Safety Driving Tips

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation has its own outline of key messages for drivers, with an eye toward protecting one particular vulnerable party -- motorcyclists:

Look For Motorcyclists -- Use your eyes and mirrors to see what's around, and check the blind spots when you're changing lanes or turning at intersections. Look, and look again.

Focus on Driving -- Hang up the phone, put down the MP3 player, settle the passengers, and drive.

Use Your Turn Signals -- Signal your intentions for everyone's safety.

Give Two-Wheelers Some Room -- Don't tailgate or pass too closely.

Take Your Time -- Nothing is as important as the safety of your loved ones, yourself, and the others with whom you share the road.

All these principles can be boiled down to this paraphrase of the Golden Rule: Drive near others as you would have others drive near you.

Source: http://www.forcardrivers.com/facts.html