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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson recognizes May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
MAY 6, 2021
Motorcyclists are Hard to See. Look Twice. Save a Life.
In recognition of May as national Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is encouraging drivers to exercise extra caution when driving as motorcyclists take to the road during warm weather months. As motorcycle traffic increases across the state, all drivers should take extra care to prevent crashes every time they get behind the wheel, Benson said. The simple act of taking a second look before making a turn or double-checking your blind spots can prevent crashes and save lives.
May 5, 2021
By May, most who own motorcycles have taken them out of storage and probably out on the road at least once for the year, even this far north.
With that and national Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May in mind, traffic safety officials in Wisconsin ask that all motor vehicle operators share the road, be alert and help keep everyone safe.
Even with the pandemic, motorcycle fatalities in Wisconsin increased 40% in 2020 over the previous five-year average, with 2,095 motorcycle crashes, 1,788 motorcyclists injured and 112 motorcycle fatalities, Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2020 preliminary data showed.
As warm weather returns, more motorcyclists will be on Wisconsin roads. “Drivers must be in the habit of looking for motorcyclists,” Wisconsin State Patrol Captain Ryan Chaffee said, “and motorcyclists should watch for other vehicles and get properly trained and licensed. Together we can save lives.”
"Recognizing May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month is an important step to help remind Minnesotans to share the roads this summer with motorcycles," said Franson.
Get our free mobile app If you scrape the road, you re certainly going to receive some extensive injuries and possibly even a fatality, he added.
Barnes also encourages motorcyclists to drive with their headlights on and stay out of driver s blind spots. Motorcycles are very hard to see, he said. If cars cannot see you trying to pass, it s very difficult for them to use caution also.