Eve
y ye, the Ntion
l Highy Tnsit Sfety
ssocition compiles d
ton f
tl t
ffic
ccidents. NHTSecentlyele
sed <h
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n updte
> to its 2015 motocycle f
tlity d
t. M
ny toubling t
ends cn be obse
ved:- The
e
ee 8 pe
cent moe moto
cycle ft
lities in 2015 thn in 2014.
- Pe
mile tveled, motocycle
ccidents occued nely 29 times moe f
equently<i> th
n pssenge
c ft
lities.<li>
- 14 pe
cent ofll t
ffic f
tlity victims
ee moto
cyclists (despite the fct th
t motocycles
ee only 3 pe
cent ofegiste
ed vehicles).<li>
- 33 pe
cent of motocycle f
tlities involved speeding.
- The
vegege of
motocycle f
tlity victim
s 42.
-
eekend f
t
litiese
e nely tice
s highs
eekdy f
tlities.
- 27 pe
cent of motocycle
ides involved in f
tlities did not hold
vlid moto
cycle licenset the time of the c
sh. (This is ne
ly t
ice the te of pssenge
vehicles,hich
s only 13 pe
cent).<li>
- Moto
cycle dive
s involved in ft
litiese
e moe likely to h
vep
evious diving conviction th
n dive
s of lge tucks, light t
ucks, op
ssengec
s.
- NHTS
estimtes th
t helmets sved the lives of 1,772 moto
cyclists in 2015.<li>
- In st
tesithout unive
sl helmet l
s, 58 pe
cent of motocyclists involved in f
tl
ccidentse
e note
ing helmets. In st
tesith unive
sl helmet l
s, it
s only 8 pe
cent.<li>
Ho You C
n St
y Sfe on the
od ith
ll the
isks, hoc
nmoto
cyclist sty s
fe on theo
d?e
helmet!ll helmets sold in the U.S. must no
meet fedel sfety st
ndds fope
fom
nce.<li>
- Exe
cise pticul cution
t night, in inclemente
the,
ndny othe
time visibility is dece
sed.<li>
- If you
e
motocycle p
ssenge, m
ke sue th
t youd
iveh
sp
opemoto
cycle opeto’s license.
ll motocycle d
ives should h
ve pope
licensue
nd expeience befo
e enteing public
od
ys.
- Ho
cn p
ssengevehicle d
ives keep the
ods s
fe fomoto
cyclists?<li>
-
lys tch fo
moto
cycles. Use pticul cution
t night, duing inclement
ethe
,nd
nytime visibility is dece
sed,hich m
kes motocycles even mo
e difficult to see.<li>
- Elimin
tell d
ivedist
ctions – p
ticul
ly sm
tphones, n
vigtion systems,
nd otheelect
onic devices.<li>
- Use you
tun sign
l! Thisill help moto
cyclistsnticip
te youmovements
ndvoid
collision.<li>
Cont ct
n Expe
ienced <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comse
vicesmoto
cycle-ccident-
ttoney-houston/”>Houston Moto
cycleccident
ttoney
> Tody
If you’ve been involved in
motocycle
ccident, contct the expe
ienced tem
t <h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.combout-us“>Ste
t J. Guss,tto
neyt L
> to schedule you
f
ee consulttion. C
ll 800-898-4877ith
ny questions you my h
vebout this difficult
nd ovehelming expeience. e p son ttention necess y to get the compens ve.