Rubbersideup.com provides motorcycle riders with safety related information to help improve riding skills and maintain safety on the road. http://www.rubbersideup.com Motorcycle/Training/Safety//News Copyright 2007-2008 rubbersideup.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:18:08 -0800 editor@rubbersideup.com Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:17:15 -0800 admin@rubbersideup.com FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.2) http://www.feedforall.com According to a January, 2007 memo issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Administrator J. Richard Capka, between 1996 and 2005, motorcyclist fatalities increased more than 110 percent, now accounting for more than 10 percent of all motor vehicle traffic crash fatalities. Over this period, motorcycle registrations increased 61 percent, while the reported Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) for motorcycles increased only 8.6 percent, resulting in a 94 percent increase in the motorcycle fatality rate. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/motorcycles/20070130.cfm 61424B16-50A6-4EA5-A1F8-469ABC2FBA9B Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:13:02 -0800