motorcycle accidents

Understanding and Avoiding a Motorcycle Accidents

Make no mistake about it: riding a motorcycle — and as you are no doubt aware—poses greater risks of injury than driving a car. According to the NHTSA, based on statistics from 2006, motorcyclists are eight times more likely to be injured in a crash per mile traveled. However, and this is critically important, several […]
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Avoiding Motorcycle Accidents

  Riding motorcycles poses greater risks of injury than driving cars. Most accidents are caused by a small group of contributing factors that can be avoided if the motorcyclist takes simple steps to ensure their safety. Here are basic recommendations and general principles for motorcycle safety. Following these recommendations can help you avoid future accidents. […]
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Swedish app detects motorcycle accidents

Sweden is testing a new smartphone app that detects motorcycle accidents, and can alert emergency medical services upon a collision. The new alerting system, appropriately named SOS Alarm runs off an algorithm developed at Chalmers University of Technology. The algorithm uses built-in accelerometers, found in many of today’s smartphones to detect an accident, and will […]
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