Ride Safe USA Safety Tip: Motorcycle Safety begins with taking motorcycle driving lessons and getting trained to get your motorcycle license. Motorcycle courses are intended to teach you how to drive a motorcycle safely and legally. Remember, alcohol and riding a motorcycle do not mix. Avoid motorcycle dealerships that use misogyny and alcohol to bolster sales. For motorcycle dealers to give the impression that drinking and riding is acceptable is unconscionable and should be subject to legal restrictions. Become part of the solution and not part of the problem. Help keep riders safe and reject drinking and riding. According to the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), 29% of motorcycle rider fatalities in 2017 were found to be riders that had been riding without a motorcycle license and without proper training. Proper rider safety training is imperative in the fight to curb rider injuries and fatalities. Riders must know that per vehicle mile traveled, they are about 28 times more likely to die in a crash than drivers of cars or trucks. Motorcyclist are overrepresented in traffic-related fatalities , accounting for 14% of all traffic related deaths, while making up only 3% of all registered motor vehicle fleets. Small amounts of alcohol consumption while operating a motorcycle increases your chance of a severe injury or fatality accident by a multiple of 5. If your blood alcohol content is greater than 0,05%, the risk of a crash increases 40 times. It is important to know that 46% of motorcyclists are killed as a result of riding under the influence of alcohol. One fourth of alcohol related motorcycle accidents involved the rider running off the road, overturning, or simply falling off the bike as opposed to making impact with another vehicle or object.
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