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Public Roads

Date:
May/June 2017
Issue No:
Vol. 80 No. 6
Publication Number:
FHWA-HRT-17-004

Motorcycle safety is a key concern for organizers of an annual Memorial Day gathering in Washington, DC. To address the issue, transportation agencies are implementing improvements at high-risk locations across the Nation. Strategies from rider education to debris control can help combat the grim statistics. For more information, see “Slamming on the Brakes on a Mounting Problem” on page 10 in this issue of PUBLIC ROADS.