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Team Oregon Motorcycle Safety Program, known as Team Oregon, is an American, Oregon-based motorcycle safety partnership between the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Oregon State University.〔 Headed by Steve Garets,〔 Alternate URL: (KATU: Oregon Motorcycle Fatalities Rise with Aging Riders (AP) )〕 it is funded by ODOT through motorcycle endorsement (license) fees and student tuition. Team Oregon's training materials have been used in other states, including Idaho and Illinois, and it is the only official motorcycle safety program in Oregon.〔 The program began in 1984.〔 ==Overview== Since Oregon implemented the Team Oregon Motorcycle Safety Program, motorcycle fatalities have been reduced by 50%.〔 However, motorcycle fatality rates are rising in both Oregon and nationally.〔 Team Oregon's position, as well as that of the Oregon Department of Transportation's Traffic Safety Division, is that rider judgment and skill are critical in avoiding motorcycle accidents and fatalities.〔 Approximately 70% of Oregon's riders receive training through Team Oregon. Team Oregon was nationally recognized through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) and sponsored by the Oregon Traffic Safety Commission. In December 2006, Team Oregon and Oregon State University were sued by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation for copyright infringement in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. MSF alleged Team Oregon used their materials to develop their own program.〔 Team Oregon and MSF settled the lawsuit out of court in December 2008.〔 Some training programs are sponsored through local colleges, including Lane Community College, Chemeketa Community College, and Portland Community College. Team Oregon supported 2009 Oregon Senate Bill 546, introduced by Senator Vicki Walker, which requires mandatory rider education before endorsement. The bill was signed into law on July 23, 2009 by Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski and will be fully phased in by January 1, 2015.〔 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Senate Bill 546 )〕 Walker is an avid motorcyclist who sponsored the bill to stem the rise in Oregon motorcycle fatalities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Team Oregon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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