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Deep Field Relaxation
The web site of Clif Sanderson who is famous the world over for his healing, teaching and seminars. One of his most notable achievements was helping the chilren of Chernobyl. Clif is well known in Asia Sport Fishing Asia |
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Established in 2001 by bikers for bikers and the motorcycle community |
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Riders
Ride the Tollways. In spite of the heavy rain on Sunday 19th August 2001 quite a large number of motorcycles used the tollways. Typical comments were "Even riding in the pouring rain its a real pleasure to ride without Jeepneys, tricycles and buses swerving all over the road and not have to be paranoid about vehicles coming out of side turnings." Most of those riding did not meet with any serious resistance from tollway staff although we continue to get reports of riders being refused entry because they do not have the "voluntary" sticker. In every case we have heard of so far, the riders simply ignored the tollway staff, took the ticket or paid the toll and continued on their way. A few riders have paid the 150 pesos for a voluntary ticket and are confused at the registration process. We were told the tickets were to help the tollway staff see which bikes are 400cc or over but the registration procedure asks for a great deal of personal information that has nothing whatever to do with the motorcycle's suitability for riding a tollway and very little attention is given to the motorcycle. The stickers also have a date indicating they will expect riders to pay for another voluntary sticker every year. Do they think people will put smaller engines in their bikes so they have to check again every year? I wonder if the PNCC actually has anyone qualified to check the bikes in the first place. On Monday 20th August 2001 two PNCC staff, Patrol Officer Rogelio Fernando and Officer In Charge Gaoaen where arrested for contempt of court because they stopped and ticketed riders using the tollway after the court ruled on July 16 that the TRB have no power to ban motorcycles and therefore the ban is void and illegal. The judge ordered the two PNCC staff arrested and imprisoned for thirty days. The tollways are continuing to ban bikes under 400cc and are forcing them to leave the tollways or issuing tickets and taking the rider's licenses. The LTO is observing the court ruling and simply returning the riders licenses with no fines to pay and the writ of preliminary injunction is still in force so issuing tickets to riders of ANY motorcycle (except tricycles) riding on the tollways is likely to result in more charges of contempt of court and more of the tollways staff being used as sacrificial lambs by their superiors. Some of the Freedom Riders MC enjoyed an almost hassle free ride after the weather started to clear and took some snapshots of the ride. (A friend, Fidel, was stopped at the exit and the guard demanded to see a sticker) Related materials:
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