A motorcycle rider is someone’s family, friend or neighbour
Every rider is someone with people who care about them and want them to get home safely.
Motorcycles are on the road
When you’re behind the wheel, it’s important to actively watch for motorcycles. Their smaller size makes them harder to see, and they can easily be hidden in traffic or lost in your blind spots. Motorcycles also accelerate and brake more quickly than most vehicles, which can make their speed difficult to judge at a glance.
Look twice for motorcycles
Before turning or changing lanes, take an extra moment to check again – especially at intersections, on highways, and in low-light conditions.
That extra glance helps you catch what you might have missed the first time.
Give riders room
Giving motorcycles more space improves visibility and reaction time for both you and the rider. You can help keep a rider safe by allowing them extra following distance and not cutting in to their lane too closely.
These simple safety habits help protect the people behind the helmet – and the people waiting for them at home.
Safety tips for riders
- Wearing proper safety gear can reduce injuries if you are involved in a collision. Wear an approved helmet, eye protection, visible and protective clothing, and boots.
- Ride defensively, especially at dawn and dusk due to wildlife and reduced visibility.
- Ride with the flow of traffic and where you can see other drivers and they can see you. Never ride in other motorists’ blind spots.
- Always maintain a ‘bubble of safety’. Use a four-second following distance when following another vehicle (more if driving conditions are not ideal).
- Ride in a predictable manner. Don’t zigzag in and out of traffic.
- Always move into position well ahead of an intersection so that other road users know you are not going to turn.
- Never cut between lanes of traffic to pass.
