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The Road Often Traveled: Tips & Tricks – Part 1

The repetition of riding the same roads in varying traffic over 12 years has taught me a few things. Obviously proper gear and training are the main factors that contribute to your safety while on the...

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Rider Training: The Next Step in Motorcycle Safety

If you’ve been reading RoadRUNNER for a while you know that we take safety very seriously. Unfortunately, safety issues tend to spark massive (and usually pointless) debates among motorcyclists. Should...

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Motorcycle Safety: Taking a Breather

Here’s the situation: the sun is shining, and you’re carving your way down a beautiful mountain road. The curves are exhilarating and plentiful. It’s a perfect riding day. You’re humming along having a...

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Analysis of MSF Naturalistic Study Finds Key Factors Affecting Motorcycle Safety

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation completed its first major analysis of the MSF 100 Motorcyclists Naturalistic Study and found 17 key factors that could help improve traffic safety. A naturalistic...

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The AMA Wants Motorcyclists Included in the Road to Zero Initiative

The AMA is calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to include motorcyclists in its ambitious plan to eliminate fatalities on the nation’s roadways. The plan, called Road to Zero, is tackling...

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Allstate Installs ‘Watch for Motorcycles’ Sign on Longtime Rider’s Property

Allstate’s Once is Never Enough (O.N.E.) program is an awareness campaign created to help reduce the number of motorcycle crashes involving other vehicles at intersections by encouraging motorists to...

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Cosmo Connected’s Helmet-Mounted Brake Light with Emergency Roadside Assistance

Most motorcyclists will jump at any opportunity to be more visible on the roads. At CES 2017, a global consumer electronics show, Paris-based Cosmo Connected debuted its detachable helmet-mounted brake...

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Voice Your Opinion About Distracted Driving

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is requesting comments on its Visual-Manual NHTSA Driver Distraction Guidelines for Portable and Aftermarket Devices. The deadline to submit comments...

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May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and government agencies and safety organizations are reminding both motorists and motorcycle drivers to practice safety while on the road. Motorcycle fatalities...

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Touring Tip: Be a Safer Night Rider

A rider’s risk factors increase once the sun goes down. To avoid an accident, it’s important to see and be seen. Here are some tips for avoiding road hazards at night: Keep a Clear View: In low light...

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Cager Ragers: Hidden Dangers of the Road [With Video]

It’s probably not too big of a stretch to assume most of us have had a moment or two on the road where anger makes us want to go Redrum like Jack Nicholson’s character in Stephen King’s The Shining....

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Safety Just Got More Hi-Tech: KLIM and In&motion Airbag System

The wearable airbag for motorcyclists has come a long way in the last few years, and KLIM is the latest player to enter the field. KLIM and In&motion, a motorcycle airbag company, have teamed up to...

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Hertz Ride Partners With Michelin For Improved Comfort and Safety

As you may have heard by now, Hertz launched their Hertz Ride motorcycle rental program back in September. This program offers riders in the U.S. and parts of Europe an opportunity to rent high-end BMW...

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Close Encounters of the Four-Legged Kind

Among the most difficult hazards for motorcyclists to avoid are four-legged animals, which can appear suddenly, without warning and cause a rider to part company with his or her motorcycle. I learned...

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