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Harley-Davidson is voluntarily recalling 111,569 motorcycles for the risk of a potential fuel leak when the fuel tank may become distorted during a collision. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) recall notice the following Harley-Davidson 2009–2010 Touring, CVO, and Trike motorcycles included in this recall are:
H-D / FLHP 2009-2010
H-D / FLHPE [...]
An astonishing estimated 250,000 deer roaming around Fairfax County are the cause for numerous car accidents and related injuries. Even more shocking is that Virginia is believed to be ranked in the top five nationwide for the most deer-related car accidents. With this in mind, the chances of encountering a deer [...]
Motorcycle Safety Tips Part 2 – Take a Motorcycle Safety Course
There never seems to be shortage of tragic motorcycle crash stories that could have been avoided:
ABC 9 KCRG-TV – Officials Identify Two Killed in Motorcycle Accident Near Urbana
Hartford Courant – Portland Police Probe Motorcycle Crash
Bartlett resident killed in motorcycle accident
Fayette Daily News – Motorcycle safety… [...]
When airbags were introduced in the automotive industry, skeptics quickly offered their opinions against the safety device. The same is apparently happening for a motorcycle safety device called a motorcycle airbag jacket. Although the motorcycle airbag jacket has not been actively tested and its effectiveness has not been rated, survivors of motorcycle accidents [...]
Motorcycle Safety Tips Part 1 – Pre-Ride Inspection
The Pentagon Police believe that many motorcyclists make their biggest mistake prior to even getting on the bike – failing to perform a pre-ride inspection. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 50% of fatal motorcycle crashes DID NOT involve another motor vehicle. Therefore, [...]
There currently seems to be a huge debate over whether or not loud motorcycles are safer. As lawmakers are trying to dampen the sound of loud motorcycles to quiet our roadways at the persistence of anti-noise activist groups such as NoiseOff.org, many motorcyclists are insisting that their loud motorcycles are saving their lives based [...]
