22 motorcyclist deaths and 700 injuries over the past 5 years, has lead MPI to name May, Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
This is an extension of MPI’s Save The 100 campaign.
A key to reducing deaths and injuries to motorcyclists is mutual respect because a high number of the deaths were preventable and directly attributed to high-risk driving behaviour between the motorist and motorcyclist.
Safety tips for motorcyclists are, wear the right gear, try to be highly visible, and ride with your headlight on and in a position on the roadway where you’re visible and aren’t in a blind spot.
For drivers, MPI’s safety tips are always look twice when changing lanes and at intersections, watch for signals, because it can be hard to see a motorcycle’s turning signal pay attention to if they are shoulder checking because that can indicate they are planning to change lanes or turn, and keep your distance, motorcycles may stop faster than other vehicles.
