{"id":3344,"date":"2010-09-22T08:41:55","date_gmt":"2010-09-22T07:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=3344"},"modified":"2010-09-22T08:41:55","modified_gmt":"2010-09-22T07:41:55","slug":"rta-guide-motorcycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/09\/22\/rta-guide-motorcycles\/","title":{"rendered":"RTA Guide: Motorcycles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Some people love motorcycles, some people steer clear of them at all costs. The people that love them see them as a huge convenience for avoiding the congestion on our roads<\/strong>. Motorcycles are the faster way of getting around, as they can easily cut through traffic. Motorcycles and mopeds are becoming more and more popular. A lot of motorcyclists feel that riding their motorcycle is a much more exciting and exhilarating way to get around.<\/p>\n

Although there are many positive points of using a motorcycle there are also a lot of negatives. As a motorcyclist you are 57 times more likely to be killed in an accident<\/strong> than a car driver. You represent approximately 1% of the traffic on our roads<\/strong> in the UK but account for 19% of all deaths and serious injuries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Government recently launched a campaign called Think! One of the things they wanted to gain from the campaign was to make car drivers more aware of bikers, and to see them as people not just objects. They released figures which stated that 493 motorcyclists died and 5,556 were seriously injured in road collisions in 2008 in Great Britain.
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How to avoid accidents as a Motorcyclist:<\/p>\n