The latest on motorcycle and moped helmet safety
Next time you’re on the road, take a look around, and as so many bumper stickers tell us, check twice for motorcycles. There are many more people choosing two wheels to meet their...
Transportation
The triumphs of international transportation have been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. The dangers of traveling close to masses of other people on airplanes, cruise ships, trains, and other public transport may outweigh the convenience as long as the coronavirus is part of our lives. Read more about how to use public transportation safely and protect your rights.
What happened in the motorcycle crash near Turtle Bay today?
As I write this Kamehameha highway is shut down near Turtle Bay due to motorcycle crash and police investigation according to a report by KHON: Honolulu police have closed all lanes on...
What to Consider When Purchasing a Motorcycle, Moped or Bicycle Helmet
Next time you’re on the road, take a look around, and as so many bumper stickers tell us, check twice for motorcycles. There are many more people choosing two wheels to meet their...
Tips for Hawaii’s new riders of mopeds or motorcycles
The goal of this article is to warn and to educate, to save lives and prevent injuries. Hawaii's roads are full of mopeds and motorcycles. Young people are opting to get a moped over a...
What does motorcycle or moped “death wobble” mean?
As reported in a recent news story Some Harley Motorcycles Plagued By 'Death Wobble', a motorcycle enthusiast was surprised when he couldn't contro;l the steering of his motorcycle at...
Have you experienced steering wobble in a motorcycle or moped?
Most motorcycle and moped crashes result in serious injury or death. Often the operator of the moped or motorcycle is not alive to describe what happened. The police arrive and the ambulance...
Hawaii Safety First; The best graduation gift may be a motorcycle helmet
Hawaii is a great place to ride motorcycles and mopeds. But it is also a place where the roads are crowded, drivers are distracted (now more than ever with rampant cell phone use resulting in...
Emily Midgley Dies in Big Island Hay Ride on Halloween
The Star Bulletin story Halloween hay ride proves fatal to Big Isle girl, 7 reports that Emily Midgley of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates jumped off of a trailer at the end of a hay ride and was run...
Separate Wahiawa And Kunia Motorcycle Crashes Leave One Dead And One Critical
The motorcycle was headed toward Haleiwa at about 1:15 p.m., just past Wahiawa, when it crossed the centerline on a curve on Kaukonahua Road and crashed into an oncoming car one mile past Wilikina...
Federal Highway Administration Studies Cause Of Motorcycle Crashes
Hawaii247 reports that the Federal Highway Administration is conducting an ambitious new study to better understand and prevent motorcycle crashes, Administrator Victor Mendez...