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30 | WheelsOfGrace.com | Issue 42 MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY NEWS Larsen deeply, and are grateful for the generous and hear elt outpouring of love and support from our community," the city's government said in a Facebook post. The SUV went off the road a er striking Larson and its driver was taken to a local hospital. The city said Larson, a "crea ve soul with a compassionate heart, an intelligent and well-loved team player, has been with the Fire Department since 2002. The Bend Firefighters Local 227 said Larson is survived by his family. FORD PATENT GIVES LANE-SPLITTING MOTORCYCLISTS A BRAKE Ford has come up with an idea that relates to lane-spli ng and rider safety. The automaker has received a patent for a system that uses cameras and other sensors to detect lane-spli ng motorcyclists and even intervene to poten ally prevent a collision. The patent calls for using rear-facing cameras that would e into a vehicle's driver assist features such as blind-spot detec on to issue a warning and ini ate automa c braking or steering if a motorcycle is detected white-lining near the car. Ford's lane-spli ng patent points to two promising solu ons — now and into the future. First, since the patent uses exis ng sensors and other electronics, it wouldn't take years to implement. And with driver assists coming even to entry-level cars, the feature could rapidly proliferate throughout automakers' fleets. Second, motorcyclists as well as bicyclists are concerned that, despite all their sophis ca on, self-driving cars have an even more difficult me than humans detec ng small, fast-moving objects. Or even small, slow-moving objects in the case of the recent Uber fatality involving a cyclist walking her bike across the road. Technology like Ford's recent patent can help prevent lane-spli ng accidents in California and beyond. And drivers win too, since they won't be startled when a bike blasts past them. HARLEY-DAVIDSON WILL NOT RAISE PRICES TO COVER TARIFF COSTS Repor ng by Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru Edi ng by Maju Samuel Harley-Davidson Inc. said on Monday June 25, it would not raise retail or wholesale prices for its dealers to cover the costs of the retaliatory tariffs by the European Union on U.S. products. The tremendous expense if passed onto its dealers and retail customers would have a las ng detrimental impact to its business in the region, the company said in a regulatory filing. Harley-Davidson said tariffs would reduce customer access to its motorcycles and hurt the dealers' businesses. Last week, the European Commission said it would start charging import du es of 25 percent on a range of U.S. products a er Washington imposed tariffs on EU steel and aluminum at the start of June. The company sees an annual impact due to the tariffs of about $90 million to $100 million and expects an incremental cost of about $2,200 per average motorcycle exported from the United States to the EU. The company expects the incremental cost for the rest of 2018 to be $30 million to $45 million. Harley said it plans to shi produc on of motorcycles for EU des na ons from the United States to its interna onal facili es to avoid the tariff burden. INDIA SPARES HARLEY-DAVIDSON AS IT HITS BACK AT US TARIFFS By Rishi Iyengar India is giving Harley-Davidson a pass as it hits back against US tariffs on steel and aluminum. The Indian government confirmed this week it would impose retaliatory tariffs on a range of American goods including apples, walnuts and some chemical and metal products. The tariffs will take effect on August 4, 2018. But the announcement did not men on large motorcycles such as Harley- Davidson (HOG) bikes, unlike a le er India sent to the World Trade Organiza on last week outlining planned tariffs worth $241 million on American products. An Indian customs official confirmed that big motorbikes had been le off the list on the instruc ons of the Indian commerce ministry. The other 29 goods from the WTO list were confirmed on Thursday. The United States sold goods worth around $42 billion to India in 2016, according to US government data. India exported goods worth $72 billion to the United States. The Indian government announcement did not men on how much the tariffs will be worth without the motorcycles. Officials at India's commerce ministry did not immediately respond to requests for addi onal detail. CAMPGROUND AND MOTORCYCLE MAKER DISMISSED FROM STURGIS LAWSUIT A federal judge has dismissed Buffalo Chip Campground and Indian Motorcycles from a lawsuit filed by an Alaska man injured by a motorcycle at the 2016 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. Royce Rath, of Sitka, Alaska, was a ending a Kid Rock concert when a motorcycle went off the stage and into the crowd, hi ng him. His lawsuit alleged he suffered severe physical and mental anguish and permanent disability. He sued Buffalo Chip, Indian Motorcycles and showman Roland Sands in federal court last fall, seeking money damages. The Rapid City Journal reports that a judge granted a joint mo on to dismiss the campground and motorcycle company. It's not known if Sands and Rath have reached a se lement.