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[quote=Anonymous]Last year, two people died in Bethesda in the same way -- riding a motorcycle and someone turned left in front of them.  Afterward, I saw this valuable information in a DCUM thread:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/510577.page#7829006

[b]Something like 2/3's of motorcycle-car accidents are where the motorcycle is driving straight (with the green light) and the auto driver approaching from the opposite directions makes a left turn in front of the motorcyclist. The motorcyclist has no chance at all to stop or swerve.

The automobile driver nearly always says "I did not see the motorcyclist." What they really mean is that they were not paying close attention to the road - usually distracted by a coffee, kids, the radio, a phone, or simply stressed & in a rush - and now someone is dead due to their negligence.

Drivers: please be hyper-aware when you're making a left turn. Motorcyclists are essentially sitting ducks.

-Daily DCUM Motorcycle Commuter[/b]

To me this was a revelation -- I am not a motorcycle rider, and I had no idea about this problem. Motorcyclists simply can't maneuver as quickly as a car in a safe manner. This is a preventable cause of death, which has occurred again. I'm hoping that this PSA will help someone.

http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2016/11/motorcyclist-dies-crash-intersection-old-columbia-pike/[/quote]

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