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Safety & Riding Tips
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May is Motorcycle Safety & Awareness Month
In 1997, more than 2,100 motorcyclists were killed, and another 54,000 were injured in traffic crashes in the United States. More than 7,000 of those injured were riders between ages 15 and 20, and 36 percent of those who died were between ages 16 and 29. Ninety percent of the people who died were male; nearly all of them were operating the bike. Among females who died, 72 percent were passengers.
Per mile driven, motorcyclists are about 14 times more likely than persons in a car to die in a motor vehicle crash, and they're about 3 times more likely to be injured. While motorcycles make up less than 2 percent of all registered vehicles in the U.S., motorcyclists account for 6 percent of total traffic deaths.
Wearing a helmet lowers a motorcycle rider's risk of fatal injury by 29 percent and reduces the risk of traumatic brain injury by 67 percent. Despite the documented effectiveness of helmets, many motorcyclists choose not to wear them, especially when state laws don't require helmet use. Surveys show that in states without universal helmet laws, only 34 to 54 percent of motorcycle riders wear helmets. But in states where helmet use is mandatory for all riders, 98 percent of motorcyclists use this safety gear. Currently, less than half of the states require helmet use by riders of all ages.
Safety Resources Brain Injury Association BIA has a fact sheet on motorcycle safety. Call BIA at 1-800-444-6443. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Link to "safety facts" on the IIHS home page (http://www.highwaysafety.org/) to find data on motorcycle fatalities. Motorcycle Safety Foundation MSF (http://www.msf-usa.org/) has information on safety gear and riding courses. NHTSA (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/) has information on motorcycle deaths, injuries, and safety. Call them at 1-800-424-9393.
While riding your motorcycle always look ahead,Look to the side, Look
in your mirrors, Look over you shoulders.
Keep looking anticipate
the oncoming, left-turning driver, the reckless person coming up
behind you , the car poking its nose out the driveway, the guy beside
and a little behind you who's moving across the lane divider.
Always
keep looking and ride safe.
Stay OFF the yellow line.Avoid the center of the lane(oil line)
REMAIN CALM... THINK!
(1) Get to victim, reassure, establish communication, if some one has cell phone call 911 ASP!
( 2) Safety factors.... a. Traffic If people are available, get someone uproad and downroad to wave down traffic. This is especially important in tight twisties where they may not have time to stop after seeing the accident site.
b. Hazardous material spills (gas, oil, brake fluid) People and vehicles will slip on this stuff. If ambulance personnel slip on oil while carrying the victim, it is bad. Either clean it off the road or indicate to everyone where it is.
c. Power lines If power lines are down around or near the victim, ambulance crews may not be able to get near the person until they are shut off. It is important to call the local utility company to get these live wires turned off at the same time an ambulance is called. If the ambulance arrives and they are still live, they will have to call the utility company and wait for them to come out, wasting a lot of precious time in the Golden Hour.
d. Fire People who smoke tend to light up under stress. Ask these people to either extinguish their smokes or move away from the flamable materials and/or bikes. It is easy to forget something obvious like this in a stressful situation like an accident scene.
e. Safety circle Establish a few people around the immediate accident scene to help direct traffic, to point out fluid spills, and to warn people who may want to light up not TO!
3) Best-trained individual (medically-wise) attends to victim, The person with the most training (first aid, CPR, etc.) attends directly to the victim. Assuming the victim is lying on the ground, this person should sit behind their head and should stabilize his or her head to avoid unnecessary movement (i.e. hold their head still). Assume the person has a back/neck injury and any unnecessary movement could risk paralysis.
PRACTICE " U-ABCC".....This person should be doing ``U-ABCC'' at the arrival on the scene and every 5 minutes thereafter
U-- Urgency
Try to determine if the person's injuries are (a) minor or (b) major, i.e. urgent. If unsure, it is urgent.
A-- Airway
Is there something to impede their airway? Gravel in the helmet, something down the throat? This needs to be cleared immediately, without helmet removal if at all possible.
B-- Breathing
Is the person breathing? Determined by listening, watching their chest, feeling for breath, etc.
C --Circulation
Check the pulse on the throat initially and subsequently on their wrist. This is the carotid artery, right next to the wind pipe/adam's apple on either side. If pulse is not present, remove helmet if necessary and begin CPR immediately. When checking pulse on their wrist, do not check with thumb; use the two fingers next to the thumb.
C-- Cervical Spine Immobilization
Support the victim's head and make sure they don't move it. CONSIDER EVERY MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT A HEAD INJURY, CONSIDER EVERY MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT A CERVICAL/BACK INJURY! This is important even if they feel they can move their head normally! When you talk to the victim initially, add on a short bit to reassure them;assure them help is coming!
Shock can kill
(1)- Inability to answer the 3 questions coherently (Who are you, etc.)
(2)-Pale, cool, clammy skin
(3)--Delayed capillary refill press your fingernail so that it turns white. It should turn back to pink in less than 2 seconds. If it takes longer, that is not a good sign.
(4)--Radial pulse (pulse at the wrist) goes away but there is still a pulse on the neck
(5)--Shivering,uncontrolably
(6)--Incoherant speech
Carry a first-aide kit at ALL time's.
If more than two are rideing on trip ,send someone to closet place for help!
In addition to your helmet, wear eye and face protection. Many helmets have built-in visors or other face guards.
Wear long pants, gloves, boots, and a durable long-sleeved jacket.
Get licensed. All states require a motorcycle license.
Never drink alcohol before operating a motorcycle.
Follow all the rules of the road. DON'T speed–40 percent of motorcyclists who died in crashes were speeding.
Watch for hazards on the road, such as large cracks, holes, and bumps.
Keep an eye out for vehicles coming from driveways and side streets.
Make sure your headlight is on every time you ride. (This is a law in most states.)
Don't let anyone ride with you until you are skilled at riding in all kinds of conditions.
When passengers ride with you, they must wear a helmet and protective gear.
Passenger Tip's
Insist that passengers sit behind you on the motorcycle.
Make sure passengers' feet can reach the footrests. Insist that they keep their feet on the footrests at all times, even when you stop.
Make sure boot's/Shoelace's are tied and not hanging down.
Don't let passengers get on the motorcycle until after you start it.
Tell your passengers to lean with you when you turn.
Insist that passengers hold on to your waist all the time.
Instruct passengers to keep their legs away from the muffler to avoid burns.
Ask that passengers limit their movement and talking.
Make sure Passenger is SOBER.
TAKE A SECOND LOOK! OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR!
Here is a nifty site you may like ,has interactive training /challenge video at the site.Enjoy! http://www.msf-usa.org/MotorcycleChallenge/index.html
