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How to Avoid a Motorcycle Crash

September 29, 2008 at 11:00 am · Filed under General Category

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Lets just face the facts about the dangers of riding a motorcycle, a motorcycle crash does not happen very often, just about 4 percent of all crashes with vehicles are a motorcycle crash. This is a very low percentage but it does lead to 10 percent of all deaths in traffic. You are just not as protected on a bike as you are when driving a car. Still this extremely high amount of deaths because of a motorcycle crash can be reduced with just a few simple guidelines.

There are a lot of misconceptions about a motorcycle crash

The greatest myth about a motorcycle crash is that they are more often than not caused by other road users like car owners and trucks. This is not at all true, almost 65 percent of the crashes is caused by the rider self and are single vehicle crashes. This means that there was no other vehicle involved in the crash and the riders caused there own accidents. This is really the biggest myth and now you know you also know that there are steps to be made to avoid a motorcycle crash caused by yourself.

Another myth about motorcycle crash is that they almost always happen at night, while in fact more then seventy percent of all motorcycle crashes happened in day time.

A deathly motorcycle crash only happens at high speed is the next myth. 40 miles an hour can be enough to kill you if you do not take the right precautions. Of course when the speed increases the risk of fatality becomes higher but when you have a motorcycle crash at low speed, and most of the accidents happen at low speed, and you do not wear good gear it still can kill you.

Most bike riders are much less cautious when they drive at these speeds because they think they will be able to intervene and to avoid problems. Often they do not see everything that is happening on the road and they react slower then they would be at a higher speed. This results in much more accidents.

Young deaths

It is true for all vehicles that younger people make a third of all crashes and for a motorcycle crash this is not different. What is different is that with a motorcycle crash with young people alcohol is often a very big factor. When drink and drive in a car you put your self in great danger but then you drink and ride a bike you are at much more risk of ending up death. Motorcycle riders are often less aware of their surroundings because of their helmet and have often less of a reaction time to problems on the road then when driving a car. The combination of high speeds, less reaction time and alcohol is a lethal because you are much less protected when you drive a motorcycle then a car.

The three keys of avoiding a motorcycle crash

1)Never Ever drink alcohol and ride your bike

2)Be aware that the vehicle can be deadly even at low speed, so stay alert.

3)Most of the motorcycle crashes are caused by the rider, so you need to be aware of this fact and ride responsible.

About the Author

Frank Strider loves to talk about motorcycles and all the things related to it. Visit his website if you want to find out more about a motorcycle luggage or maybe motorcycle jackets.

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