The Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition met on June 27 at TTI’s new headquarters at the RELLIS campus in Bryan. Highlights include:

• Opening Remarks and New Member Introduction
• TxDOT Update
• Motorcycle Training and TDLR Update
• 2020 Forum Planning
• New Videos
• Texas Strategic Action Plan for Motorcycle – Recent Supplements
• TMSC Bylaws and Upcoming Meetings
• Open Discussion and Adjournment

The meeting minutes are now available to download.

The TMSC serves as a public forum for addressing strategies to improve motorcycle safety; discusses effective programs, regulations, and other opportunities to improve motorcycle safety; reviews, proposes, and makes recommendations concerning motorcycle-related legislation; and serves to promote rider safety and inform the public about being aware of motorcycles and sharing the road safely.

Find minutes from other meetings here.

Join us for the Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition (TMSC) meeting, June 27, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at the new TTI Headquarters Building, 1111 RELLIS Parkway in Bryan, Texas, 77807 (see link to map below), in Room 1124 & Room 1122. Both members and non-members are invited to attend the meeting.

If you plan to attend the meeting please RSVP by emailing Christie no later than noon on Tuesday, June 25 and be sure to include you your license plate number. The license plate number is needed because of the way that parking permits are processed on the RELLIS campus. RSVP-ing in advance and providing your license plate information will help us save time Thursday morning (and will help us order the right amount of food for lunch)!

TTI Headquarters Building, 1111 RELLIS Parkway, Bryan, TX can be found at the link below. Google Maps describes the building as “Under Construction” but it is now complete and open for business!

https://www.google.com/maps/place/TTI+Headquarters+-+Under+Construction/@30.6481323,-96.4751556,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x86442b0a8ca85417:0xdc9c685f9bb723c2!8m2!3d30.6481323!4d-96.4729669 

The agenda will be as follows:

10:00 – 10:15 AM | Opening Remarks & New Member Introduction | Chris Beiries, TMSC Chair

10:15 – 10:35 AM | TxDOT Update | Lisa Johnson, TxDOT

10:35 – 11:00 AM | Motorcycle Training and TDLR Update | DPS/TDLR/TTI

11:00 – 11:10 AM | Break

11:10 – 11:40 PM | 2020 Forum Planning | Mike Manser, TTI

11:40 – 12:00 PM | Open Discussion

12:00 – 1:15 PM | Lunch and Networking

1:15 – 1:45 PM | Texas Strategic Action Plan for Motorcycles – Recent Supplements | Laura Higgins, TTI

1:45 – 2:40 PM | Other SAPs for Motorcycles:  What can be used in the next Texas SAP? | Mike Manser, TTI

2:40 – 3:00 PM | Open Discussion and Adjourn

The Texas Motorcycle Safety Coalition met on April 25 at TTI’s new headquarters at the RELLIS campus in Bryan. Highlights include:

• Opening Remarks and New Member Introduction
• 2019 Forum Review and Evaluation and 2020 Forum Dates
• Motorcycle Training and TDLR Update
• TxDOT Update
• TMSC Bylaws and Upcoming Meetings
• Motorcycle Strategic Action Plan 2016-21 Review; SAP Countermeasures and TMSC
• Open Discussion and Adjournment

The meeting minutes are now available to download.

The TMSC serves as a public forum for addressing strategies to improve motorcycle safety; discusses effective programs, regulations, and other opportunities to improve motorcycle safety; reviews, proposes, and makes recommendations concerning motorcycle-related legislation; and serves to promote rider safety and inform the public about being aware of motorcycles and sharing the road safely.

Find minutes from other meetings here.

417 motorcyclists died in 2018 in crashes on Texas roads

AUSTIN – TxDOT’s statewide “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” motorcycle safety and public awareness campaign urges motorists to look twice for  motorcycles, especially at intersections, where motorcycle collisions most commonly occur.

Why should drivers be aware of motorcyclists when traveling Texas roads?

On average, a motorcyclist dies in a crash on Texas roads every day. In 2018, 417 riders lost their lives and 920 were seriously injured in crashes. More than half of fatal motorcycle crashes result from collisions with other vehicles.  Drivers simply don’t see the motorcycle or misjudge its distance and speed. The small size of motorcycles can make them appear farther away when they’re actually closer. The combination of congested roadways, distracted driving and the difficulty of seeing motorcycles in traffic has led to many preventable fatalities each year.

What are some tips for safely sharing the road with motorcycles?

• Look twice for motorcycles, especially at intersections.
• Always assume motorcycles are closer than they appear to be, and avoid turning in front of an oncoming motorcycle.
• Use your turn signals and check your blind spot before changing lanes.
• Don’t follow a motorcycle too closely.
• Give motorcyclists a full lane.
• Obey posted speed limits.

To learn more about the “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” statewide campaign, visit TxDOT’s website.

For media inquiries, contact TxDOT Media Relations at [email protected] or (512) 463-8700.