{"id":817,"date":"2015-03-11T20:34:40","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T00:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.greatflorida.com\/blog\/?p=817"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:38:03","slug":"preventing-motorcycle-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/2015\/preventing-motorcycle-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing Motorcycle Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Motorcycle Insurance Insurance Quotes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/motorcycle-insurance\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-823 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/300;margin-left: 15px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/victory_motorcycle-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Motorcycle Insurance\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/victory_motorcycle-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/victory_motorcycle-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/victory_motorcycle.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/victory_motorcycle-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/victory_motorcycle-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/victory_motorcycle.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>As spring approaches, many riders are anxious to rev up their bikes and enjoy the beautiful scenery and pleasant Florida weather. Most riders are aware that no matter how experienced you are as a rider, safety is always an issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost all accidents involving a motorcycle end in serious injury or death, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustyns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" =_blank>Dustyn Shroff<\/a>, Vice President of <a title=\"Florida Insurance Agency\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a>. \u201cWearing a helmet and protective gear, along with maintaining your riding skills and being aware of your surroundings will help you to stay protected while on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Florida Motorcycle Insurance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/motorcycle-insurance\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-825 size-medium lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 289px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 289\/300;margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 30px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/look-twice-full-289x300-289x300.png\" alt=\"Florida Motorcycle Insurance\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/look-twice-full-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/look-twice-full-289x300-150x156.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/look-twice-full-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/look-twice-full-289x300-150x156.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/a>Motorcycle enthusiast website, <a title=\"Ride Apart\" href=\"https:\/\/rideapart.com\/articles\/10-common-motorcycle-accidents-and-how-to-avoid-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RideApart.com<\/a> reviews the most common causes of motorcycle accidents and offers some useful safety tips on how to avoid them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If a left turning vehicle, turns in front of you, make sure to follow at a safe distance- making you and your bike more visible will help.<\/li>\n<li>Try staying on the side of a lane when stopped rather than the center of a lane; this can prevent you from being hit from behind.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure to stay out of a vehicle\u2019s blind spots, to prevent them from changing lanes and veering into your space.<\/li>\n<li>Never ride between an active traffic lane and parked cars; this will prevent damage from a car opening its door in front of you.<\/li>\n<li>If you approach a corner and realize you are going too fast, just try to ride it out.<\/li>\n<li>A front brake can become locked, learn to become proficient with your front brake or consider buying a bike with an anti-lock brake system.<\/li>\n<li>Hitting gravel, sand or other road debris when taking a turn is common, consider safely taking wider turns for greater visibility.<\/li>\n<li>Slippery roads- if possible wait out the first hour when oil from the road comes to the surface and can cause hydroplaning. Always make sure your tires are not worn out but in good condition.<\/li>\n<li>Never drink and drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a title=\"Insurance Institute for Highway Safety\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iihs.org\/iihs\/topics\/t\/motorcycles\/fatalityfacts\/motorcycles\/2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety<\/a>, (IIHS), reported 4,381 motorcyclists died in a crash in 2013. Among the fatally injured drivers, 28 percent had a blood alcohol concentration, (BAC), at or above 0.08 percent.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Florida Insurance Agency\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GreatFlorida Insurance<\/a> gives you the true freedom to ride. \u00a0We can create a custom <a title=\"Florida Motorcycle Insurance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/motorcycle-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">motorcycle insurance policy<\/a> for you regardless of the type of bike you ride. Call 888-478-7801 or complete our online request form at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\">www.greatflorida.com<\/a> and our agents will help find the <a title=\"Florida Motorcycle Insurance Quote\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/motorcycle-insurance\" target=\"_blank\">best motorcycle insurance<\/a> for you.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Florida Motorcycle Insruance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/motorcycle-insurance\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-824 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/public-road-safety-motorcycle-safety-campaign-bumps-small-77893.jpg\" alt=\"public-road-safety-motorcycle-safety-campaign-bumps-small-77893\" width=\"600\" height=\"272\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/public-road-safety-motorcycle-safety-campaign-bumps-small-77893.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/public-road-safety-motorcycle-safety-campaign-bumps-small-77893-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/public-road-safety-motorcycle-safety-campaign-bumps-small-77893-150x68.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/272;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/public-road-safety-motorcycle-safety-campaign-bumps-small-77893.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/public-road-safety-motorcycle-safety-campaign-bumps-small-77893-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/public-road-safety-motorcycle-safety-campaign-bumps-small-77893-150x68.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As spring approaches, many riders are anxious to rev up their bikes and enjoy the beautiful scenery and pleasant Florida weather. Most riders are aware that no matter how experienced you are as a rider, safety is always an issue. \u201cAlmost all accidents involving a motorcycle end in serious injury or death, reported Dustyn Shroff, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1219,"featured_media":823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,7],"tags":[65,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-817","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-floridainsurance","8":"category-motorcycle-insurance","9":"tag-florida-motorcycle-safety","10":"tag-motorcycle-insurance-agency"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13959,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817\/revisions\/13959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greatflorida.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}