Posts tagged motorcycle accidents

• Car Hits Davenport School Bus

  Shannon Weidemann | February 28, 2008 8:21 AM | 0 CommentsDavenport, IA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A school bus from the Davenport public schools was hit by a car. The car & bus accident happened on Tuesday in winter road conditions on West 49th Street near Ditmer Street. The driver of the car was driving on a slushy West 49th Street, down a hill and around a curve, when her car slid into oncoming traffic and hit a Davenport school bus head-on. The bus ended up in a nearby snow drift....

• Iowa State Bridges Among Worst in Nation

  Craig Kelley | February 21, 2008 9:43 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A Washington-based non-profit transportation research group (TRIP) has determined that 622 Iowa bridges are one point away from being structurally decifient. Among the worst in the state are two Sioux City bridges. According to TRIP, 21% of of the stae bridges are deficient with another 6% qualifying as functionally obsolete. Repairing or replacing the defective bridges would cost the state...

• Missouri Proposes Helmet Legislation

  Craig Kelley | February 21, 2008 9:13 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Missouri currently has a law requiring helmets for all riders, however, the proposed Senate bill 1067 would allow riders age 21 or older to make the decision of whether or not to wear a helmet. Helmets would remain mandatory for highway riding. If the bill passes, Missouri will be the 31st state to pass age-related legislation regarding motorcycle helmets. There are currently five bills in...

• Motorcycle Insurance Presentation at Ducati Omaha

  Craig Kelley | February 21, 2008 9:01 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Spring is just around the corner. As such, riding season will be in full swing before we know it. You should have proper insurance coverage on your motorcycle, just as you would insure your home or your car. I will be presenting information to the DesmOmaha Ducati Owner's Club regarding the importance of maintaining proper motorcycle insurance coverage on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 5:00...

• Nebraska Kills Helmet Law Repeal Bill

  Craig Kelley | January 17, 2008 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Across the river, efforts to repeal the Nebraska mandatory helmet law (LB 253) have failed. The proposed bill offered a partial repeal to the current law. The proposal would have required bikers under 21 to wear helmets but would have allowed older riders to go without a helmet if they had passed an approved safety course. Iowa is one of only three states with no helmet requirement.For more...

• Richland Motorcycle Accident Kills One

  Shannon Weidemann | May 08, 2007 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A motorcycle accident in Richland, Pennsylvania Monday night has left one person dead. The crash happened on Cherry Road at Brenner Hall. A source on the scene said that only one motorcycle was involved. Authorities closed Cherry Road to traffic at Walnut Street, the Richland/Richlandtown border. Firefighters redirected cars and trucks at Cherry Road's intersection with California Road in...

• More and More Women Riding Motorcycles

  Craig Kelley | August 13, 2006 1:57 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A great thing I experience when motorcycling these days is the ever-increasing number of ladies purchasing and riding motorcyles on their own, rather than riding on the back of a bike as was the norm in the past.The reason I pass on this information is to strongly encourage all female riders, most of whom did not ride in their youth like many males who are returning to motorcycling, to take BOTH...

• Tommy Craft Memorial Fund Ride on 8-20-06

  Craig Kelley | August 12, 2006 1:40 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  As a PROUD Board Member and Legal Counsel to the this great Charitable Organization, I present to you the MOTORCYCLE EVENT OF THE SUMMER!!http://www.tcmfund.org/pdf/TCMF2006Flyer.pdfYes, the umpteenth annual Tommy Craft Memorial Fund Ride will commence at Dillon Brothers Harley-Davidson and conclude with the Fishheads at the Anchor Inn, in the SUNDAY RIDE of the SUMMER!!Spread the Word!

• ATV Rider Education is Just as Important as Motorcycle Riding Education

  Craig Kelley | June 02, 2006 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Getting educated to ride an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) is just as important as getting educated to ride a two-wheeler! Due to the age and inexperience of the average ATV rider, it is actually MORE important. Visit the site below to get class information, safety tips, etc.Site link:

• High Gas Prices Lead Consumers to Motorcycles - Please Take a Motorcycle Safety Course!

  Craig Kelley | May 27, 2006 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Gas-Price Gouging by Big Oil is leading to a big surge in smaller and used motorcycles in our Region, and most likely across the nation. The Columbus Telegraph has a story today that is one of many documenting this trendFull StoryThese NEW or RETURNING Riders need to learn to ride properly and safely by registering for Motorcycle Safety Course offered by the National Safety Council or the...