May is National Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month.
Ironically, it’s primarily motorcyclists who know about this, but the folks who really need to made aware will never know that each May is National Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month.
Texas Department of Public Safety (Texas DPS) advises drivers that since motorcycles are difficult to see because of their smaller size compared to larger vehicles, drivers need to make a conscious effort to look, and then look again for motorcycles.
If only.
We’d also like to add that people riding motorcycles are human beings, and you should not run them over and kill them.
Facts -n- figures
You might not know this, but there are 961,682 licensed motorcyclists in the Lone Star state. (If only half subscribed, we’d be in deep clover.)
In 2010, more than 37,000 beginner and advanced students took the Texas Motorcycle Operator
Training Program courses. Many motorcycle insurance companies offer a 5 to 20 percent discount for taking the safety course. If you take the advanced course periodically as a refresher you may qualify for this discount. Call your insurer to check.
Safety advice for riders
John G. Young, Coordinator of the DPS Motorcycle Safety Unit, reminds everyone interested in
motorcycling to get properly trained and licensed; wear all protective gear including a DOT-approved helmet; ride unimpaired by alcohol or other drugs; and ride within your own limits, while obeying all traffic laws.
For more information on the Texas DPS Motorcycle Safety Unit, visit their website.
or, call (800) 292-5787.
