HOUSTON Texas cities such as Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio have been identified as the worst cities for fatal motorcycle wrecks, and TxDOT is trying to bring awareness to the problem.
Launching an annual campaign called Share the Road, Look Twice for Motorcycles and #EndTheStreakTX beginning this month, the goal aims to alert drivers the risks motoryclists face while on the road using social media awareness and word-of-mouth.
According to TxDOT, 412 motorcyclists were killed in wrecks in 2019 with more than 1,800 were seriously injured.
Thats why we are urging drivers to Look Twice for Motorcycles theres a life riding on it. Bass said.
Safety experts say that crashes often occur when a driver makes a left turn in front of an oncoming motorcyclist, misleading the distance and speed between the two.