pdf&a=54056&z=31550

Some of you already know that the State DOT has proposed a new law that eliminates many Historic Military Vehicles from WI. I’m sending this out to everyone we know and asking (begging) you and your fellow collectors to get involved!!!! Please pass this on to every car and truck collector you know. Tell the veterans groups we parade with, Tell the schools we display for, tell the municipal parade organizers we support.

Briefly, the WI DOT has issued a proposal called “Trans 123”. It seeks to restrict or eliminate specialty and collector vehicles from WI roads.

We are urging everyone with an interest in the old car hobby to attend the hearing next Wed in Madison and to call their legislators to oppose Trans 123 in its current format.

Collectors with pre 1968 vehicles need to help too. This will BAN many collector and hobbyist vehicles.

Call your legislators and tell them we oppose the Trans 123 proposal for four reasons.

1) It seeks to define ANY vehicle made after 1968 that is not 100% compliant with the NHTSA, as designed for “off road” only. This is too broad and will eliminate many collector vehicles in the Hobbyist or Historic Military vehicle groups.

2) The proposal is far too broad and seeks to provide a single broad definition that affects too many collector situations

3) The proposal wording is very difficult to read or understand.

4) The proposal seeks to provide for public safety, but bans many post 1968 vehicles including Historic Military vehicles. These HMV’s have been legally registered and operated by collectors in WI since 1968 with no significant traffic safety issues that would support any call by the public to ban them.

There is a hearing on this NEXT WEEK WEDNESDAY 7/29/2009 in Madison see the attached.. they are trying to slide this in under the radar..!!!

Here is the link to the details of the proposal and the hearing.

Relating to Grounds for Refusing Registration: http://apps.dhfs.state.wi.us/admrules/public/Rmo?nRmoId=4183

Don’ know who your Representitives are?

Call Toll-free: 1-800-362-9472 to find out or

http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/waml/waml.aspx

You can also search on WI TRANS 123 for more information.

Please get the word out. We need to at least get this slowed down and let more people have input. Call your legislators and get them involved. Tell them we need their help to voice opposition to this rule for the 4 reasons.

For more details please contact either myself of our key person Jeff Rowsam

Denmark, WI 54208

home 920 863 8656

cell 920 562 5776

jerowsam@centurytel.net

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[Anonymous]

Thanks for the continued effort and more information.

The fight is still on,

[Garibaldi]

Thanks Paul for your input on this. Its important to keep the collector car hobby as strong as it is now

[lordairgtar]

Thanks for the update, Mr Underwood. I will again write my Assemblyman and Senator about this issue. Please keep us apprised of any future meetings that the public can attend.

[Anonymous]

If you’re writing to your Senators and/or Assembly Rep. now, stress to them that you are concerned about Trans123.

However, the most important contacts will be those made to the committee members, after Trans123 gets sent to committee.

This proposal might not even get sent to the Transportation Committees (although you’d think it would). It could get sent to other committees if the Trans. Committees are too busy, or if they expect too much controversy (!). (We will need to identify the members involved, whichever committees are selected.)

The members of those two committees will only heed comments from their constituents. So citizens in committee-members’ districts will have the greatest influence, and should request their elected officials to place votes that represent the citizen’s interest.

The rest of us should contact our elected officials, and request that they speak to committee members, on our behalf.

You can find out who your Senator and Assembly Representative are at this site:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/

The web-page (which I wrote of previously) is intended to help in the identification of committee members, and then notify voters in members’ districts to submit comments to the right people. I’ll write more as it happens.

Paul

[moparkid25]

Paul-Underwood wrote:

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If you’re writing to your Senators and/or Assembly Rep. now, stress to them that you are concerned about Trans123.

However, the most important contacts will be those made to the committee members, after Trans123 gets sent to committee.

This proposal might not even get sent to the Transportation Committees (although you’d think it would). It could get sent to other committees if the Trans. Committees are too busy, or if they expect too much controversy (!). (We will need to identify the members involved, whichever committees are selected.)

The members of those two committees will only heed comments from their constituents. So citizens in committee-members’ districts will have the greatest influence, and should request their elected officials to place votes that represent the citizen’s interest.

The rest of us should contact our elected officials, and request that they speak to committee members, on our behalf.

You can find out who your Senator and Assembly Representative are at this site:
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/

The web-page (which I wrote of previously) is intended to help in the identification of committee members, and then notify voters in members’ districts to submit comments to the right people. I’ll write more as it happens.

Paul

You the man, Paul!

[Anonymous]

Ah….dont we all just love big government. :angry:

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