You may not be a motorcycle rider. You may not know any personally. But they\u2019re on the roads, and they need your help.<\/p>\n\n\n
Driving to protect motorcyclists keeps everyone safer. This is Motorcycle Safety Month, so let\u2019s all think about how we can protect motorcycle riders. We\u2019ve offered tips to riders before here: www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/save-the-bikers-with-safe-driving-for-everyone\/<\/a> – this is for those of you in cars.<\/p>\n\n\n Many motorists see bikers as a nuisance \u2013 and sure, there are reckless folks on every kind of vehicle. But motorcyclists must do a lot more adjusting of their position to ride safely \u2013 they\u2019re not just showing off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A motorcyclist moving around in the lane may be avoiding potholes or increasing their visibility to other drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A motorcyclist getting ahead of traffic is doing what\u2019s recommended \u2013 they are taught to ride ahead of the flow of traffic. What may seem unnecessary to you may be lifesaving to them.<\/p>\n\n\n Motorcycles are small. It\u2019s harder to judge how fast they are moving. These facts add up to most of the accidents between cars and motorcycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Knowing this is key when turning \u2013 either into traffic from a shopping plaza or gas station or making a left at a light. Assume that motorcycle is closer than it appears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They\u2019re different in other important ways, too. They can be easily slowed without using the brakes, so give extra space and attention when following \u2013 you won\u2019t always see the brake lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Motorcycles don\u2019t have as much tire surface on the road \u2013 so even though they can ride through the rain \u2013 they need more time to stop on wet pavement.<\/p>\n\n\n Motorcyclists are vulnerable. Driving is so automatic for many of us and we are often distracted, whether we want to admit it or not. (See our blog about distracted driving<\/a>.) So, think about who is under the helmet. If you can see motorcyclists as fellow humans with people who love them and want them to come home safely \u2013 you\u2019ll start seeing motorcycles, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Share this if you know someone who rides and pledge to start seeing motorcycles. Motorcyclists have different insurance needs, too. The cheapest insurance isn\u2019t always the best \u2013 especially since motorcycle accidents have higher risk of injury. How much motorcycle insurance costs can vary \u2013 and states have different rules \u2013 so get a quote for motorcycle insurance from Acceptance Insurance<\/a> and then talk to an expert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You may not be a motorcycle rider. You may not know any personally. But they\u2019re on the roads, and they need your help. Driving to protect motorcyclists keeps everyone safer. This is Motorcycle Safety Month, so let\u2019s all think about how we can protect motorcycle riders. We\u2019ve offered tips to riders before here: www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/save-the-bikers-with-safe-driving-for-everyone\/ – this is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":82,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":764,"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301\/revisions\/764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acceptanceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}They\u2019re Not Trying To Be Annoying<\/h3>\n\n\n
Motorcycles Are Different<\/h3>\n\n\n
What\u2019s Under The Helmet<\/h3>\n\n\n