MOTORCYCLES BOOMING, BUT RIDER ERROR TAKES DEADLY TOLL.(News)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) | August 28, 2008| | Copyright

Byline: HECTOR CASTRO P-I reporter

Motorcycle riding has never been more popular, and climbing gas prices have only prompted more new riders to join the ranks.

But with so many rookie riders on the road, motorcycle accidents also have begun to climb, and the inexperienced riders are making their mark on those numbers.

Wednesday, the Washington State Patrol reported that 80 percent of all motorcycle fatalities in the state were the result of rider error, the most common causes being excessive speed and lane errors, usually a rider unable to ...

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