Motorcyclists often suffer devasting injuries from motor vehicle accidents. With little protection between the biker and the roadway or other objects, a biker is eight times more liekly to be injured and 37 times more likely to die in an accident than a vehicle occupant. Three-fourths of motorcycle accidents involve collisions with another vehicle and about one-third of motorcycle crashes are a result of the other vehicle turning into the path of a motorcycle.

Though local motorcycle communities like A.B.A.T.E. of Alaska offer educational opportunities to motorcyclists, a biker cannot control the conduct of other drivers on the road. When those other drivers on the road are careless or negligent, the consequences can be catastrophic to the motorcyclist.