As the weather warms and turns from spring into the beautiful days of summer, more motorcyclists take to the roadways. By sponsoring Motorcycle Awareness Month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to remind us all to share the roads and help prevent motorcycle accidents.
With more motorcycles on the roads, remember to take these precautions when you are driving:
- Double check your mirrors and blind spots before changing lanes. Sometimes motorcycles are hard to spot with a quick glance.
- Give motorcyclists plenty of room. They may need to maneuver around road hazards that don’t affect your larger vehicle.
- Always treat motorcyclists with the same respect you would any other vehicle.
By keeping an eye out and sharing the road, we can all help to avoid the serious injuries that accompany motorcycle crashes.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a motorcycle accident, please call 301-251-1286 or contact The Law Offices of Stuart L. Plotnick for your free case evaluation. We represent clients throughout Rockville and Bethesda Maryland and Virginia and Washington DC.