Five times 500cc World Champion Mick Doohan stars in the latest video created by the Motor Accident Commission in South Australia. His line is “If I’d faced the same obstacles on the race track that you do on the road, I’d probably be dead!” and it comes at the end of a series of real crashes worsened by the presence of obstacles that riders racing on the road often happen to meet and with the most painful and sometimes tragic results. This turns the attached video in one of the best motorcycle safety ads we’ve seen in a long time – subtle and yet full of essence.

Motorcycle safety ad message: road racing is a big No-No originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 2 November 2009 15:41 EST.

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Through this video, the American Motorcyclist Association sends a message to all drivers to “watch out, you don’t know who may be on that motorcycle.” I say just don’t be the guy in that car regardless of the odds to actually meet the rider any time soon because most of them don’t get to live for payback time.

If you were thinking about this dentist, you were close although not close enough.

The dentist motorcyclist originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 14:17 EST.

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The Norwegian Motorcycle Union has come up with a shocking motorcycle awareness video that shows proof of more inspiration than some entire motorcycle awareness campaigns I’ve seen along time.

Starting from the fact that 8 out of 10 collisions are caused by drivers that never see the motorcycle, the bikers in this video claim: “we are small, but we’re not bugs.”

Norwegian motorcycle awareness ad: Bikers are not flies! originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 11 September 2009 15:05 EST.

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With the beginning of the year’s new motorcycle season we start seeing new safety ads addressed either to traffic participants or to motorcyclists themselves. Some better than others, the ads have the clear purpose of both making people aware that bikers exist and to determine these lasts to consider each possible danger when riding just so that they don’t end up in the statistics.

The first ad is from Belgium and the second from Germany. I simply can’t decide which one is better.

Spring motorcycle safety ads originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 29 April 2009 14:36 EST.

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Sick of being ignored as a motorcyclist every time he goes out riding around Devon Countryside, this British rider takes matters into his own hands. The idea is good and it inspires all riders to create their own backup plan although that if it looks like this, it is less likely to ever be applied.

Rider in Devon takes matter into his own hands originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 26 January 2009 12:09 EST.

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Motorcycle awareness days on September 13 -14, 2008 are the result of Sandia Classic’s strong collaboration with the New Mexico Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety Bureau in order to show future bikers the right way into this cult.

Held on a two days period, the program offers important riding and DWI information, the ever popular Duel of the Motorcycle Cops at high noon, OHV riding areas as well as door prices and motorcycle safety vendors.

Also, you will be offered the opportunity to catch up with riders in California by signing up at training courses for either experienced or trained riders.

Motorcycle awareness can be promoted by each one of us through attaching this sticker on the bumpers of our cars. They can be procured from motorcycle dealers and DMW offices in the state or, for distribution to large groups, write to Shara Lamont.

Greatest race in the west promotes motorcycle awareness originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 28 August 2008 16:02 EST.

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