Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month | Seattle Motorcycle Accident Attorney

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May is national motorcycle safety awareness month. As a motorcycle rider myself, and as a lawyer who sees and deals with Washington motorcycle accidents on a frequent basis, motorcycle safety is an issue that is important to me. Hopefully, soon the weather will start to get warmer and drier in our beautiful state of Washington. When that happens, more and more individuals will be opening their garages, uncovering their motorcycles, and hitting the road. While motorcycle riders must do their part and ride safely, drivers of vehicles must also be especially alert and aware of the much smaller and harder to see riders. Unfortunately, drivers of cars not seeing motorcycles and pulling out in front of them is an all too common cause of motorcycle accidents.

Any time that you are on the road, whether in a car, truck, bike or motorcycle, it is important that you remain alert and aware of everyone around you. Always remind yourself to double check to make sure no one is coming down the road when you pull out into the street. Shaving ten seconds off of your commute is not worth the risk of pulling your vehicle out in front of someone else. Please always drive safe in order to help prevent injuries and car accidents.

Here are some motorcycle safety month tips from a fellow rider:

-Practice the SEE system: Search around you for potential hazards. Evaluate any possible hazards such as turning cars, railroad tracks etc. Execute the proper action to avoid the hazard

-ALWAYS wear a helmet, gloves, eye protection, pants, jacket, gloves, and any other safety gear that you’d like.

-Frequently perform bike maintenance

-Make sure to have the proper license and insurance

-Never combine drinking and drugs and riding, similar to driving

This information is provided by Straight Talk Law, where you can order free books on Washington auto accidents, buying car insurance, and other valuable legal information, offered as a public service by Bellevue personal injury attorney and author Jason Epstein and his King County car accident, Bellevue motorcycle accident, and Seattle wrongful death law firm in Seattle, Washington.