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The National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety recommends the following:
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![]() Research in Motorcycle
Crashes (page 9) Motorcyclist Alcohol
& Other Impairment (page 25) Personal Protective
Equipment (page 27) Motorist Awareness
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![]() Research in Motorcycle
Crashes (page 9) Mechanisms for building academic and funding capacity for ongoing and future motorcycle safety research should be explored. Motorcyclist Attitudes
(page 15) Using information about how motorcyclists form attitudes about safety issues, create programs that reduce dangerous behavior and reinforce safe behavior. Rider Education
& Training (page 17) Conduct uniform follow-up research into the effectiveness and impact of rider education and training. Merge rider education and training and licensing functions to form one-stop operations. Licensing (page
21) Identify and remove barriers to obtaining a motorcycle endorsement. Develop and implement programs to allow all state motorcycle safety programs to issue motorcycle endorsements immediately upon successful completion of rider training courses. Enforce penalties for operating a motorcycle without a proper endorsement. Encourage states and jurisdictions to provide motorcycle specific training to license examiners administering testing for motorcyclists. Crash Avoidance
Skills (page 23) Develop countermeasures in training, license testing, and motorcycle technology to address any current crash avoidance deficiencies. Evaluate effectiveness of rider education and training in developing crash avoidance skills. Motorcyclist Alcohol
& Other Impairment (page 25) Study the alcohol, drug and other substance use patterns of motorcyclists. Educate law enforcement about unique alcohol-related behavior of motorcyclists. Encourage partnerships with groups already involved in alcohol/substance abuse issues related to motor vehicle crashes, e.g., Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). Personal Protective
Equipment (page 27) Find ways to more effectively communicate the benefits of helmet use and work toward making voluntary use of FMVSS 218 compliant helmets more widely accepted. Use effective strategies to ensure that all helmets in use meet FMVSS 218. Revise FMVSS 218. Motorist Awareness
(page 31) Include questions regarding motorcyclists on drivers license tests and include information in driving manuals. Include the completion of a motorcyclist awareness class in sanctions against motorists found guilty of violating a motorcyclists right-of-way. Adequate funding needs to be devoted to the development and implementation of motorist awareness issues. Insurance Industry
Involvement (page 33) Enforcement &
Adjudication (page 35) Encourage inclusion of law enforcement officials in Motorcycle Safety Program Assessments. Develop and implement standardized data gathering and reporting for motorcycle crashes. Include motorcycle crash investigation procedures in the basic course given to crash investigators. Appropriate sanctions should be applied to those found guilty of contributing to motorcycle crashes. The sanctions, such as mandatory attendance at a motorcycle awareness course, would be designed to expand knowledge of motorcycle issues. Traffic Safety Community
Attitude (page 37) Increase funding for motorcycle safety programs by elevating their importance to state highway safety offices. Representatives of the motorcycle safety community should be integrated into the larger highway safety community to improve cooperative efforts. Motorcycle
Design (page 43) Implement the use of available tire and wheel technology and explore technology, such as run-flat tires, to reduce frequency of loss-of-control crashes caused by puncture flats. Braking (page
45) Conspicuity
(page 49) Encourage motorcyclists to enhance their conspicuity. Encourage manufacturers to make motorcycle apparel and parts conspicuous. Reconsider state requirements that prohibit safe conspicuity-enhancing modifications, including safe modification to lighting systems. Lane Use (page
51) Roadway
Characteristics (page 53) Develop and revise highway standards on all levelsfederal, state, county, and localto reflect the needs of motorcyclists and encourage motorcycle-friendly design, construction, and maintenance procedures. Create a working group to recommend changes to highway standards to increase motorcycle safety. Post specific warnings for motorcyclists where unavoidable hazards exist. Revise the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) so that signage better communicates roadway or construction conditions that present hazards to motorcyclists. Educate motorcyclists about the hazards created by common roadway defects and maintenance methods. Emphasize riding skills required to negotiate these hazards through education and training. Take steps to remove slippery sealants and repair substances applied to road surfaces. Educate road design and maintenance personnel about conditions that pose hazards to motorcyclists. Other Vehicle
Design (page 55) First Response
(page 57) Integrate a motorcyclist treatment component in first-aid/bystander care training and encourage motorcyclists to obtain this training. Intelligent
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NECESSARY Recommendations Conveying Research
Information to Users (page 13) Develop research-based safety information that can be used easily by the consumer media and in rider education and training systems. Explore public service announcements, advertising in enthusiast and near-enthusiast media, and any other viable avenues for distributing safety information. Rider Education
& Training (page 17) Establish benchmarks for rider education and training effectiveness and program operation excellence. Explore the effectiveness of on-street training. Licensing (page
21) Crash Avoidance
Skills (page 23) Examine technological approaches such as pre-crash warning and avoidance systems to enhance crash prevention. Personal Protective
Equipment (page 27) Insurance Industry
Involvement (page 33) Develop guidelines for insurers to tie approved training, licensing, and safe-riding practices to premium reductions. Braking (page
45) Provide additional training and education on proper braking and panic-braking techniques. Vehicle Modifications
(page 47) Educate users about how modifications and loads can change the operating characteristics of their motorcycles. Conspicuity
(page 49) Lane Use (page
51) Roadway
Characteristics (page 53) Other Vehicle
Design (page 55) Investigate how the designs of other vehicles affect motorcycle safety. First Response
(page 57) |
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