As winter makes its way closer, Swinton Bike Insurance is offering motorcycle riders some useful tips to help keep themselves safe and to help minimize the risk of a collision while they’re on the roads. This top motorcycle insurance broker has been providing coverage from many years and knows that though many people choose to store their motorcycles throughout the winter months, many people can enjoy these vehicles year round as long as they take the right precautions. These include: • Wearing appropriate clothing to stay warm against frigid winds,…
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Women motorcycle drivers are increasing in numbers and are taking courses to learn how
Data from the Motorcycle Industry Council has shown that between 2003 and 2008, the number of women who own and drive motorcycles has increased by 52 percent, and many of those women are putting in the time and effort to learn how to ride the bike by taking a course. According to the Westside Motorcycle Academy (WMA) – which offers a course approved by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation – more than half of their riders are female. In fact, the school is also owned by two women, Amanda Cunningham and…
Read MoreThe helmet and insurance laws for Florida motorcycle riders
If certain insurance standards are met by an adult’s motorcycle policy, the law in Florida doesn’t require that individual to wear a helmet while they drive that vehicle. The majority of bikers are considered to be safe drivers. However, the problem is that they can still be injured by other careless motorists regardless of the care that they take. According to Florida Statute 316.211: • A person must be wearing protective headgear that has been properly and securely fastened in order to ride a motorcycle. That headgear must meet the…
Read MoreMotorcycle fatalities drop but it may not last
A recent report has found that the number of motorcycle fatality accidents decreased in 2010; compared to 2009 and previous years statistics. However, the study also found that helmet use among cyclists is declining. Only about 50 percent of motorcyclists are wearing helmets, and only 20 states have mandatory helmet laws. Motorcyclists are in a class of their own. You don’t have to ride a motorcycle; a person chooses to ride a bike. They say it gives a certain feeling of freedom and exhilaration like nothing else can. Motorcycle riders…
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