About 20 motorcyclists have already been killed in crashes this year, and the governor’s Office of Highway Traffic Safety and the Iowa Department of Transportation are trying to raise awareness about the issue.
BSWG spokeswoman Colleen Powell says other people are not following the fundamental protection rules. “We know that speed has been a factor, even in our passenger cars, that other people are simply driving too fast, at excessive speeds. “I see this on motorcycles, other people get distracted,” he says. Powell says that being distracted in a car or on a motorcycle can have poor effects because you have to focus all your attention on driving.
According to her, there is also another trend in motorcyclist fatalities. 74% of our murdered motorcyclists were not wearing helmets, compared to the national average of 38%,” he says. So we’re almost twice as many here in our state. ” Powell says motorcyclists can do better with a helmet.
“We are one of only 3 states with no helmet legislation; Right now, it’s other people’s choice, but we still inspire other people to be protected, the same way we inspire other people to wear their seat belts when they’re in a vehicle. Motorcycles account for 3 tenths of one percent of all cars registered in the state and 0. 33 percent of all vehicle miles traveled. But last year, motorcycle fatalities accounted for 16 percent of total road fatalities.
(By Brian Fancher, KLMJ, Hampton)
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