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Hello,
I am in the beginning stages of a safety campaign for motorcycle riders in a midwestern state. I would greatly appreciate anyone answering the following questions. Thanks so much for your time.

1. How long have you been riding a motorcycle?
(Specific: Riding, motorcycle, years/months?)

2. Since you started riding, have you ever been in an accident? If yes, please answer the following questions.
a. How many times have you been in an accident?

b. Did any of the accidents involve other vehicles such as cars?

c. Were any of the accidents so severe that you visited the ER or were hospitalized? If yes, please indicate the type of injury sustained.

3. Do you think there is a need to raise awareness for motorcycle safety?
a) If yes, what would be the best way to do this? Please provide a list of suggestions.

4. What do you think are some incentives that would motivate motorcycles riders to participate in a safety campaign?

5. In the past few years, has anyone tried to stop you from riding motorcycle?
If yes, who was the person?

6. What did that person say?

7. What was your reaction?

8. When riding your motorcycle, how often do you wear a helmet or other protective gear?
a. What kinds of safety equipment do you use, if any?

Thank you.

[1. How long have you been riding a motorcycle?
(Specific: Riding, motorcycle, years/months?)

2 months, about 3k miles.

2. Since you started riding, have you ever been in an accident? If yes, please answer the following questions.

a. How many times have you been in an accident?: 0

3. Do you think there is a need to raise awareness for motorcycle safety?

Yes
a) If yes, what would be the best way to do this? Please provide a list of suggestions.

Unsure

4. What do you think are some incentives that would motivate motorcycles riders to participate in a safety campaign?

Unsure

5. In the past few years, has anyone tried to stop you from riding motorcycle?

If yes, who was the person?

Yes, wife.

6. What did that person say?

Motorcycles are dangerous.

7. What was your reaction?

Learn proper safety on a motorcycle.

8. When riding your motorcycle, how often do you wear a helmet or other protective gear?

Always.

a. What kinds of safety equipment do you use, if any?

Helmet, gloves, mc jacket, boots, jeans minimum.

Thank you CNF2002,
I appreciate your response. It looks like you're a new rider - I wish you all the best in your new venture.

1. How long have you been riding a motorcycle?
(Specific: Riding, motorcycle, years/months?)
About 4 months. About 3000 miles.

2. Since you started riding, have you ever been in an accident?
Well I dumped the bike in a parking lot while learning to ride. Does that count?

If yes, please answer the following questions.
a. How many times have you been in an accident?
Just that once if you want to count it.

b. Did any of the accidents involve other vehicles such as cars?
Nope

c. Were any of the accidents so severe that you visited the ER or were hospitalized? If yes, please indicate the type of injury sustained.
Well, I was sore for a few days. Skinned a knee.

3. Do you think there is a need to raise awareness for motorcycle safety?
a) If yes, what would be the best way to do this? Please provide a list of suggestions.
It never occured to me that riding a motorcycle was "safe."

4. What do you think are some incentives that would motivate motorcycles riders to participate in a safety campaign?
Learning to ride safely

5. In the past few years, has anyone tried to stop you from riding motorcycle? Uf yes, who was the person?
No, not really. A lot of people told me it was dangerous, but nobody tried to stop me.

6. What did that person say?
"Did I tell you about my mother's, cousin's, brother's, barber. who knows a guy, who's sister, used to date a guy who got killed on a motorcycle."

7. What was your reaction?
The death rate for motorcycle riders is the same as non riders. One per person.

8. When riding your motorcycle, how often do you wear a helmet or other protective gear?
All the time.

a. What kinds of safety equipment do you use, if any?
Full face helmet, armored jacket, gloves, jeans, over the ankle steel toed boots.

Thanks CajunBass for the response. Please keep these coming. This is all useful info.

jagger wrote:Hello,
I am in the beginning stages of a safety campaign for motorcycle riders in a midwestern state. I would greatly appreciate anyone answering the following questions. Thanks so much for your time.

1. How long have you been riding a motorcycle?
(Specific: Riding, motorcycle, years/months?)

2. Since you started riding, have you ever been in an accident? If yes, please answer the following questions.
a. How many times have you been in an accident?

b. Did any of the accidents involve other vehicles such as cars?

c. Were any of the accidents so severe that you visited the ER or were hospitalized? If yes, please indicate the type of injury sustained.

3. Do you think there is a need to raise awareness for motorcycle safety?
a) If yes, what would be the best way to do this? Please provide a list of suggestions.

4. What do you think are some incentives that would motivate motorcycles riders to participate in a safety campaign?

5. In the past few years, has anyone tried to stop you from riding motorcycle?
If yes, who was the person?

6. What did that person say?

7. What was your reaction?

8. When riding your motorcycle, how often do you wear a helmet or other protective gear?
a. What kinds of safety equipment do you use, if any?

Thank you.

1) 3 months, XR200R (dirtbike). Duno about miles, but many hours.
2) Yes. Many times. Mainly from me being acting like a squid.
2B) I cliped my stepdad's dirtbike at about 40 mph, result was a kinda high-side.
2C) Left wrist in a splint for about 10 days. 10 stiches over my right eye, glasses cut me. landed face first and slid 30-40 ft on rough ground (rocks, roots, dirt).
3) YES. PSA's, radio spots, more motorcycle awarness required during driving school for your regular car license.
4) Swag. But a lot of people on bikes would participate probably, after all, it's about them.
5) Nope. Step-dad encouraged it (riding for 30+ years), mom was OK with it, and Dad just worries.
Only twice have i gone without a helmet. Once when putting out of the woods after my accident (had to get the bike home somehow
) and when i was test riding my GS 700 that i just got. On the dirt bike i always had Helmet, long pants, MX boots, gloves, glasses or goggles. Often i would wear a mildly-heavy street jacket. No padding, but anti-abbrasive enough for dirt use.

1. How long have you been riding a motorcycle?
about 6 months 2 weeks legally

2. Since you started riding, have you ever been in an accident? If yes, please answer the following questions.
a. How many times have you been in an accident? 1

b. Did any of the accidents involve other vehicles such as cars? no

c. Were any of the accidents so severe that you visited the ER or were hospitalized? If yes, please indicate the type of injury sustained. no

3. Do you think there is a need to raise awareness for motorcycle safety?
a) If yes, what would be the best way to do this? Please provide a list of suggestions. yes-when new drivers take their learning courses a section should be devoted to saftey around bikers

4. What do you think are some incentives that would motivate motorcycles riders to participate in a safety campaign? insurance breaks an or free stuff

5. In the past few years, has anyone tried to stop you from riding motorcycle?
If yes, who was the person? ya, parents, family, some friends, coworkers

6. What did that person say? its sooo dangerous you will die

7. What was your reaction? i told them about how i know the risks and its not as dangerous if your safe and wear the right gear

8. When riding your motorcycle, how often do you wear a helmet or other protective gear?
a. What kinds of safety equipment do you use, if any? i wear a helmet, riding jacket, pants, boots and gloves every time



JWF

1. How long have you been riding a motorcycle?
(Specific: Riding, motorcycle, years/months?)
47+ years

2. Since you started riding, have you ever been in an accident? If yes, please answer the following questions.
a. How many times have you been in an accident?
Once , one night while I was still a youngun and riding home after a night of drinking , I leaned a little too far and the bike and I changed places and it rode me down a twisty road .

b. Did any of the accidents involve other vehicles such as cars?
Nope

c. Were any of the accidents so severe that you visited the ER or were hospitalized? If yes, please indicate the type of injury sustained.
Yep , a trip to the ER was needed to dig the asphalt out of my knee . Still have some .

3. Do you think there is a need to raise awareness for motorcycle safety?
a) If yes, what would be the best way to do this? Please provide a list of suggestions.
TV , Radio , & Print ads .

4. What do you think are some incentives that would motivate motorcycles riders to participate in a safety campaign?
Well bikers like $$$$$$$$$$$

5. In the past few years, has anyone tried to stop you from riding motorcycle?
If yes, who was the person?
Nope .

6. What did that person say?
Not a thing .

7. What was your reaction?
Had that occured they would have been told exactly where to get off .

8. When riding your motorcycle, how often do you wear a helmet or other protective gear?
I wear gloves , boots , good levis and if it is cold I wear my chaps . And I wear a helmet because the law dictates that I do .

a. What kinds of safety equipment do you use, if any?
See above .

Regards, Wizzard

1. just started, less than 1 month total

2. 10mph Lowside during MSF course
a. once
b. no
c. no

3. Yes
a. cheaper MSF courses in states with expensive courses, better access to rider training (MSF courses can be hard to get into in some states). educating the non-riding public about looking out for motorcycles on the road.

4. insurance breaks

5. nope

8. Helmet, Armored Jacket, Gloves, Jeans, steel toed work boots, worn every ride

1. How long have you been riding a motorcycle?

- less than month, only got 125 miles so far

2. Since you started riding, have you ever been in an accident? If yes, please answer the following questions.

a. How many times have you been in an accident?

- 2, both drops at around 2mph loosing balance while turning sharp.

b. Did any of the accidents involve other vehicles such as cars?

- no

c. Were any of the accidents so severe that you visited the ER or were hospitalized?

- no, scratched my knee and sprained my ankle, healed after a few days

3. Do you think there is a need to raise awareness for motorcycle safety?

- yes

a) If yes, what would be the best way to do this? Please provide a list of suggestions.

- get profesional training

4. What do you think are some incentives that would motivate motorcycles riders to participate in a safety campaign?

- insurance discounts

5. In the past few years, has anyone tried to stop you from riding motorcycle?

- yes

If yes, who was the person?

- parents

6. What did that person say?

- dangerous, not practical

7. What was your reaction?

- i know, but i want to learn to ride

8. When riding your motorcycle, how often do you wear a helmet or other protective gear?

- always, except from the 1st time i tried it inside our condo

a. What kinds of safety equipment do you use, if any?

- for now...

shoei RF1000
1st gear fuel jacket
draggin jeans
joe rocket hard drive gloves
gaerne shockwave boots

You're welcome!