About 3 percent of the registered motor vehicles in California are motorcycles. Yet these vehicles are involved in about a sixth of the fatal wrecks in the Golden State. Furthermore, the fatality rate is significantly...Read More >>
In places like California, where the weather is usually nice year-round, motorcycling is very popular. Riding a motorcycle is also very dangerous, mostly due to a lack of visibility. In fact, motorcyclists are twenty-seven times...Read More >>
Four-wheel vehicle safety has improved significantly since the 1990s. Yet motorcyclists continue to suffer serious injuries at an alarming rate. In fact, as compared with vehicle occupants, motorcycle riders are almost thirty times more likely...Read More >>
During the coronavirus pandemic, federal regulators have relaxed a number of truck drive safety laws. For example, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has relaxed many drowsy truck driver rules. As a result, the number...Read More >>
Motorcyclists are considered vulnerable road users because they lack many of the safety features provided to vehicle occupants such as windows, airbags, and seatbelts. As a result, many motorcyclists are severely injured in crashes and,...Read More >>
California Vehicle Code Section 27803 requires all drivers and passengers of a motorcycle to wear a helmet with chin straps that fits securely on the person’s head. This law took place in California at the...Read More >>