WHAT: The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration, ABATE of Maryland, Inc., and other community partners will kick off Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month at the agency’s Salisbury branch. Local community organizations and vendors will also be available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., providing safety-related information. WHEN: 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 1, 2024 WHO: Chrissy Nizer, Motor Vehicle Administrator and Governor Moore’s Highway Safety Representative Ken Eaton, ABATE of Maryland, Inc. Mary Beth Carozza, Senator, Maryland Wayne Hartman, Delegate, Maryland WHERE: MVA Salisbury Branch Office 251 Tilghman Rd, Salisbury, MD 21804 WHY: Each year in Maryland, more than 70 motorcycle riders and passengers are killed in traffic crashes and nearly 1,000 riders and passengers are injured. When there is a crash involving a car or truck and a motorcycle, the motorcyclist almost always loses. Because motorcycle riders are not protected by the vehicle, like the occupants of a car or truck, they are injured in nearly three out of four crashes. Drivers and riders have the responsibility to share the road safely. ###
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