Motorcycle-related deaths on rise; officials respond
By News in Brief
July 21, 2008
With the number of motorcycle-related deaths sharply on the rise, Virginia officials are looking to improve safety.
The state launched a program last week called Motorcycle 411 at its motorcycle training range in Richmond.
The event coincided with national Ride Your Motorcycle to Work Day.
D.B. Smit, the governor’s highway safety representative, discussed how the program aims to improve not only the safety of motorcycle riders, but the awareness other drivers have of motorcycles on the road.
The timing of the safety program also coincided with a renewed boost in motorcycle ridership, thanks in part to high gas prices.
In 2007, there were 126 motorcycle fatalities in Virginia, nearly double the 70 deaths in 2006.
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