The other two were collisions, including in one case a drunk motorcyclist collided with a parked car from behind, in the other a car coming from a side street did not yield to a motorcycle moving on the intersection, ” Vane said.
According to Marek Väh, head of the patrol group of the Northern Prefectural Traffic Supervision Service, last year 113 accidents occurred in Estonia in which 102 motorcyclists were injured and 7 died. According to 2022 statistics, there there were 111 road accidents and 3 motorcyclists killed. “We see that the number of road accidents involving motorcycles has not increased much, but the number of victims has increased,” he added.
Motorcycle accidents and deaths in 2023. Programme: Transport Council
According to Väh, protective equipment for motorcyclists is extremely important to ensure safety and it is the duty of every motorcyclist to have adequate protective equipment. “Unfortunately, no safety equipment fully guarantees that a motorcyclist will survive a fall,” she added.
According to Väh, protective equipment for a motorcyclist can reduce injuries due to a fall. Making yourself and your cycle visible isn’t insignificant either. We recommend wearing a helmet and bright or neon-colored clothing.
“Most accidents are single-vehicle accidents, i.e. accidents in which for some reason you lose control of the wheel. These falls are often caused, for example, by high driving speed, incorrect driving techniques or from an unexpected obstacle on the road,” Vähi said.
According to him, the most important thing to prevent falls is for motorcyclists to take into account the road conditions, their own abilities and the power of the motorcycle and choose the appropriate speed for riding. “We remind motorcyclists that their skills and their motorcycle should be tested on the circuit and not in road traffic, where other road users are also put in danger,” added Vähi at the end.
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