THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS URGING THE PUBLIC TO “START SEEING MOTORCYCLES.”
IT’S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TO ONCE AGAIN ASK DRIVERS AND RIDERS TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL SAYS I-DOT SPOKESPERSON PAUL WAPPEL.
HE HAS THIS ADVICE FOR MOTORISTS:
WAPPEL SAYS WHILE MOTORCYCLISTS REPRESENT JUST THREE PERCENT OF TOTAL VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS IN THE STATE, THEY ACCOUNT FOR 14 PERCENT OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES. 153 BIKERS DIED ON ILLINOIS ROADS LAST YEAR.
