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S. 1536

Motorcycle Safety Act of 1987

Motorcycle Safety Act of 1987 - Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to initiate and complete a rulemaking to establish a Federal motor vehicle safety standard applicable to certain rapid acceleration motorcycles. Prescribes criteria for such rulemaking.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress the results of a study determining to what extent foreign countries impose safety-related restrictions upon their manufacturers who market motorcycles in the United States.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO](R-MO)Sponsor
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