I know there are ongoing activities to promote motorcycle safety in Oregon.
Yet, my observations riding around the Portland metro area is that we just don’t see as much in the way of highly visible – “in your face” – awareness programs this year. Maybe I’ve missed the billboards while concentrating on and trying to navigate the highway ruts/grooves from all the road construction?
I’ll tell you what I have noticed… Several motorcycle crash reports from Oregon State Police and articles in the Oregonian. It’s sad to say, but when I see a motorcycle accident in the paper, that’s increasing awareness! Some might even debate that reading about motorcycle accidents provides a better deterrent than a motorcycle awareness campaign could accomplish.
What do you think?
When there is an accident, the motorcycle community wants to know what happened. Why and who caused it? But, more often than not we’re left speculating about what led up…
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