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Concluding the two-part blog 6 Motorcycle Riding Safety Tips That Save Lives, the following discuss three additional tips that all riders should remember and following when riding on their motorcycles. Making it a habit to practice these motorcycle riding safety tips can not only reduce their chances of get into accidents, but it can also save riders’ lives.
Motorcycle riding safety tip #4 – Avoid riding when the roads are icy
Whether or not riders are able to see the ice on the roads, the fact is that icy roads make it extremely difficult to stop and general control a motorcycle. What can further complicate riding when the roads are icy is that other drivers in larger, heavier cars will also have a more difficult time controlling (and stop) their vehicle. This means that riders can easy be hit by other motorists at intersections, on/off ramps or any other point where traffic coalesces.Given this risk, riders should avoid riding motorcycles in such hazardous conditions because even a seemingly minor collision with a larger vehicle could result in serious – potentially fatal – injuries to riders.
Motorcycle riding safety tip #5 – Obey all traffic laws
While it may be thrilling to go fast, run red lights or otherwise violate traffic laws when riding motorcycles, riders should always obey the law when riding. When riders choose to violate traffic laws, they expose themselves to a significant risk of hit by other drivers, as larger vehicles often don’t see or look for them.
Motorcycle riding safety tip #6 – Keep your motorcycle well maintain
Make sure that all parts and systems of a motorcycle are well maintain is crucial to ensuring that a particular bike will run as it should while it is being ride. This means that riders should get their motorcycles regularly service, should regularly replace the tires on their bikes, should comply with the appropriate service when parts on their motorcycles are recall, etc
Mount Vernon Motorcycle Accident Lawyers
At the law firm of Hassakis & Hassakis, P.C., our experience Mount Vernon motorcycle accident and personal injury lawyers have been providing client-center representation to our Southern Illinois clients since 1950. Our trust attorneys focus on our clients’ needs, we are passionate about our clients, and we do everything we can to help them get the maximum possible compensation for their losses and injuries so they can focus on recovery and moving on with their life.
We take pride in tailoring our legal representation to specifically meet our clients’ needs and in expertly guiding them through each stage of the complex the legal process. While our attorneys are aggressive and effective litigators both inside and outside of the courtroom, we are also counselors that can provide our clients with helpful legal advice regard their best options.
If you have injure in a motorcycle accident, or if you have lost a love one in a fatal motorcycle accident, contact us by calling (888) 896-9381 or by emailing us using the form at the upper right-hand side of the page. We can provide you with a free, thorough assessment of your case, along with professional advice regarding the best manner in which to move forward.
