The Armed Forces are really taking to heart the safety of their personnel who ride motorcyles after statistics revealed that more servicemen are dying in motorcycle related accidents than soldiers killed by enemy fire in Iraq.
They’ve had MotoGP’s 2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden promote safe riding and the Department of Defense also called in legendary 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz at the third annual National Capital Region Joint Services motorcycle safety event that was held at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
, because the military’s Joint Service Safety Council identified motorcycle safety and training as the number one non-combat safety concern across the services.
The Marines have commissioned Semper Ride to educate riders on a wide variety of motorcycle disciplines containing an overall responsible riding theme, instructional material, and mentoring from some of the motorcycle industries most talented riders.
