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Motorcycle safety is the study of the risks and dangers of motorcycling, and the approaches to mitigate that risk, focusing on motorcycle design, road design and traffic rules, rider training, and the cultural attitudes of motorcyclists and other road users.
Simulation of ground contact showing danger to the brachial plexus nerves. However, damage to the lower spine due to that area's collision with the bike can leave a motorcyclist paralyzed. [12] From 1980 motorcycle ownership among riders aged 40 and over increased dramatically, from 15.1 percent of all riders in 1980 to 43.7 percent in 1998.
A backdraft (North American English), backdraught (British English) [1] or smoke explosion is the abrupt burning of superheated gases in a fire caused when oxygen rapidly enters a hot, oxygen-depleted environment; for example, when a window or door to an enclosed space is opened or broken. Backdrafts are typically seen as a blast of smoke and ...
The Sons of Silence are involved in numerous criminal activities, including murder, assault, drug trafficking, intimidation, extortion, prostitution operations, money laundering, weapons trafficking, and motorcycle and motorcycle parts theft. [4] The club is allied with the Hells Angels [11] and the Iron Horsemen, [19] and is a rival of the ...
If you drive a car regularly, the odds are high that you'll have to sit and wait in it with the engine running at some point. The practice is known as idling, and it's common to do it during ...
Do I need to worry about standing in front of the microwave? (Getty Creative) (Robert Daly via Getty Images)
Dooring is the act of opening a motor vehicle door into the path of another road user. [1] [2] Dooring can happen when a driver has parked or stopped to exit their vehicle, or when passengers egress from cars, taxis and rideshares into the path of a cyclist in an adjacent travel lane.
Baby items, like car seats and cribs, can be dangerous to purchase from garage sales. "For car seats, you do not know if the car seat was in an accident or exposed to extreme elements," says Hidalgo.