OPP Warns Motorcycle Fatalities Might Reach Seven-Year High

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Ontario Provincial Police has announced to have issued a serious public warning to riders and motorists in light growing number of motorcycle fatalities across the province that are feared to reach even a seven-year high figure till the end of 2014. So far there have been 26 motorcycle fatalities on Ontario highways this year and police suspects that the total number may rise up to and beyond 29 recorded in 2013, which was the most since 2007.

In his remarks on Thursday morning, Sgt. Kerry Schmidt stated that “it is a serious issue and we need to get the awareness out there to motorcyclists and motorists to be careful when you are driving on the highways because we still have a lot of riding time left.” He added that “it is a little surprising but it is not the young guys that are getting killed on these motorcycles. It is the people who are 45 to 54, they are crashing during daytime hours, the roads are dry and there really is no reasoning.”

According to Schmidt, even though speed is a major cause of many accidents, almost 50 of 175 motorcycle fatalities since 2008 were found to have been the riders’ fault. Hence, he alleged that the OPP is targeting both motorcycle riders and motorists with their safety warning. Stibbe alleged that “we need to remind the motorists that they contribute to a lot of these deaths inadvertently” and added that “they change lanes or make some movement and the motorcycle is not able to react to it. Check your blind spots. It is a shared responsibility.”

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