The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking to convene three Communities of Practice (CoP) to provide input regarding three cornerstone motorcycle safety guidance documents. 

Toxcel is under contract with NHTSA to lead in updating the following documents: 

CoPs are being created to ensure that the documents are updated with riders in mind and will incorporate successful practices from the CoP members. The CoPs will include stakeholders from multiple disciplines and subject matter experts who are committed to keeping riders safe. Within these groups, topic area sub-groups will be formed to focus on specific elements within each document. The topic area sub-groups will focus on content and language for each topic area, providing feedback and insight on draft content that the project team will provide. 

The first meeting is tentatively set for January 2024 and each group will meet monthly until September 2024. Meetings are expected to last two hours, and topic area sub-groups will break into individual virtual meeting rooms during each CoP meeting. Materials for review will be provided to CoP members before each session, and members should come prepared to discuss them. 

The AMA had Shayna Fritz, the Eastern States Government Relations Representative, apply for the NAMS CoP to represent the AMA’s membership throughout this process. Anyone is welcome to apply to any of the 3 CoPs to contribute to updating these documents. 

Registrations must be completed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TDHZZ9G. Registrations are due by Nov. 27, 2023. You will be contacted the week of Dec. 4 with additional information and next steps regarding the first meeting(s).  

Please get in touch with Jennifer Symoun, Toxcel, with any questions at jennifer.symoun@toxcel.com.