{"id":329,"date":"2015-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/motorcycle-safety-on-memorial-day-weekend\/"},"modified":"2017-08-31T18:42:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T22:42:35","slug":"motorcycle-safety-on-memorial-day-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/motorcycle-safety-on-memorial-day-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle safety on Memorial Day weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day weekend brings out people not only in cars and SUVs, but also on motorcycles. As we alluded to in earlier posts, the volume of traffic on the roads this weekend strongly suggests that the chances of accidents will be higher than usual.<\/p>\n<p>When considering how this will affect motorcycle riders, it is important to know that riders must be more vigilant compared to other times of the year. With that said, we offer some critical <a href=\"http:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/cro\/2013\/04\/10-motorcycle-safety-tips-for-new-riders\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">safety tips<\/a> to that can help keep motorcyclists safe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be defensively vigilant &#8211;<\/strong> More often than not, the driver of a car is at fault in car-motorcycle accidents. Because of this, riders must be wary of cars that may change lanes without signaling or pull out from driveways without looking both ways. Additionally, making sure to keep safe distances from cars can help in giving that extra time to react to hazards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/motorcycle-safety-on-memorial-day-weekend\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Motorcycle safety on Memorial Day weekend\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorial Day weekend brings out people not only in cars and SUVs, but also on motorcycles. As we alluded to in earlier posts, the volume of traffic on the roads this weekend strongly suggests that the chances of accidents will be higher than usual. 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