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Motorcyclist Deaths on a Solid Rise in Helmet-Free Michigan
Motorcyclist Deaths on a Solid Rise in Helmet-Free Michigan

9 Jun 2016, 15:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We're not sure if the helmet law opponents will be moved by these figures, but deaths are on the rise dramatically since the helmet law was repealed

 
Glory and Death at the Baja 500, Two Riders and a Child Dead
Glory and Death at the Baja 500, Two Riders and a Child Dead

7 Jun 2016, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Baja 500 rally in Mexico adds three casualties on the gloomy list, with two riders and an 8-year-old child losing their lives in three separate incidents

 
Kingii Is the Smallest Flotation  Device in the World, WILL Save Your Life
Kingii Is the Smallest Flotation Device in the World, WILL Save Your Life

4 Jun 2016, 13:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kingii is a wearable inflatable device that serves as a buoy when you're running into trouble while in the water, easy to trigger and also reusable

 
Moto2 Rider Luis Salom Dies after FP2 Crash, Layout Changed to the F1 Track
Moto2 Rider Luis Salom Dies after FP2 Crash, Layout Changed to the F1 Track

3 Jun 2016, 19:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spanish rider Luis Salom crashed in the second Free Practice at Barcelona and was severely injured. The track will revert to the Formula 1 layout

 
Farquhar on the NW200 Crash: Whoever Prepared Me for the Journey Saved My Life
Farquhar on the NW200 Crash: Whoever Prepared Me for the Journey Saved My Life

19 May 2016, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Road racers Ryan Farquhar and Dan Cooper were involved in a high-speed crash at the North West 200, Ryan praises the on-site medical staff

 
Helmet Exemption for Sikh Riders Proposed Once More in Ontario
Helmet Exemption for Sikh Riders Proposed Once More in Ontario

16 May 2016, 14:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A politician in Ontario, Canada, is once more backing a bill that seeks to exempt riders of Sikh faith from wearing crash helmets

 
Canada Moto Guide Owner and Editor-in-Chief Rob Harris Killed in Bike Crash
Canada Moto Guide Owner and Editor-in-Chief Rob Harris Killed in Bike Crash

16 May 2016, 11:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Motorcycle journalist Rob Harris, founder, owner, and Editor-in-Chief of Canada Moto Guide was killed in a motorcycle crash in Ontario, Canada

 
Electric Motorcycle Visionary Michael Czysz Passes Away
Electric Motorcycle Visionary Michael Czysz Passes Away

9 May 2016, 10:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Electric Motorcycle visionary Michael Czysz loses years-long battle with cancer, but his vision on the future of electric motorcycles endures

 
Polaris Recalls RZR900 and RZR1000 for Serious Fire Issues, Including One Death
Polaris Recalls RZR900 and RZR1000 for Serious Fire Issues, Including One Death

21 Apr 2016, 12:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are not looking pretty for Polaris as 2013 and newer RZR900 and RZR1000 are recalled and banned from riding because of serious fire hazards

 
Insane, Death-Defying Leap Saves Rider from Being Pulverized by a Truck
Insane, Death-Defying Leap Saves Rider from Being Pulverized by a Truck

19 Apr 2016, 14:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A loose dog causes a very nasty motorcycle crash that leaves one rider injured,while the other has an incredible close brush with a truck approaching fast

 
Paul Teutul Sr. NOT DEAD, Just Another Hoax
Paul Teutul Sr. NOT DEAD, Just Another Hoax

19 Apr 2016, 10:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like someone is really enjoying making jokes about Orange County Choppers' Paul Teutul Sr., as another hoax about his death spreads online

 
Much Harsher Penalties for Vehicular Manslaughter When Drunk or Drugged in Italy
Much Harsher Penalties for Vehicular Manslaughter When Drunk or Drugged in Italy

8 Mar 2016, 10:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After four long years of strives and efforts, drunk and drugged motorists who cause the death of others will face homicide charges

 
Colorado Motorcycle Expo Brawl Ends in Gunfire and Knives, One Dead
Colorado Motorcycle Expo Brawl Ends in Gunfire and Knives, One Dead

1 Feb 2016, 16:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One person was shot dead at the Colorado Motorcycle Expo on Saturday during a fight that broke out between two motorcycle gangs

 
Michigan Repeals Helmet Law, Number of Injuries on the Rise
Michigan Repeals Helmet Law, Number of Injuries on the Rise

12 Jan 2016, 16:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Three years after repealing the helmet law, a study in a Michigan hospital shows a gloomy perspective on injuries and fatalities. Yes, they're on the rise!

 
The Pikes Peak Handlebar Rule Explained
The Pikes Peak Handlebar Rule Explained

28 Dec 2015, 11:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The organizers of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb offer more details and explanation for the ban on motorcycles equipped with clip-on handlebars

 
Cases of Celebrities Dying in Car Accidents Show There Is No Judge After Death
Cases of Celebrities Dying in Car Accidents Show There Is No Judge After Death

26 Nov 2015, 14:50 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Even though in some cases the other driver caused the fatal accidents, rarely did it happen for carmakers to be found at fault for the death of celebrities

 
Romanian Motorcycle Cop Dies After Plunging with Bike in Huge, Poorly Signaled Pothole
Romanian Motorcycle Cop Dies After Plunging with Bike in Huge, Poorly Signaled Pothole

21 Oct 2015, 16:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sad news arrives from Romania, where a motorcycle cop lost his life after crashing into a huge hole dug in the road and left improperly signaled

 
1.6 Million People Die in China Every Year Because of Air Pollution: Study
1.6 Million People Die in China Every Year Because of Air Pollution: Study

14 Aug 2015, 11:51 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / If you were in China right now, every hour of exposure would reduce your life expectancy by 20 minutes, a study recently released shows

 
Doug Danger Is Getting Ready to Surpass Evel Knievel and Jump 22 Cars
Doug Danger Is Getting Ready to Surpass Evel Knievel and Jump 22 Cars

28 Jul 2015, 09:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A few days remain until Doug Danger will attempt to jump 22 cars with Evel Knievel's bike and succeed in making the jump that didn't work out well 43 years ago

 
Bikers Find Dead Fellow Rider's Wedding Ring, Return it to Grieving Widow
Bikers Find Dead Fellow Rider's Wedding Ring, Return it to Grieving Widow

25 Jul 2015, 10:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A group of riders scour through the waist-high grass at the site of a crash to find the missing wedding ring of a dead biker and return it to his widow.