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Motorcycle Awareness Month already deadly in metro Detroit
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Posted at 5:16 AM, May 12, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-12 06:55:57-04
While some of us enjoy getting around metro Detroit on four wheels, the weather is warming up and the more adventurous prefer two.
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and sales are expected to increase in the years to come.
According to research, motorcycle sales are expected to increase 5.4% per year by the year 2024. The reason? The pandemic is reducing public transportation and ride-share services, forcing riders to think outside the box and opt for another mode of transportation.
Also adding to the sales is the development of electric motorcycles.
Motorcycle instructors stress importance of caution during Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month The real truth is that 94% of the people involved in crashes have not taken a safety class, said Lick. Author: Nate Belt Updated: 11:16 PM EDT May 10, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, as more riders hit the road now that the colder months are behind us. Steve Lick has been riding motorcycles for quite some time. The Beatles were really popular back when I got my first bike, he said.
In those decades of riding, Lick gained safety knowledge that he now teaches to others. In his safety courses, one of the first things he stresses is your clothing choice.
ALBANY, N.Y. â The Governorâs Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) recently held a press event at the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building in Albany to mark the start of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and urged safety in the wake of an alarming spike in motorcycle crashes and fatalities.
According to the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research (ITSMR) at the University at Albany s Rockefeller College, fatal motorcycle crashes were up more than 30 percent in 2020 over the previous year, and fatalities increased nearly 35 percent from 2019 to 2020, based on preliminary 2020 data.
ITSMR data shows that there were 132 fatal crashes that killed 133 people in 2019 compared to 172 fatal crashes that killed 179 people in 2020. So far this year, there has been one fatality and more than 40 reported injuries in just the first few weeks of riding season.
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May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and AAA Western and Central New York is reminding both drivers and bikers of key safety tips as the weather gets nicer in St. Lawrence County.
Also, motorcycle and scooter sales rose 11.4 percent in 2020 during the pandemic, according to a Retail Sales Report issued recently by the Motorcycle Industry Council. As an advocate for traffic safety, AAA hopes to reduce crashes and keep the rest of the spring and summer safe for all roadway users.
The number of motorcyclists killed in crashes reached 5,014 in 2019, an increase of 29 deaths from 2018, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Per vehicle miles traveled in 2019, motorcyclists were about 29 times more likely than passenger vehicle occupants to die in a motor vehicle crash and were 4 times more likely to be injured.