Rethinking Motorcycle Crash Blame

People always assume motorcycles are super dangerous, but are riders really causing most of

the crashes or is it usually a car driver? Yes, crashing on a motorcycle

is statistically more dangerous. That's true, but that doesn't mean motorcyclists

are the ones causing the crashes. One study found that in two-vehicle motorcycle crashes,

especially at night, car drivers were most often at fault. Most of the time, they just didn't

see the motorcycle before turning, lane changing, or pulling out at an intersection.

Another study showed that alcohol, alcohol laws reduced motorcycle fatalities, proving that impaired

or distracted drivers are a big problem, way bigger than people think. Cars hitting cars