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10 things car drivers should know about motorcycles
In 2009, 5,474 people were killed on American roads due to distracted driving. Now, April has become National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The MSF has put together a list of 10 things cagers need to know about driving around motorcycles. I hope you’re not reading this on your iPhone from the driver’s seat. 1. There are many more cars and trucks than motorcycles on the road and some...
Apr 07, 2011
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MSF gets serious about motorcycle safety
Sketch: Jonathan SmithThe Motorcycle Safety Foundation is announcing a comprehensively revised training program and a new study into the causations of motorcycle accidents that promises to deliver hard facts rather than after-the-incident conjecture. Finally. For too long the US has existed in the dark ages of rider training, with very little in the way of effectual training available this side o...
Apr 12, 2010
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Motorcycle Safety Foundation calls for crash causation study
In response to the 6.6 percent increase in fatalities and the whopping 17 percent increase in injuries amongst motorcyclists reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment-Highlights, Motorcycle Safety Foundation president Tim Buche is calling for a new study into the causes of bike accidents. The thing is, it may be too little, too late.>A...
Aug 25, 2008