Fort Worth, Texas Motorcycle-Related Deaths Bring Reminders of Dangers
There have been several deaths caused by motorcycle accidents in Tarrant County, Texas over the past several weeks. Just this week, a Tarrant County Bailiff died in a wreck in Hurst, Texas on his way home from work when a driver of a car apparently did not see him and turned right into his motorcycle. Also this week, a Colleyville, Texas man died in north Fort Worth in what appears to be a wreck that did not involve any other vehicles. It is believed that he hit a curb on a curve in the roadway.
These motorcylce accidents serve as reminders that riders face many dangers that car drivers do not. Sometimes drivers just simply do not see the motorcycles—which might be the case with the Hurst rider's death. Or a simple mistake like hitting a curb can lead to tragic results, like in the Colleyville man’s death.
The protection for a motorcycle rider is extremely limited. Leather can help reduce certain injuries and helmets can help with head injuries, but besides that there is really no protection. That is why motorcycle riders must be extremely more careful than drivers of cars. It is a matter of self-preservation.
