Many motorcyclists are scared to ride their bikes at night. They fear the dark because it diminishes their visual acuity. This makes it harder for them to navigate curves and corners or to spot road hazards. The darkness also tends to bring out nocturnal animals and...
Month: April 2019
A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer is struck, killed
A motorcycle officer with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) was struck and killed by a drunk driver on April 6. The incident occurred just before 4:30 p.m. as the CHP officer officer was traveling through Lake Elsinore on the 15 Freeway. Representatives with both...
Los Angeles City Council approves permanent bike crash memorials
As you've traveled throughout Los Angeles, you've likely come across painted white bikes surrounded by flowers. These "ghost bikes" memorials commemorate a life lost in a bike crash. On March 29, Los Angeles City Council members unanimously voted to allow 20 permanent...
Why fatal motorcycle crashes have increased steadily since 2008
A report published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2018 shows that 2017 was the worst year of the last 10 for motorcycle-involved fatal crashes in the United States. This had led many traffic safety analysts to try to figure out what...
Two San Francisco Pedestrians Struck
Back in February in San Francisco, California, two pedestrians were struck, one by an anonymous hit-and-run driver and the other by a 40-year-old truck driver. One of the pedestrians was killed at the scene of the accident, and the other was dragged down the road, but...
