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With Motorcycle Deaths on the Rise, Virginia Addresses Safety
posted 6:46 am Tue July 15, 2008 - RICHMOND, Va.
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With the number of motorcycle-related deaths sharply on the rise, Virginia officials are looking to improve safety.
The state will launch a program called "Motorcycle 411" at its motorcycle training range in Richmond on Tuesday.
The event coincides with national Ride Your Motorcycle to Work Day.
D.B. Smit, the governor's highway safety representative, will discuss how the program aims to improve not only the safety of motorcycle riders, but the awareness other drivers have of motorcycles on the road.
The timing of the safety program also coincides with a renewed boost in motorcycle ridership, thanks in part to high gas prices.
In 2007, there were 126 motorcycle fatalities in Virginia, nearly double the 70 deaths in 2006.
ABC 7 Talkback: With Motorcycle Deaths on the Rise, Virginia Addresses Safety
Shovelhead
7:06 am on 07/16/08
What they NEED to address is the number of CAR drivers rolling down the road who are too distracted by their electronic toys to pay attention to the task at hand.
While there are some motorcyclists that treat public roads as their personal racetrack, the majority of us are just trying to get safely from Point A to Point B without some ID10T in a car running over us while chatting/texting/eating/reading/drinking/etc.
While there are some motorcyclists that treat public roads as their personal racetrack, the majority of us are just trying to get safely from Point A to Point B without some ID10T in a car running over us while chatting/texting/eating/reading/drinking/etc.
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