Consumer Reports Study: Safety Still Not Priority for Many Motorcyclists
Failure to wear helmets, protective boots and other protective gear, failure to dress in protective clothing or reflective clothing that's visible to other motorists around you, and failure to take a safety training program - motorcyclists are failing on several counts, as a new Consumer Reports study shows us.
There was very little good news in the survey, but plenty of enthusiasm to go around. The study found that seven out of every ten riders believed that they were experienced motorcyclists, and had been licensed motorcyclists for the past five years at least. However, at least 10 of these admitted to having been involved in accidents over the last five years, and 50% said these were single vehicle crashes. One of the reasons contributing to these crashes could be that just half of the motorcyclists said they had taken a motorcycle safety course before they began riding.
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