5/5/2017
Motorcycle Awareness Month begins with rallies
BOISE - The Idaho
Transportation Department (ITD) and its partners in motorcycle safety remind
motorists to “Look Twice for Motorcycles” to help prevent motorcycle rider
deaths and injuries during May’s Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
Preliminary data shows that three motorcyclists have died in crashes on Idaho highways so far in 2017. A total of 22 motorcycle riders lost their lives in the Gem State in 2016.
During the last five years (2011-2015), there have been 118 fatal motorcycle crashes. In 42 percent of these fatal crashes, another vehicle was involved.
To help raise awareness of the presence of motorcycles, the Idaho Coalition for Motorcycle Safety (ICMS), ABATE of North Idaho, the Idaho STAR Program and ITD’s Office of Highway Safety, will host motorcycle awareness rallies in Boise and in Coeur d’Alene, on May 6.
• Boise: Riders will meet at 11 a.m. at Sandy Point Park, with an escorted ride to the Capitol, and barbecue after at Municipal Park. Hosted by ICMS and STAR.
• Coeur d’Alene: Riders will meet at the Kootenai County Courthouse at 10 a.m. Hosted by ICMS, STAR and ABATE of North Idaho.
“Idaho is a great place
for motorcycle riding,” said Lane Triplett from the Idaho Coalition for
Motorcycle Safety. “Our roads have beautiful scenic views that require varying
degrees of technical riding ability, which is why riders from around the globe
come to our state. Drivers and riders alike need to share the responsibility of
keeping our roads safe.”