During Motorcycle Safety Month, we are highlighting statistics and studies that informs riders and potential riders about motorcycle safety. According to the National Safety Council, 14% of traffic deaths involve a motorcycle, even though motorcycles only make up 3% of all registered vehicles. Studies show that motorcyclists who wear a helmet reduce their risk of death by 37% to 42%. Unhelmeted riders are three times as likely than helmeted riders to helmets to sustain a traumatic brain injury. Remember to drive safe.
Category Archives: Safety
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Jun
Bicycle usage has increased: to commute, for exercise, or just for fun. Everyone sharing the road must focus on safety. But, do you know your rights and responsibilities on the road? Bicyclists have a legal right to use all public roads in the state of Massachusetts except limited access or express state highways where signs […]
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Jun
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Whether you choose to wear one or not, you probably know that a properly fitted helmet is by far the number one most important piece of safety equipment to protect yourself from injury when out for a bicycle ride. But what other safety gear is important and why? We compiled our list of the top […]
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Jun
Jun
This episode of Common Bicycle Injuries will focus on traumatic injuries (that excludes head trauma). A later edition will discuss non-traumatic injuries and traumatic brain injuries. A wide spectrum of human anatomy is at-risk in a traumatic cycling injury. It is helpful to classify these injuries based on the mechanism by which they were sustained. […]
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In the context of COVID-19 and the shut down of gyms and fitness centers, many individuals are finding different ways to keep fit and pursue recreational activities. One area that has been impacted is the demand for bicycles. Sales of bicycles for both children and adults have experienced double- and triple-digit increases in sales. The […]
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Mar
As if the rising toll of COVID-19 victims and the economic impact wasn’t enough, now criminals are taking advantage of the situation to trick people into downloading malicious software onto their computers; giving out sensitive information enabling identity theft, or emptying their wallets for ‘cures’ or treatments that don’t exist. If you’re following the news, […]
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There are far too many cases where construction workers never return home after a fatal accident on an unsafe jobsite. The Boston Globe recently covered two more construction deaths that occurred within a few hours of one another in Massachusetts. In one case’ a 25-year-old roofer fell from a 25-foot sloped roof. He was pronounced […]
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Reforms were called for by the City Counsel after a woman was abducted from a nightclub and killed last year. This abduction occurred only weeks after another kidnapping took place at a different club. Now, a guidebook called “Best Practices in Public Safety for Nightclubs & other Licensed Premises,” has been released. According to Boston […]
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