Tagged: Motorcycle Safety Foundation

The Insurance Company Isn’t Impressed By Cool – The Motorcycle You Ride Determines What You'll Pay Them

If your motorcycle is expensive, fast or  features lots of classy add-ons and equipment, then you can guarantee you’ll pay more for your insurance coverage. It’s just a fact of life. Why, you ask? It’s because the insurer would have more to replace in the event of an accident. If...

Where Is It Safe To Ride Your Motorcycle? Probably Nowhere, But These Cities Offer You the Best Chance

The Allstate Insurance Company  released its seventh annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report,”  and the report  ranks America’s 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency and which have the safest drivers. If you’re riding your bike through Fort Collins, Colo., take heart. For the second year in the...

Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study Aimed at Collecting Realistic Rider Data

The first rider involved in the initial MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study hit the road equipped with a fully instrumented, data-collecting bike from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute this week. In what marks the start of a year-long research project, each of the 100 bikes which are regularly ridden in...

Will This Invention Revolutionize Motorcycle Safety? Well…

According to a press release from Moto-Grip™, the company has come up with  a motorcycle passenger safety accessory which will revolutionize rider safety. Ventures LLC, a New York City-based consumer product design firm and the inventors of  Moto-Grip™ and Moto-Grip Jr.™,  say their two new motorcycle accessories “are certain to...

Top Five Rider Rules for Motorcycle Awareness Month

It’s hot out, the weather is perfect, and means you’ll likely be piling up the miles on your bike. With that in mind, and to make sure all your trips are as safe as possible, here are the top five rider rules you should follow. 1.Proper training and licensing –...