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...
View ArticleRider 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...
View ArticleMotorcycle 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...
View ArticleAnalysis 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleAllstate 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...
View ArticleCosmo 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...
View ArticleVoice 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...
View ArticleMay 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...
View ArticleTouring 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...
View ArticleCager 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....
View ArticleSafety 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...
View ArticleHertz 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...
View ArticleClose 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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