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Article: MOTORCYCLISTS REMINDED TO RIDE SAFELY DURING MOTORCYCLE MONTH
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 15, 2008
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The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles issued the following news release:
Motorcycle rider behavior contributed to 126 motorcycle deaths on Virginia's roadways in 2007. The top three reasons for the crashes were failure to maintain control, following too closely and exceeding the speed limit.
According to the Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV) Virginia Highway Safety Office, there were 2,595 crashes involving motorcycles and 2,247 motorcycle drivers or riders were injured in 2007. In 2006, 70 motorcycle-related fatalities occurred, compared to 44 motorcycle deaths in 2001.
"This steady increase in fatalities represents one of Virginia's greatest highway safety challenges," said John ...