As compared to closed vehicles like passenger cars, vans, buses, and trucks, motorcycles are significantly less crashworthy and far more dangerous. It should come as no surprise, then, that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that motorcycle riders are overrepresented in the agency’s fatal traffic crash data every year. Luckily, there are effective[…]

  This May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. With the warmer weather already here, more and more motorcyclists are popping up on roadways across the country. Although motorcycles account for only 3% of all registered vehicles in the U.S., more than 5,100 riders and passengers are killed in deadly accidents each year. In order to[…]

As the warm weather comes rolling in, this May marks National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Nearly 5,200 motorcycle riders and passengers die in crashes each year – and the number of fatalities has been steadily increasing since the late 90s. All motorists have a responsibility to do their parts to keep motorcyclists safe on American[…]

Remember that May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.  As any experienced rider will tell you, motorcycles offer far less protection and are less visible and stable than other motor vehicles. In fact, the federal government estimates that motorcyclists are at least 6 times as likely to be injured as drivers of other vehicles. This May,[…]

According to a recent report compiled by the Department of Transportation (DOT), there are 8,410,255 registered motorcycles across the United States. Rates of motorcycle fatalities increased by more than 8% between 2014 and 2015, and nearly 5,000 people die in fatal crashes every year. Although rates of motorcycle-related injuries have slightly decreased, almost 90,000 individuals[…]