Riders, Drivers encouraged to use caution as more motorcycles hit the streets

With motorcycle season is in full swing and bikers eager to hit the streets, it’s important to keep driving and riding safety in mind.

Over the holiday weekend here in fort wayne, there were two motorcycle crashes resulting in either serious injury or death.

As fox 55's caleb saylor reports, as we see more and more riders on the road, it important to make sure everyone is safe.

Riding season is in full swing and bikers are eager to hit the streets, but as they show up m re and more, it important to keep driving and riding safety in mind.

Jason patton, assistant manager at harley davidson of fort wayne has been riding for 15 years.

He knows what can happen in motorcycle ce seen people with broken bones, you know.

Quite a few of my close customers have come in with some fairly severe injuries and a couple of them have passed away as well.

Brian walker with the indiana state police says car drivers paying attention to their surroundings is key istracted driving is the number one cause for most of our accidents or crashes, but with motorcycles in particular, we have a lot of blind spots in all of our vehicles tend just don to pick up those motorcycles coming up or passing, or when we e changing lanes, getting over and we need to pay a lot more attention.

What people are paying attention to while out on his bike lot of people paying attention to phones.

Not paying attention to really anything going on around them.

You see people doing their hair.

Even ie seen on the highway a lady using her laptop while cruising down the highway.

Riders, slowing your speed and giving yourself distance to both break and change lanes can help give drivers a better chance to see you.

Sergeant walker says dressing for the occae on could help if you in a crash.

Ll the gear, all the time.

Wearing protective leg wear, protective jackets, full length.

Protect their arms and legs.

Protective shoe wear.

They need to make themselves in the end, everyone wants to get where they need to go.

So slow down, pay attention, and you could keep someone alive to ride another day.

In fort wayne, caleb saylor fox 55 news.

If ye someone new to ridie a motorcycle you encouraged to take a driving course to keep you safer while