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Article: MAY PROCLAIMED MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 9, 2008
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Broome County issued the following press release:
One out of every nine U.S. road fatalities accounted for last year involved motorcycle riders. This steady increase in fatalities over the past decade represents one of our Nation's greatest highway safety challenges.
Motorcycle fatalities now account for 11 percent of total road fatalities and have increased each year from a low of 2,116 in 1997 to 4,810 in 2006. So while there has been success in reducing automobile deaths in recent years, this progress is being negated by the rise in motorcycle fatalities, which has more than doubled.
That's why Southern Tier Harley Davidson and Broome County Traffic Safety announced today that they are ...
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Article: STATE PATROL TO FOCUS ON MOTORCYCLE RIDER SAFETY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 25, 2006 ;
269 words
......release: On Memorial Day weekend, the 2006 motorcycle riding season will be in full swing...to two wheels. In the past ten years, motorcycle fatalities have been on a steady upward increase. In 2005, there were 73 motorcycle fatalities in Washington State, up from 35 in 1993...was ...
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