Motorcycle safety expert explains how majority of accidents can happen

Expert highlights dangers of motorcycles aft 2 fatal crashes

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two motorcyclists are dormant aft 2 abstracted crashes connected Jacksonville’s Westside.

There person been 41 deadly motorcycle crashes truthful acold this year, which is treble the magnitude from past twelvemonth astatine this time, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a antheral successful his 20s was killed Friday nighttime aft crashing a stolen motorcycle connected Hammond Boulevard. The antheral mislaid power and crashed into a curb. He was not wearing a helmet.

Michael Dobbs, the proprietor of Jacksonville Motorcycle Safety Training, said the bulk of accidents hap erstwhile drivers don’t cognize however to brake.

“In a car, you enactment your ft connected the brake and it stops each 4 tires, but connected a motorcycle, you person a beforehand brake and a rear brake, and you person to decently cognize however to halt some astatine the aforesaid time,” Dobbs said.

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Dobbs said different large crushed wherefore accidents hap is due to the fact that immoderate motorcyclists aren’t paying attraction to the postulation astir them.

According to Florida Highway Patrol, 1 23-year-old antheral was killed aft a clang connected Normandy Boulevard.

A pickup motortruck operator was trying to crook near onto Normandy Boulevard and had a greenish arrow. Officials said the motorcyclist was coming from the other absorption and did not halt for a reddish airy and crashed into the different operator head-on.

The motorcyclist was rushed to UF Health wherever helium was pronounced dead, officials said. The operator of the pickup was not hurt.

Dobbs said motorcycles tin beryllium fun, but radical request to recognize it’s besides a unsafe hobby.

“When you’re successful a car, you person a spot belt, 4 walls astir you,” Dobbs said. “On motorcycles, each you person is your information cogwheel and skill.”

Dobbs said a full-face helmet, gloves and bully riding shoes are recommended connected a motorcycle. He said a helmet is the astir important item.

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“We person truthful galore students who travel backmost and they’ve been successful crashes, and they bring their helmet that’s each scratched up and they say, ‘Thank you for telling maine to deterioration it,’” Dobbs said.

Dobbs said if you ain a motorcycle, you should beryllium trained successful however to thrust one.

“A batch of the wrecks I utilized to enactment astatine erstwhile I was successful instrumentality enforcement were radical who were aforesaid taught,” Dobbs said.

Dobbs said to ever wage attraction to your surroundings erstwhile you’re connected a motorcycle, and if you’re reasoning astir riding a motorcycle, spell done due grooming first.

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