Riding your motorcycle through Louisiana allows you to experience the state from a different perspective. Acknowledging the risks of having less protection can help you prepare for a safe ride. One thing to consider is the type of clothing you wear. Selecting...
As fun and freeing as motorcycles are, riders do face more risks. Motorcycles lack the protection of passenger vehicles, which means riders can experience substantial injuries during a crash. Depending on the circumstances, these injuries can be fatal. While drivers...
While drivers often discuss the sources of car and truck accidents, the factors that lead to motorcycle crashes may go unnoticed. Whether it is on a back road or a highway, many unique factors make these vehicles less protected and more at risk for accidents. Vehicle...
Even careful, conscientious drivers may find themselves endangered on the road when other motorists are not paying attention. Unfortunately, from eating or drinking to handling mobile devices, all too often U.S. drivers overestimate their ability to multi-task behind...
In many accidents between motorcycles and passenger vehicles, the person driving the vehicle states that they did not see the person on the motorcycle. While this is likely true in many situations, it does not make a difference to the motorcyclist who may have...
After suffering from a motorcycle crash, you will likely not walk away without injury. This is unfortunately true even if you wear all the proper clothing and safety gear, and abide by the speed laws in your area. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are among the most...
One common refrain that motorcyclists often hear is that wearing a helmet can protect them from injury. Motorcycles lack a lot of the inherent protections of a car, and their bodies are likely to hit the ground or a vehicle in a crash. Therefore, the helmet is their...
As a motorcyclist, you spend most of your time watching the traffic ahead of you, beside you and coming your way. The biggest threat from distracted driving seems to be a driver who begins drifting into your lane from the oncoming lanes or someone who merges without...
For motorcyclists, sharing the road with far larger vehicles can be rather unnerving. They are well aware of the size difference, the fact that they have little protection and the way that a single mistake by another driver can put them in the hospital.Staying safe...
Lane splitting is famously legal in California. It's a tactic that motorcyclists use to ride between parked cars in traffic. They can fit between the stopped vehicles and, by weaving between them, they can keep moving even in a traffic jam. California is notorious for...
