HomeThe NTSB has engaged motorcycle safety; after only forty years of silence.
Chris Maurich
On September 11, 2007 the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a press release recommending all States pass mandatory helmet laws. At their board meeting they admitted that they had come to the recommendations in a way that was outside of normal operating procedures. ABATE of Kansas strongly objects to the NTSB recommendation that all states enact legislation to mandate helmet use for all street motorcyclists. The way to reduce injuries is to reduce the number of crashes . . . [More]
Accident, Right-of-Way Violation, or Negligent Homicide?
Chris Maurich
The following story is true, I have deleted the city / state and pertinent names. "One person was killed and two others were injured when a motorcycle slammed into the side of a car at the intersection of xxxxx Avenue and xxxxx Avenue in xxxxxx Authorities have temporarily closed the northbound lanes of xxxx Avenue while they continue to investigate and clear the accident scene. According to the xxxxxx Police Department report, a two-door Oldsmobile crossed into the path of an oncoming motorcycle. . . . [More]
Geeks Wear Black, Too
Dystar
The public debut of the computer mouse was in 1968, when developer, Douglas Engelbart, used it in conjunction with a keyboard and a chord keyset. Optimize your human-computer interface by utilizing your all-but-ignored keyboard. Keyboard shortcuts are available for most applications, they can be found next to their respective commands in the program menu at the top of the screen. Keyboard shortcuts for your operating system, while harder to find, makes accessing commands quicker and easier. . . . [More]