There is little doubt among most ER doctors and other emergency room personnel that, all things being equal, motorcycling is a much higher-risk activity than operating a passenger car or riding on public transportation. The same goes for those riders in Maryland, many of whom are at a greater risk of being hurt or killed than other drivers on the road. According to some studies, the difference in risk between driving an SUV, minivan or sedan and riding a sport bike is staggeringly greater than one might assume. In fact, it has been estimated that for every mile traveled by a motorcycle rider, that individual’s chances of being involved in a fatal roadway or beltway accident is more than 30 times that of a passenger car driver.
While both car and motorbike riders should be equally careful when operating on Maryland’s public roads, the extremely high risk to a motorcycle rider and/or his passenger should make any biker exercise maximum caution to avoid situations that might result in a fatality. Sadly, despite the disparity between the number of motorcyclists versus automobiles traveling on rural routes and interstates, the chances of serious or fatal injuries sustained by a motorcycle rider far outstrips the odds of injury (or death) faced by car and truck drivers under similar circumstances.
Not long ago, a young man traveling on a motorcycle in Prince George’s County lost his life in a traffic accident involving an SUV. According to police, the 23-year-old male was pronounced dead at the scene of a fatal motorcycle-automobile crash in Hyattsville, MD, over the Memorial Day weekend. The victim, a resident of University Park, was identified by authorities as Angel Aguilar. Mr. Aguilar was killed around 3pm on a Saturday after apparently being thrown from his bike, his body landing on a nearby sidewalk.
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