Ohio Motorcycle Safety Strategic Plan

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Ohio Motorcycle Safety Strategic Plan

• Ohio Department of Public Safety
• Governors Highway Safety Office

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7 Core Components

• Impaired Riding
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Training and Education
• Licensing
• Motorist Education
• Highway and Environment
• Partnerships

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Impaired Riding

• Objective Reduce crashes in which
  motorcyclists are impaired by alcohol or other
  drugs.

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Impaired Riding Strategies

• Communicate how alcohol and
• other drugs affect operator skills.
• Include motorcyclists in impaired
• driving enforcement activities.
• Encourage rider groups to conduct
  alcohol drug-free events.

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Personal Protective Equipment

• Objective Increase the number of motorcyclists
  who choose to wear personal protective equipment
  including helmets.

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Protective Equipment Strategies

• Educate motorcyclists about the benefits of
  protective equipment.
• Promote the acceptability of wearing protective
  equipment.
• Increase the use of FMVSS 218 compliant helmets
  through education and promotion.

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Training Education

• Objective Provide training to all who need
  or seek it increase motorcyclists knowledge of
  methods to increase their safety on the road,
  including awareness of hazards, motorcycle
  operation techniques, and conspicuity.

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Training Education Strategies

• Increase capacity of state-funded training
  courses.
• Promote course availability.
• Disseminate campaigns on key
• issues.

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Licensing

• Objective Ensure that all motorcycle operators
  riding on public roads are properly licensed.

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Licensing Strategies

• Promote proper licensing.
• Enforce penalties for operating a motorcycle
  without a proper license.

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Motorist Education

• Objective Increase motorists awareness of the
  presence of motorcycles on the road.

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Motorist Education Strategy

• Educate motorists to be
• more aware of motorcyclists.

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Highway Environment

• Objective Accommodate the safety needs of
  motorcyclists in road design, construction, and
  maintenance.

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Highway Environment Strategies

• Post hazardous condition warnings.
• Reduce roadway debris.
• Remove slippery road repair substances.
• Educate roadway personnel on conditions hazardous
  to motorcyclists.

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Partnerships

• Objective Expand partnerships within the
  motorcycling and traffic safety community to gain
  support for motorcycle safety programming and
  initiatives.

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Partnership Strategies

• Include the motorcycle safety community in
  motorcycle safety planning and implementation
  activities.
• Increase awareness of motorcycle safety issues
  among traffic safety partners and advocates.

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RideSMART Components

• SOBER
• MOTORCYCLE ENDORSED OR LICENSED
• ALERT
• RIGHT GEAR
• TRAINED

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