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Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures, Volume 1: Technical Report (cover page). The Hurt Report, officially Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures, was a motorcycle safety study conducted in the United States, initiated in 1976 and published in 1981.
Roy C. Marks, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, created the first moto bicycle in the United States in 1896 in San Francisco. In 1901 the California Motor Company was created for the purpose of manufacturing the Marks design of motorcycle. Founder were Lewis Bill - President, J. W. Leavitt - Vice President, and J.F. Bill - Secretary and Treasurer.
One study evaluated motorcycles as being 37 times more dangerous for a fatal accident than a car. [19] Motorcycle accidents were the leading non-combat cause of death for US service members. [20] Between 1999 and 2012 4,423 died in combined motor vehicle deaths including motorcycles. [21] Of those 1,134 died in motorcycle crashes. [22]
Also among the contraband was a military handbook on booby traps and an address book containing the home address, phone number and the license-plate number of Zerby. [9] On January 30, 1978, Zerby was seriously injured and deafened as a result of an explosive device detonated as he was entering a vehicle parked in front of his home in Vallejo ...
The Moonshiners Motorcycle Club, also referred to as the Compton Moonshiners Motorcycle Club, was started in Compton California in 1934. The Moonshiners Motorcycle Club is a motorcycle club, which in 1947 along with other California motorcycle clubs like the Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington MC, Boozefighters MC, Market Street Commandos MC, 13 Rebels MC, Sharks MC, Top Hatters MC, Salinas ...
Study guides and strategies: Older drivers have a few tips for those who must take the dreaded California DMV renewal test, with all its 'obscure and ridiculous' questions
With power typically being the product of force and speed, a motorcycle's power and torque ratings will be highly indicative of its performance. Reported numbers for power and torque may however vary from one source to another due to inconsistencies in how testing equipment is calibrated, the method of using that equipment, the conditions during the test, and particularly the location that ...
The Hollister riot, also known as the Hollister Invasion, [4] was an event that occurred at the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)-sanctioned Gypsy Tour motorcycle rally in Hollister, California, from July 3 to 6, 1947. More motorcyclists than expected flooded the small town to watch the annual rallies, as well as socialize and drink.