Each paper provides a thoughtful and perceptive review prepared by experts fully engaged in advancing the way the traveling public is served. Taken together, the papers provide a comprehensive view of transportation as it exists today and can be expected to evolve as the new century unfolds. Motorcycle Safety discusses issues concerning rider training, impaired riders, operator licensing, conspicuity, vehicle and roadway, crash investigations, motorcycle helmets, and public education and awareness. Amy Parnell, who has over 10 years of experience in the communications field, conducted the workshop scheduled as part of the SMSA Conference this August in Indianapolis. Amy has also collaborated with SMSA on previous projects.
Alcohol diminishes the coordination and motor skills needed to maneuver a motorcycle safely.
Alcohol involvement in motorcycle crashes is a concern at the national, state, and local levels. Motorcycle operators involved in fatal crashes have higher intoxication rates than any other motor vehicle operators. Almost half of the motorcycle operators who died in single vehicle crashes are intoxicated. Unfortunately these data have changed very little over the past 10 years. You Lose .