| The United States remain largely popular
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| | alcohol or DUI cases
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| as a country of cars. No one person can
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| | - Only minimal cases involve accidents
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| ever go a few miles without his or her
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| | due to bad weather, road defects and
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| trusted car. However, because of the
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| | animal involvement
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| gasoline prices plus the fun of riding
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| | - Most cases also involve speeding
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| through the open road, motorcycles have
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| | Injuries acquired from motorcycle -
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| steadily gained popularity.
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| | related accidents are usually covered by
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| Motorcycles zooming along the road are
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| | private health insurance coverage, which
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| now among the common sights in any United
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| | benefits only a little more than half of
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| States highway. Last 2004, sales of new
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| | crash victims. The government actually
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| motorcycles have gone beyond one million
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| | covers most of the medical costs in such
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| dollars. This figure increased higher by
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| | cases. Other victims get to be covered by
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| the summer of 2005 and yet gained another
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| | the Medicaid program or some other
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| high by the year of 2006 especially since
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| | government program. Like car accident
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| fuel prices have reached their all time
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| | victims, motorcycle accident victims also
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| high prices.
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| | face loss of work and loss of wage for
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| State laws all over United States have
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| | work missed during hospitalization or due
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| the same definition of the motorcycle.
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| | to the permanent disability after the
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| Accordingly, motorcycle as a motor
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| | accident. This finally results to
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| vehicle with a seat or saddle for the
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| | decreased quality of life.
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| rider and have no more than three wheels.
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| | These serious implications of
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| In some states, though, they have
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| | motorcycle-related accidents lead to the
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| included the mopeds, while others do not.
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| | promulgation of the 2006 Motorcycle
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| Terrain vehicles or motorized bikes,
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| | Safety Program Plan by the National
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| which are off-the-road vehicles, are not
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| | Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| included in the definition of the
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| | (NHTSA). As an upgrade of their 2003
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| motorcycle. Thus, there are different
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| | Plan, the 2006 Plan have the
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| laws and regulations for these vehicles.
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| | recommendations for implementation by
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| Having significant knowledge of the state
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| | state and local governments as preventive
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| laws governing the vehicle you aim to
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| | measures against motorcycle related
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| drive is important.
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| | accidents.
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| Due to the high-speed capability of
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| | - increase access of riders to rider
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| motorcycles, and the minimal protection
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| | education programs
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| it gives its occupant, it became known as
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| | - increase the number of properly
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| the most dangerous vehicle ever to grace
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| | licensed motorcyclists
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| the highway. According to studies,
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| | - reduce the cases of motorcyclists
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| motorcycles topped all other vehicles for
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| | riding while sill impaired
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| crash cost per person per mile.
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| | - increase visibility of motorcyclists
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| Fatalities caused by motorcycle-related
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| | in roads, especially highways
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| accidents in the highways and streets
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| | - increase the use of helmet as
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| increased by more than 40 percent since
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| | ultimate protective gear
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| 1997. Consequently, there is also a rise
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| | - Increase the awareness of other
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| on the number of injuries acquired from
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| | motorists' on the presence of
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| such accidents.
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| | motorcyclists alongside them in highway
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| Collected data on motorcycle-related
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| | roads.
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| accidents have the following findings:
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| | Aside from helmets, as protective gear,
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| - there are very rare cases of vehicle
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| | motorcyclists must also wear proper
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| defects
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| | reflective clothing, complete with
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| - most victims of such accidents are
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| | gloves, boots, long pants and a long
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| male, between the ages of 15 and 24
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| | sleeved jacket. There must also be
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| - Three fourths of the accident cases
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| | adequate eye and face protection for the
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| implicate collision with another vehicle,
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| | motorcycle riders.
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| and most of these are passenger
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| | Furthermore, as an added safety net if
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| automobiles. While one fourth involves
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| | ever accidents happen, all of the states,
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| the collision of the motorcycle with some
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| | except for Washington required motorcycle
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| other object, a single vehicle accident.
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| | riders to avail of minimal comprehensive
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| - These collision accidents are mostly
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| | insurance coverage, at the very least.
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| due to lack of attention on the part of
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| | Moreover, other states have certain laws
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| the rider and a notable lack of training
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| | that require a motorcycle owner and
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| - Many motorcyclists have no license
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| | driver to manifest financial
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| or have revoked license.
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| | responsibility.
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| - Driving under the influence of
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