Region N Motorist Awareness

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Region N Motorist Awareness
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Why Motorist Awareness?
Few of us could have foreseen the increased
hazards imposed on motorcyclists in the past
five years.Competitive vehicle operators are
more distracted than any of us couldever have
imagined.  In our judgment,we have crossed into
a new era that will need the cooperation of all
highwayusers to cope with our modern-daytraffic
congestion.  Mike Wright GWRRA Former President
and Executive Director
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What Is Ride Aware?

• "Ride Aware!" is GWRRAs campaign to reduce
  crashes between automobiles, motorcycles and
  trikes in our increasingly chaotic highway
  environment. Primarily, Ride Aware! Focuses on
  increasing motorists awareness of motorcycles
  and, secondarily, informs motorcyclists of
  factors that decrease motorists awareness of
  their presence.
• Mike Wright
• GWRRA Former President and Executive Director

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MAs FIRST Objective

• To increase MOTORISTs awareness of
  motorcycles by distributing literature,
  participating in local events, conducting
  seminars, public service announcements and talks
  to social organizations for the non-motorcycling
  audiences.

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In Support OfThe First Objective

• To Reduce death, disability and loss of property
  resulting from accidents in which a
  motorcyclists right of way has been violated by
  another motorist.

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Awareness Supporting Data
Approximately 3/4 of motorcycle accidents involve
a collision with another vehicle usually a
passenger automobile Of these accidents the
driver of the vehicle violates the motorcycle
right-of-way and causes the accident in 2/3 of
the accidents Drivers of the vehicles involved
in a collision are generally unfamiliar with
motorcycles Failure of motorists to detect and
recognize motorcycles in traffic is the
predominating cause of motorcycle accidents
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Would you want to be the cause of this?
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Could This Be A Family Member
or Maybe One of your Friends

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MAs Second Objective

• To increase MOTORCYCLISTs awareness of the
  attitudes and lack of awareness that the majority
  of motorists have regarding motorcycles.

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What Can You Do To Help?

• We Need your Ideas
• We Need for You to Spread the Word

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Contact Jerry Leisa ChildersRegion N Motorist
Awareness Coordinators(423) 477-2826
kf4owd_at_embarqmail.com
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Thank You