Motorcyle Safety

HELMETS SaveLIVES THE DANGERS DF MOTORCYCLE RIDING in • HAWAII •.. Year-round balmy weather makes Hawaii the perfect setting for motorcycle enthusiasts, but the dangers of motorcycle riding have been underscored by several tragic deaths in recent years. MOTORCYCLE FATALITIES IN HAWAII 40 30 30 27 20 22 21* 20 10 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TWO motorcyclists on Oahu were killed in October, 2011, in separate, unrelated incidents within a 2-HOUR PERIOD. Neither rider was wearing a helmet, and police determined that SPEED WAS A OBITS FACTOR IN BOTH CRASHES. *Preliminary figure Source: Hawaii Department of Transportation, 2012 HELMET 1es. NO HELMET In Hawaii, motorcycle riders under the age of 18 and mo-ped and bicycle riders under the age of 15 are required by law to wear a helmet. Ôngoing attempts to establish a mandatory helmet law for adults have been quashed by political resistance, according to the Hawaii Department of Transportation. Not wearing a helmet when operating a motorcycle or mo-ped makes you ... MOTORCYCLE DEATHS IN HAWAII 40 more likely to suffer a fatal head injury. WITH A HELMET WITHOUT A HELMET 37 You are ... The DEATH TOLL in Hawaii among riders who did not wear helmets is 200% GREATER than LESS likely to die in a crash if you are wearing a helmet! that of helmeted riders. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Study Source: Queens Medical Center, 2012 Incidents involving motorcyclists not wearing helmets cost island taxpayers $1.9 MILLION a year or ... 9,500, 000 NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS 9,500, 000 HI NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS 9,500, 000 9,500, 000 ... $9.5 MILLION over the past 5 years! ... SAFETY TIPS ... Receive proper TRAINING and become LICENSED. All new riders should enroll in a BASIC RIDER COURSE. NEVER ride while under the influence of ALCOHOL or DRUGS. 3 Know and ride within your own skill limits and FOLLOW ALL TRAFFIC LAWS. 4 Always wear PROTECTIVE GEAR! EYE PROTECTION HDOT-COMPLIANT HELMET RIDING SUIT OR LONG PANTS AND RIDING JACKET GLOVES BOOTS Source: Hawaii Department of Transportation, 2012 Copyright © 2012 | Leavitt Yamane & Soldner | www.lyslaw.com Designed by InfoMonkeys