In a press release, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reported data for national motorcycle fatalities. According to the IIHS, just under half of all motorcyclist deaths do not involve another vehicle. This truth has remained largely unchanged over the period the data has been recorded. Many of these motorcycle deaths can be attributed to speeding and drinking while riding. In 2009, 48 percent of the 1,791 motorcyclists that died in single-vehicle fatal crashes were speeding. In the same (read more)
Read MoreIn multiple press releases, the California Highway Patrol has been warning drivers about motorcycle safety due to a series of bad accidents in the San Luis Obispo area. According to CHP records, there have been two serious-injury motorcycle accidents and two fatal motorcycle accidents in the past 3 weeks in the area. Officials claim that the nice weather of this time of year mean more motorcyclists on the road, so they want everyone to be aware of safety. Their main (read more)
Read MoreNews sources report, a motorist was arrested Thursday following a hit-and-run accident in which a truck collided with a motorcycle in Lebec. According to a witness report, the motorcycle was traveling northbound on Lebec Road approaching the Lebec Post Office when a white pickup pulled out of the post office parking lot and in front of the motorcycle. The rider of the motorcycle attempted to avoid the collision, causing the motorcycle to fishtail. The motorcyclist landed between the truck and (read more)
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