Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. My father loved the USMC and myself also a USMC Veteran love the Corps. Thank you for your support.
Carl Dodson

From left, Chuck Dodson, Ed Andross and Gary Allen

From www.times-herald.com: Motorcycles offer a fuel-efficient alternative

"There is definitely an increase in motorcycle ridership," said Chuck Dodson, coordinator for District 6, Chapter 2 of American Bikers Active Toward Education (ABATE), a motorcyclists rights organization devoted to educating riders and the public about motorcycle safety.

"I'm seeing a large increase in people going out and buying motorcycles primarily to save gas, and I'm seeing an increase in recreational riders who are now using their bikes as their primary mode of transportation," said Dodson.

"As an experienced rider, I'm watching the automobile driver's front wheels," said Dodson. "I'm watching his eyes in the mirror if I can see them," he added. "Car drivers see motorcycles as running slower because they are smaller," said Dodson, and that's if they "see" them at all.

"The number one cause of death and injury to motorcycle riders is from a vehicle turning left in front of them between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m.," said Dodson. "It's rush hour, and motorists are tired," and the cold hard truth is that they sometimes just don't see the motorcycle. Visually, the eye is passively fixed on the other cars on the road, and if the driver isn't actively attending to the road, the motorcyclist may be invisible to the caged driver.

"I myself have been hit in a parking lot by someone who said they didn't see me..."