Motorcycle Fatalities in the News
By John Davis • May 16th, 2007 • Category: Northwest Cycle News HeadlinesThere’s a lot of buzz about the increase in motorcycle fatalities in Washington. There is a lot if noise being made about unendorsed and untrained riders. How long before some state legislator decides to “do something” about it?
Here is a typical example from the Everett Herald.
John Davis is the owner, editor and publisher of Northwest Cycle Report. John also owns and writes for MotoSkagit.com and is the administrator for the Washington 120 State Park Tour. In addition to his own sites, John is a contributing author for MotorcycleLife.com and Motorcyclebloggers.com. He lives in Mount Vernon, WA and rides a candy-red Honda VTX1800 Retro.
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Lets see….
This is more of the same noise we hear every year. Every year nothing happens. That study is so skewed it can not even be considered reliable.
Mandatory m/c insurance never made it to commitee but the State got a new offical amphibian. Would there be as many bikes on the road if motorcycle insurance was required in this state?
Mandatory m/c endorsement never got proposed - The State got an offical vegetable. A m/c endorsement is not required to buy or register a motorcycle here.
The vehicle made an illegal u-turn in front of the motorcycle. But it is the motorcyclists fault because he did not have an endorsement. How does having an endorsement prevent another motorists from making an illegal u-turn in front of us? I have an endorsment and cagers are still trying to kill me everyday. It is part of the risk assumed when a rider saddles up.
Olympia should continue to do exactly what it is doing now - nothing. Leave the motorcyclists alone. Cagers cause enough problems without Olympia getting involved.
That new booster seat law is paying off big for me. My youngest daughter rides with me more now. Booster seat in the car or no booster seat on Dad’s bike. Hmmmmmmmmm……..
When are the cagers ever going to take responsibility for a Motorcyclists death or any of the accidents? I hate the way we are all stereo-typed.
I took the course, I passed the course, I have the endorsement, I pay for insurance….
blah blah blah.. When I went down last year it was because of the butthead in the cage.. (the bike is okay, and my broken leg is healed now)