WEBVTT 00:14.540 --> 00:16.596 it will lower your core to something 00:16.596 --> 00:18.929 that you can't survive . Go hypothermic . 00:19.240 --> 00:21.407 You drink the water go crazy and die . 00:22.640 --> 00:26.580 Yeah . All right sir , can you say 00:26.580 --> 00:30.400 and spell your name ? Rank , wow , This 00:30.400 --> 00:34.150 is a test . All right . Major Kenneth 00:34.330 --> 00:37.760 l Mitchell . K E N N E T H 00:38.340 --> 00:40.860 M I T C H E L L . I'm with now your 00:40.860 --> 00:43.082 true command on the brigade . S three . 00:43.740 --> 00:47.050 Let me look at you or the camera . Okay . 00:47.060 --> 00:50.540 So we we've been told that this is your 00:50.550 --> 00:52.850 brain child . This is you were the 00:53.640 --> 00:56.310 under the idea behind this whole the 00:56.310 --> 00:58.950 safety run . How did what , what made 00:58.950 --> 01:01.270 you come up with this for all the 01:01.270 --> 01:03.980 soldiers and everybody ? Uh in perfect 01:03.980 --> 01:06.130 honesty , Fort Sill did something a 01:06.130 --> 01:08.074 couple of years running where they 01:08.074 --> 01:10.240 focused a rally on safety and all the 01:10.240 --> 01:12.650 soldiers come together and I thought , 01:12.660 --> 01:14.938 well , we lost five soldiers last year . 01:15.240 --> 01:17.860 Ah at that time we've only lost I think 01:17.860 --> 01:21.760 for ah I know the pageant in general , 01:22.140 --> 01:24.880 uh general during his focus has been 01:24.880 --> 01:27.200 motorcycle safety for a while and I 01:27.200 --> 01:29.311 thought , hey , this would be a great 01:29.311 --> 01:31.478 opportunity to get everyone focused on 01:31.478 --> 01:33.700 motorcycle safety , get our soldiers in 01:33.700 --> 01:35.922 and get them a little bit of training . 01:35.922 --> 01:38.144 So kind of modeled a little bit of what 01:38.144 --> 01:40.450 Fort Sill does and then a little bit of 01:40.450 --> 01:42.394 what's typically experience with a 01:42.394 --> 01:44.561 poker run , married him together . And 01:44.561 --> 01:48.080 this is what I came up with dad , you 01:48.080 --> 01:50.191 said that we've had , we've lost five 01:50.191 --> 01:52.350 soldiers in the last year were Mhm . 01:53.240 --> 01:55.990 We're all those were all of them . Oh , 01:55.990 --> 01:59.620 I happened , these are motorcycle 01:59.630 --> 02:01.741 uh two motorcycle accidents . We lost 02:01.741 --> 02:03.650 five soldiers , only one of those 02:03.650 --> 02:05.650 soldiers that I know of was wearing 02:05.650 --> 02:07.594 safety gear and the accident , the 02:07.594 --> 02:09.483 nature of his accident , uh huh . 02:09.640 --> 02:11.696 There's nothing that could have been 02:11.696 --> 02:13.807 done , No amount of safety gear would 02:13.807 --> 02:16.029 have saved him . But the others , we're 02:16.029 --> 02:18.084 not wearing safety gear , no helmets 02:18.084 --> 02:20.084 and could very likely have survived 02:20.084 --> 02:19.920 their accident had they been wearing 02:19.920 --> 02:22.060 all the gear ? And I think one thing 02:22.060 --> 02:24.620 that soldiers , a lot of minds , you 02:24.620 --> 02:26.509 get two things happen amongst the 02:26.509 --> 02:29.420 bikers , especially the soldiers , they 02:29.420 --> 02:31.810 want to ride free . They like the 02:31.810 --> 02:33.921 freedom of being a regular biker kind 02:33.921 --> 02:35.643 of guy , you know , thats that 02:35.643 --> 02:37.699 mentality that's out there and two , 02:37.699 --> 02:39.921 they're afraid if they come forward and 02:39.921 --> 02:42.088 say , hey , I ride motorcycles that we 02:42.088 --> 02:43.810 in the uniform are gonna start 02:43.810 --> 02:46.032 dictating to them how they ride even on 02:46.032 --> 02:47.921 their off time . And I think that 02:47.921 --> 02:49.977 concerns some of them and that's why 02:49.977 --> 02:52.199 we've had what's called closet riders , 02:52.199 --> 02:51.820 Those writers that are out there 02:51.820 --> 02:53.653 writing , don't tell their units 02:53.653 --> 02:55.876 they're not reported . The goal here is 02:55.876 --> 02:57.820 to get those closet riders to come 02:57.820 --> 03:00.210 forward and figure out that yeah , I 03:00.210 --> 03:02.377 can ride , I can ride safely and I can 03:02.377 --> 03:04.860 have fun while wearing all the 03:04.870 --> 03:07.830 appropriate gear . How was it 03:07.830 --> 03:09.830 coordinating with all the , all the 03:09.830 --> 03:11.941 different people that you have to put 03:11.941 --> 03:15.450 on this , This is our first time . My 03:15.450 --> 03:17.339 first time I had Staff Sergeant , 03:17.339 --> 03:19.450 Christine smith . She's my operations 03:19.450 --> 03:21.283 in SEo stellar person . And then 03:21.283 --> 03:23.506 Sergeant Aaron Clifford also in my shop 03:23.506 --> 03:25.980 is the assistant to her . It was tough 03:25.980 --> 03:27.924 to being our first time we've ever 03:27.924 --> 03:30.290 organized an event like this . Some 03:30.290 --> 03:32.290 people came forward where they were 03:32.290 --> 03:34.346 immediately willing to participate , 03:34.346 --> 03:37.240 namely us , a of course , and the 03:37.240 --> 03:40.460 debate group , they were very willing 03:40.460 --> 03:42.349 to help . We had some significant 03:42.349 --> 03:44.810 donations from some of the other biker 03:44.810 --> 03:48.250 haunts in the Oklahoma city area . It 03:48.250 --> 03:51.320 was difficult drumming up some of the 03:51.330 --> 03:53.274 lesser names and certainly getting 03:53.274 --> 03:55.441 funding because we had to get all over 03:55.441 --> 03:57.663 funding from outside sources . That was 03:57.663 --> 03:59.886 difficult . It was a challenge . It was 03:59.886 --> 04:02.108 interesting . We've learned a lot and I 04:02.108 --> 04:01.960 think next year I plan on doing this 04:01.960 --> 04:04.570 again , no matter where I'm at , I 04:04.570 --> 04:06.800 think we'll have a better , a better 04:06.800 --> 04:08.744 understanding of how to proceed in 04:08.744 --> 04:11.270 getting sponsorship . What about 04:11.270 --> 04:13.492 working with the Highway Patrol and the 04:13.492 --> 04:15.826 Edmond Police Department ? How is Hello . 04:15.940 --> 04:18.200 It helps . It helps when you're brigade 04:18.200 --> 04:20.256 commanders . Also the commissioner . 04:20.440 --> 04:24.390 And so when we we sold him on the idea , 04:24.400 --> 04:26.067 once he bought into it as the 04:26.067 --> 04:27.956 Commissioner of the Department of 04:27.956 --> 04:30.011 Public Safety , he called up some of 04:30.011 --> 04:32.233 his buddies and I know he talked to the 04:32.233 --> 04:34.344 interim director of the Department of 04:34.344 --> 04:36.567 Highway Safety , Kevin Barons . If they 04:36.567 --> 04:38.733 manage to come up with $5,000 from the 04:38.733 --> 04:41.280 state To buy helmets , gloves , invests 04:41.290 --> 04:43.940 for the soldiers . They bought 36 that 04:43.940 --> 04:45.940 will be given to soldiers today ? I 04:45.940 --> 04:47.996 think that's very impressive . I owe 04:47.996 --> 04:50.610 that to Colonel Thompson his interest 04:50.610 --> 04:53.020 in the motorcycle safety , not only for 04:53.020 --> 04:55.310 his unit , for the state . And that's 04:55.730 --> 04:57.880 really what is making a lot of this 04:57.880 --> 04:59.824 possible today . It was it was his 04:59.824 --> 05:01.547 concern , his interest . Mhm . 05:05.540 --> 05:06.650 It's just mm . 05:09.340 --> 05:11.340 First thing we're gonna do is we're 05:11.340 --> 05:13.770 gonna have some speech is basically , 05:13.770 --> 05:15.826 I'll say if you administrative words 05:15.826 --> 05:17.603 get some administrative notes , 05:17.603 --> 05:19.826 Commissioner Thompson , he'll have some 05:19.826 --> 05:22.103 things to say . Maybe Colonel Harrison . 05:22.103 --> 05:24.159 The essay . Okay , Since he's here , 05:24.159 --> 05:24.060 once we're through with laying down the 05:24.060 --> 05:26.070 administrative notes , will assign 05:26.070 --> 05:28.830 mentor writers . Each group of soldier 05:28.830 --> 05:31.180 writers and that's people who are 05:31.180 --> 05:33.402 uniform writers . They will , they will 05:33.402 --> 05:35.780 form up in groups and we'll determine 05:35.780 --> 05:38.002 the size that based on the total number 05:38.002 --> 05:40.113 of people here . Well , sign a mentor 05:40.113 --> 05:42.336 rider to each group . That mentor rider 05:42.336 --> 05:44.336 will then go through a checklist as 05:44.336 --> 05:46.336 prescribed by the motorcycle safety 05:46.336 --> 05:48.447 foundation and their basic right ? Of 05:48.447 --> 05:48.140 course they have a checklist , you go 05:48.140 --> 05:51.620 through before you ride out and once 05:51.620 --> 05:53.842 they have gone through that checklist , 05:53.842 --> 05:56.009 they will then proceed out , just like 05:56.009 --> 05:58.231 a poker run . Uh there are four stops . 05:58.231 --> 06:00.110 Uh first stop is near Langston 06:00.110 --> 06:02.770 University . Second stop is at foreman 06:02.770 --> 06:05.770 Harley Davidson and still water . Third 06:05.770 --> 06:07.826 stop is in Chandler , there's little 06:07.826 --> 06:10.000 Texaco right there and then the four 06:10.000 --> 06:12.167 stop is it pops each time they come to 06:12.167 --> 06:14.278 a stop , they'll have to answer three 06:14.278 --> 06:16.660 questions . It's a three question quiz . 06:17.240 --> 06:19.420 Come again basically questions that 06:19.420 --> 06:21.587 come right out of the basic right ? Of 06:21.587 --> 06:23.809 course . If you get all three questions 06:23.809 --> 06:25.864 correctly , you get a ticket with to 06:25.864 --> 06:27.864 enter into the drawing when you get 06:27.864 --> 06:27.810 back for an additional chance to win . 06:27.980 --> 06:30.310 They can get up to four tickets based 06:30.310 --> 06:32.532 on how will they answer the questions ? 06:32.532 --> 06:34.650 And that's the training aspect on on 06:34.650 --> 06:37.710 the , on the ride . Once they return 06:37.710 --> 06:39.710 here , sometimes at some point this 06:39.710 --> 06:41.877 afternoon , everyone gathers back up , 06:41.877 --> 06:43.988 we'll have the drawings , we'll issue 06:43.988 --> 06:45.932 out the prizes and then we'll give 06:45.932 --> 06:48.110 everyone a departure safety briefing 06:48.340 --> 06:50.451 and send them on their way . What are 06:50.451 --> 06:52.950 the prizes that they can win ? Like I 06:52.950 --> 06:55.300 said about the soldiers courtesy of the 06:55.300 --> 06:57.300 Department of Public Safety and the 06:57.300 --> 06:59.522 Department of Highway Safety . They had 06:59.522 --> 07:02.820 each soldier that puts in their ticket . 07:02.820 --> 07:05.270 If they win , they get a helmet , a set 07:05.270 --> 07:08.500 of gloves and a reflective vest , which 07:08.500 --> 07:10.611 is part of the army standard . That's 07:10.611 --> 07:13.890 what it's part of our PPE also donated 07:13.890 --> 07:16.690 by Thunder Road's cafe here in Oklahoma 07:16.690 --> 07:19.690 City . We have a four ft by about three 07:19.690 --> 07:22.950 ft Coors light neon bar sign . 07:23.640 --> 07:26.660 It's worth over $600 . So they'll get a 07:26.660 --> 07:28.771 chance to win that . They want to buy 07:28.771 --> 07:31.049 tickets for it . And otherwise you got , 07:31.049 --> 07:32.938 we got t shirts , we've got other 07:32.938 --> 07:35.160 gloves , other helmets , other best for 07:35.160 --> 07:37.760 the civilians , hats , gift 07:37.760 --> 07:40.570 certificates pops gave us a gift basket 07:40.850 --> 07:43.128 and I think it's worth about 100 bucks . 07:43.128 --> 07:45.239 So various items like that . They can 07:45.239 --> 07:47.183 register one and everyone gets a T 07:47.183 --> 07:49.406 shirt for registering and then they can 07:49.406 --> 07:51.517 order a patch . I don't have a real , 07:51.517 --> 07:53.572 this is what the patch is gonna look 07:53.572 --> 07:57.320 right here . There anything else you'd 07:57.320 --> 08:00.550 like to ? No , I appreciate you guys 08:00.550 --> 08:02.661 coming out here and I hope to get the 08:02.661 --> 08:06.120 word out that you can ride safe and 08:06.120 --> 08:09.640 have fun at the same time who going to 08:09.640 --> 08:13.000 make . I certainly hope to Colonel 08:13.000 --> 08:15.111 Thompson seem pleased with the idea . 08:15.120 --> 08:18.100 Very pleased . So if this goes off well , 08:18.200 --> 08:20.367 you certainly look at doing a future . 08:20.367 --> 08:22.478 I say , even if this was a flop today 08:22.478 --> 08:25.200 because this is our first rodeo . I ate 08:25.200 --> 08:27.460 too intend to do it better next year . 08:27.840 --> 08:30.110 In part of our searching we found some 08:30.110 --> 08:32.332 people that were very interested in the 08:32.332 --> 08:34.600 idea . I'm talking general managers of 08:34.610 --> 08:36.570 big , big businesses and they were 08:36.570 --> 08:38.626 interested in hosting it next year , 08:38.840 --> 08:40.840 which would be free of charge to us 08:40.840 --> 08:43.062 because it would draw business to their 08:43.062 --> 08:45.060 to the establishment . So yes , 08:45.070 --> 08:47.348 absolutely . I don't care where I'm at . 08:47.348 --> 08:49.348 I'll be , I'll have a hand in doing 08:49.348 --> 08:51.570 this again next year and I hope it will 08:51.570 --> 08:53.459 be bigger and better . Only other 08:53.459 --> 08:55.403 locations you have . We'll move it 08:55.403 --> 08:57.459 around . There's a lot of historical 08:57.459 --> 09:00.020 areas around Oklahoma to see with right 09:00.020 --> 09:02.131 here with 66 going through our town . 09:02.850 --> 09:05.128 The options are endless . Really ? Mhm . 09:07.140 --> 09:09.360 Thank you very much . Thank you .