Texting and Driving is Not Safe

By jmaroney on May 8, 2009

It seems like every day now I see a driver sending a text message while driving.  It is hard to believe that we not only have to worry about people dialing and talking on cell phones while driving, but now they are taking their eyes completely off the road and sending a text message to their family and friends.  Many deaths have been caused by the use of cell phones, especially the use of the test message.  Please remember while you are on a motorcycle or driving an automobile that cars all around you are being driven by people who are not paying attention and are preoccupoed with the many activities that can be done in a car with current technology.  Keep your Uninsured Motorist limits high so you can be compensated for your medical bills, lost wages and suffering if you are injured by this type of driver who may not have insurance at all to cover your injuries.

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Road Debris Can be Devastating to Motorcyclists and Drivers

By jmaroney on May 7, 2009

As I travel down the roads of Central Florida, I am noticing more and more debris that has fallen off trucks and other vehicles on the road.  The results of hitting this debris can be devastating and catastrophic to a motorcycle rider.  It can also be devastating to the driver of an automobile who overcompensates trying to avoid something in the road.  It is essential that you keep a safe distance between you and the car in front of you so these things can be seen.  Debris can be knocked into the air by an automobile and into the face of a motorcyclist.  Unfortunately, Uninsured Motorist coverage does not usually apply to an injury caused by road debris.  Please use extraordinary caution to avoid this type of danger.

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War Veterans and Police Officers Should Have Stacked UM on Their Vehicles

By jmaroney on May 6, 2009

Yesterday, we talked about the tendency of war veterans to have automobile accidents and motorcycle crashes within the first eighteen months after returning home from war.  We really want to encourage all riders to have Uninsured Motorist coverage on their automobiles that is “stacked.”  Even if you cannot afford Uninsured Motorist coverage on your motorcycle, be sure to have stacked Uninsured Motorist coverage on your cars.  Frequently, this will also apply on your motorcycle if you are hit by an uninsured or under-insured driver.

Since reading AutoWeek Magazine concerning the tendency to have motorcycle accidents after returning from war, it has occurred to me that we also represent many police officers who ride high performance motorcycles when off-duty.  We want to encourage all law enforcement officials as well as all other motorcycle riders and veterans to please be careful and not allow the danger of your work to make you feel less vulnerable to the tendency of automobile drivers to pull out in front of a motorcycle.

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Returning War Veterans 35x More Likely to Have a Motorcycle Accident

By jmaroney on May 5, 2009

AutoWeek Magazine recently reported that car crashes are the single greatest cause of death for a veteran in the first eighteen (18) months after returning home from overseas.  Autmobile and motorcycle crashes are happening more and more with veterans returning from Iraq.  A newly returning veteran is thirty-five times more likely to die on a motorcycle in the first year back from the war than the general population.  Somehow, the training and sense of invincibility of a war veteran contributes to the tendency to have an accident.  We have recently learned that the Barber people who run the Super Bike School in California have donated four (4) Super Bike Riding-School tuitions and four (4) high-performance driving-school tuitions for eight (8) soon to return members of our military.  AutoWeek Magazine reports that even if one life is saved, it is well worth the effort.  We want to thank Skip Barber Schools, along with AutoWeek, for reporting this tendency and for trying to help.

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