| Motorcycles have become more popular in the United | | | | Motorcycle riders are more susceptible to changes in |
| States in recent history, and with the rise in motorcycle | | | | road conditions than their 4-wheel counterparts |
| riders has come an increase in motorcycle accidents. | | | | because they only have two wheels and require |
| Motorcycles can be both safer and more dangerous | | | | balance to stay upright. Wet roads, for example, can |
| than cars or trucks, depending on the circumstances. | | | | be disastrous for a motorcycle when they would only |
| By and large, they are more dangerous because they | | | | be an annoyance to a car or truck. Poor road |
| are harder to control and offer less protection. They | | | | maintenance, like potholes, can also be worse for |
| can, though, offer more maneuverability to avoid an | | | | motorcycles because if a wheel hits a hole, it means |
| accident than a car or truck would. | | | | that the other one will probably hit it too- there will be |
| Motorcycles are vulnerable to the same types and | | | | no wheel that is unaffected. |
| causes of accidents as another car or truck would be. | | | | When car or truck drivers have accidents, they often |
| Motorcycle riders can have accidents by driving under | | | | have a very good chance of survival because of the |
| the influence, being distracted, driving recklessly, lack of | | | | incredibly advanced safety technology that goes into |
| visibility, and bad road conditions. Unfortunately, many | | | | the production of those vehicles. From seat belts to |
| of these have more severe consequences for | | | | the steel frame roll cages that many cars now have, |
| motorcycle riders than other automobiles because | | | | they are designed for safety. |
| they only have two wheels. | | | | Motorcycles, on the other hand, have no such safety |
| Additionally, other drivers often have a hard time | | | | equipment. There is no protection between the rider |
| seeing motorcycles because they are smaller than | | | | and the road or another car, no frame, usually no seat |
| another motor vehicle. They also only have one | | | | belts, and the rider must wear a helmet at all times for |
| headlight or tail light, which reduces their visibility further. | | | | his ultimate safety. The motorcycle rider is at a much |
| Motorcycles can more easily be in another car's blind | | | | higher risk of being thrown from his vehicle than a |
| spot because they take up less space on the road | | | | passenger in a car or truck. |
| and are usually shorter than a car or truck. | | | | |
