SaferMoto.com with Motorcycle Safety in Mind

Airbag safety technology has entered the world of motorcycle racing with SaferMoto.com, distributor of innovative inflatable jackets and vests for motorcycle riders and racers. Insurrection Racing now has partnered with SaferMoto.com to offer its safety products and to create a co-branded racing suit.

SaferMoto.com, distributor of innovative inflatable motorcycle rider safety vests using airbag technology, and Insurrection Racing, maker of performance motorcycle leathers and accessories, have announced a partnership agreement to promote safer riding, whether on the street or the track.

Insurrection now carries the SaferMoto line of protective gear in their Seattle and Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, California stores. In addition, the company has designed a full one-piece customized co-branded Insurrection-SaferMoto racing suit by PILOT USA, a leading motorcycle suit manufacturer. Insurrection is offering discounts on the suit and the entire Insurrection line for SaferMoto customers.

“Seeing our vests in action at the track, Insurrection staff immediately recognized their value for competitive riders,” said Alan Cunningham, CEO of SaferMoto.com. “We at SaferMoto.com are elated about partnering with Insurrection Racing, a company that shares our core values of quality and safety,” he added.

Insurrection CEO Wade Bundy said, "From the moment we were approached by Alan Cunningham of SaferMoto, we knew we wanted to be a part of the SaferMoto endeavor. We wholeheartedly back the SaferMoto project of building the world's most advanced line of motorcycle safety wear. We design PILOT USA-manufactured SaferMoto leathers to complement their vests and jackets and want to work with all SaferMoto riders, whether racers, track day riders or street riders."

For more information, please contact SaferMoto.com at 877-250-6686 or sales(at)SaferMoto(dot)com or visithttp://www.SaferMoto.com. To view Insurrection’s line of motorcycle leathers and accessories, visithttp://www.insurrectionracing.com.

About SaferMoto.com: SaferMoto.com was created to offer motorcyclists and equestrians the safest possible experience, whatever their level of performance or competition. The company, based in Sparks, NV, distributes a full line of Hit-Air vests and jackets using advanced airbag technology to offer an unparalleled level of protection to riders of all ages. These products now are used by the Tokyo Police Department and in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Motorcycle Stats

According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2006,
13.10 cars out of 100,000
ended up in fatal crashes. The rate for motorcycles is
72.34 per 100,000
registered motorcycles.Motorcycles also have a higher fatality rate per unit of distance travelled when compared with automobiles. Per vehicle mile traveled, motorcyclists' risk of a fatal crash is 35 times greater than a passenger car. In 2004, figures from the UK Department for Transport indicated that motorcycles have 16 times the rate of serious injuries per 100 million vehicle kilometers compared to cars, and double the rate of bicycles.

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Fatal Motorcycle Accident in California

{By Susan Shroder, Reporter - Police & fire


Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 9:56 p.m.

A 22-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening when the motorcycle he was riding went out of control and struck a tree, the California Highway Patrol said.

The name of the victim, who was riding a 2010 Kawasaki ZX10, was not yet released. He was in the military and lived in Temecula, said CHP Officer Chris Parent.

The accident was reported about 5:50 p.m. on E. Mission Road just east of So. Stagecoach Lane.
Witnesses told the CHP that the man was riding east on East Mission Road at a high rate of speed and was passing traffic. Due to the unsafe speed, the rider failed to negotiate a left curve in the road and his bike collided nearly head-on with the tree, Parent said. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the crash, the CHP said.The road was closed for about 30 minutes following the accident. }

WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL. ALL MOTORCYCLISTS OUT THERE BEWARE. WE PASS AND WEAVE AND SPEED, AND IT COSTS US. OUR LIVES ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO JEPARDIZE. IT IS VERY HARD TO FATHOM THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU, BUT IT COULD AND MAY POSSIBLY, REGARDLESS OF FAULT.

BE CAREFUL ON THE ROADS, AND BE SAFE.

2 Oregonians killed in motorcycle crash

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A motorcycle collided with a pickup truck turning left off of U.S. Highway 2 in northwestern Montana, killing the two Oregon residents on the motorcycle, the Montana Highway Patrol says.


The patrol says the pickup, which was pulling a camper, had slowed to turn left the highway near Libby shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday. The driver of the truck began his turn as a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle began passing the truck.
A 59-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman from Salem, Ore., died in the crash. Their names haven't been released. The 42-year-old Kalispell man driving the truck and his 16-year-old passenger were not injured. The patrol is still investigating the crash, including whether the signals on the truck and trailer were working.

2011 copyright The Associated Press

Accidents

Forks Township man killed in motorcycle crash in Poconos

I-90 closed overnight following fatal motorcycle accident

We need to think about our safety and the people who could be affected if we pass due to traveling on our motorcycles and not allowing other motorists the opportunity to completely see us. Without headlight and brakelight modules, we're almost as good as gone. Time to consider a safety upgrade.