When motorcycles are equipped with antilock braking systems, motorcyclists have a 37% lower chance of being involved in a fatal accident, than when these vehicles are not equipped with these devices. Additionally, motorcyclists whose vehicles come with antilock braking systems are involved in fewer accident claims.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is using this data to impress on motorcyclists the need to ride motorcycles that come with antilock braking systems. These devices are not mandatory in all motorcycles, and the Insurance Institute has been pushing for federal legislation that would mandate such devices in all motorcycles.
Antilock braking systems can prevent the kind of accidents that usually occur when a motorcyclist brakes suddenly or hard. Typically, in such situations, one of the wheels can lock, causing a motorcycle to skid, and the motorcyclist to be thrown off. A person in such a situation can suffer serious or even fatal injuries. However, when a motorcycle comes with an antilock braking system, the risks of the motorcycle going out of control when the brakes are applied, is minimal.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety wants all motorcyclists to choose this optional safety feature to avoid these very preventable accidents. Tests have found that both novice as well as experienced motorcyclists can benefit from having antilock brakes, and that these devices lead to faster stopping times on wet as well as dry surfaces.
Vuk Vujasinovic is a Houston motorcycle accident lawyer representing victims of motorcycle accidents in the Houston area, and across Texas.
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