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For the past five years, or somewhere in that general neighbourhood, motorcyclists have been told that women now represent the sport’s fastest growing demographic. But, being the sort of fellow that he is, Canadian Biker ad sales manager Art Murphy (we call him Art-Dog) decided he needed more than anecdotal evidence to support the industry claim.
With that in mind, our Arthur conducted an informal, unilateral and possibly unnecessary survey of Canadian riding schools. His intent was to determine the female percentage of new students in rider training programs during the summer of 2007, as reported by the various schools. What he learned during successive telephone conversations was that Kelowna, Saskatchewan and Manitoba schools registered especially high numbers of women students. Conclude from that what you may.
School Percentage female
Pacific Riding School 35
Kelowna Safety Council 60
Calgary Safety Council 30
Alberta Safety Council 40
Medicine Hat College 50
Saskatchewan Safety Council 75
Manitoba Safety Council 60
Humber College 25
Centennial College 35
Georgian College 20
Loyalist College 30
Sheridan College 25
Canadian Motorcycle Assoc. 25
St. Lawrence College 30
Conestoga College 25
Fanshaw College 40
Canadore College 25
Algonquin College 35
Ottawa Safety Council 30
Sir Sanford Fleming College 30
Sault College 30
Cambrian College 35
Niagara College 30
Durham College 35
St. Clair College 45
Nova Scotia Safety Council 30
New Brunswick Safety Council 45
Nfld & Labrador Safety Council 30
NOT TO SAY THAT WE OURSELVES HAVE BEEN SWAMPED WITH information requests on the topic, but it seems there are more of you every day that are curious about bringing motorcycles into Canada from the United States. Especially big-inch V-Twins built by the so-called production custom houses, Big Dog, etc. Regarding all that, the Motorcycle & Moped Industry Council of Canada has posted a notice to its website (mmic.ca) advising interested parties as to how to proceed. The MMIC notice reads, verbatim, like this:
“The Motorcycle & Moped Industry Council receives many calls from Canadians wishing to import motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds into Canada from foreign countries. Many of these potential importers are surprised to learn that there are regulations that must be met as a condition of admitting these vehicles into Canada.
“The Motor Vehicle Safety Act and regulations administered by Transport Canada, is the legislation that establishes the safety standards for vehicles manufactured and imported into Canada. Under this legislation, the importer is responsible to ensure that the vehicles imported comply with the applicable standards, prior to their importation into Canada.
“A commercial importer is also responsible for issuing a notice of defect (recall) for any defect in the design or manufacture of the vehicle after it is sold in Canada.”
For more detailed information, visit:
www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/importation/menu.htm
AND WHILE WE’RE DISCUSSING THE LATEST PIECES OF MMIC RELATED news, the Council issued a notice in January saying that it has approved funding totaling $90,000 from its Safety and Image Enhancement Fund to be directed toward five rider clubs across the country.
The Motorcycle Confederation of Canada will receive $20,000 to assist with costs incurred in the promotion of the second annual motorcycle safety symposium that will be hosted by the motorcycle rider associations in Ontario for 2008. Another $10,000 will be allocated to the Ontario Road Riders Association to help build on its mandate to promote the image of
the ORRA.
The Alberta Off-Highway Vehicle Association will receive $30,000 to assist the association in its ongoing endeavours to provide safety and educational products that support safe individual and family ATV and off-road motorcycle recreational opportunities in an environmentally responsible manner.
The British Columbia Coalition of Motorcyclists has been approved to receive $15,000 to assist the lobbyist with the promotion and support of safety and awareness during the “May Is Motorcycle Awareness Month” in the province of BC.
Finally, $15,000 will be used by the ATV Association of British Columbia to help offset costs to purchase an enclosed trailer that will travel the province distributing brochures and posters that focus on training and education.
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