Allstate Insurance will place cautionary signs at intersections in 25 major metropolitan areas to prompt drivers to look out for riders at intersections. An average of three motorcyclists are killed every day at intersections in the United States, and crash data reveals that motorcycle crashes happen more often in intersections than elsewhere, relative to the amount of time riders spend in them.
The caution signs, which are yellow and diamond-shaped, feature a motorcycle silhouette and are inscribed with the word "LOOK" to encourage motorists to look for motorcycles before crossing an intersection. The signs, part of Allstate’s "Once is Never Enough" (ONE) program, are designed to increase awareness of motorcycle collisions with motorists at intersections and to help remind drivers and riders alike that looking once at intersections is never enough.
"In the time it takes to blink an eye, a life could be saved," said Keith Rutman, vice president of Allstate’s consumer household unit. "Taking one extra second at an intersection to look left, right – and left again – for motorcyclists can help make our roads safer."
Read more about Allstate’s ONE program as featured in the September 2010 issue of Motorcycle Product News.
