Although today marks the last day of the National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month campaign, the Ohio Highway Patrol is urging all motorists to keep the initiative’s themes and safety reminders centrally in mind, especially with the summer months approaching. Summer brings optimal driving conditions for motorcyclists, and there is no other time of the…
The good news: Nationally, the number of deaths in motorcycle accidents fell between 2009 and last year. The bad news: The decrease in crashes and fatalities was concentrated mostly in the first few months of 2010, with the death rate in succeeding months actually increasing. Those statistics come courtesy of a report released last…
For many years, critics of motorcycle helmets have cited a decades-old study to support their view that riders and passengers in motorcycle accidents suffer a comparatively higher rate of spine injuries when they crash while wearing a helmet. Their reasoning centers on data suggesting that a helmet’s weight unduly pressures the neck in an…