The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is partnering with the Iowa City Police Department to remind all motorists that May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. As May approaches with warmer temperatures throughout the country, the unofficial start of the summer road travel season begins. Safe riding and driving practices - and cooperation from all road users - will help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on our nation’s highways.
NHTSA reports that in 2020, there were 5,579 motorcyclists killed in traffic crashes,...