10 Ways to Be Safe Riding a Motorcycle

I get Google Alerts every day telling of motorcycle accidents all over the world. The most disturbing accounts describe the deaths of riders because an oncoming motorist turned left across their path and the motorcycle struck the car.

Folks, most every rider has not yet got the message of the danger of left-turners.

Please read my 10 Ways to Be Safe on a Motorcycle. It describes the left-turner as well as nine more ways to be be safe on a motorcycle.

These tips are also included in my new Kindle book, Getting Started Riding a Motorcycle.

So, get educated and read my 10 Ways to Be Safe on a Motorcycle.

Motorcycle Fatality Facts

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued its 2009 report on motorcycle fatality facts. AllAboutBikes.com has reviewed the report. Here's an excerpt from their report:

"Motorcycle fatalities only represent about a fifth of all fatalities on the road. In 2009, there were 23,437 fatalities involving passenger vehicles. But that doesn't mean that motorcycles are a safer way to travel. If you look at the amount of miles traveled, the government estimates that motorcycle deaths are 37 times more likely to occur." -- AllAboutBikes.com

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