On July 29 2013 our only child made the first foolish decision of her life, and her last. She had just turned 18 the week before. She was packed and ready to go to Penn State. She was everything and more that any parent could hope for! The young man was a boy she liked. He was just 19 himself and that night while apparenly giving our child a Thrill Ride he got them both killed. According to the NTSB: Motorcyclists are 35 times more likely to experience a deadly accident on the road than those in passenger cars.

Motorcycle use is growing disproportionately to fatality growth. For instance, in 1997 there were 3,826,373 motorcycles registered in the U.S. and 2,116 motorcycle fatalities. In 2005, there were 6,227,146 motorcycles registered in the U.S. and 4,810 motorcycle fatalities. So, between 1997 and 2005, registrations grew 63 percent while fatalities more than doubled. Lastly the insurance industry lists Inexperiance among the top 10 reasons for All Vehicular Crashes.

Please help save the the lives of all of thoseYoung Riders. Drivers and Passangers alike.