Comments on: Researchers will Study Motorcycle Crash Causes and Prevention.

By: Motorcycle Safety Gear

Motorcycle Safety Gear — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It's about time! Hopefully the data is widely released and every other state can take notice. It's better all around for everyone to keep everyone on the road safe.

-BikerHiway

By: chris

chris — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I can save y'all a BOATLOAD of effort and money. I can tell you -exactly- why more motorcyclists have been killed. What's the single difference between drivers in 1997 and drivers now?

two words.

cell phones.

I was rear-ended by a bus on my bike (amazingly survived)...and the kid was 21, driving it like the little honda he commuted to work in, and was chatting his ass off on the phone.

In 1997, next to nobody had the little microwave distractions in their vehicles...and EVERYBODY was safer. Living in southern California, I cannot even count the number of people I see on the phone while driving (and it's ILLEGAL here too). As much as I hate suggesting laws to try to get things accomplished...if we enact SERIOUS legislation to get people to shut up and drive...or face REAL penalties...we can save a lot of lives and a lot of unnecessary squeegee time on behalf of the cops, fire-dept, and so on.

Cheers,
-Chris

By: mary k

mary k — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

"I can save y'all a BOATLOAD of effort and money. I can tell you -exactly- why more motorcyclists have been killed. What's the single difference between drivers in 1997 and drivers now?

two words.

cell phones." Quoted For Truth!