Motorcyclist deaths in the USA continue to rise and currently stand at about 5,000 each year. Some reasons for that are obvious, but the bigger picture is more complex, as Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) senior research scientist Mike Manser notes in this clip from the latest episode of the institution’s Thinking Transportation podcast. Listen to the whole episode and more like it, featuring interviews with some of TTI’s leading thinkers and researchers, at the Thinking Transportation web page, or on your favourite streaming service.
AUDIO: Why are motorcycle deaths increasing in the USA?
By Tom Stone
Tom Stone
Tom has edited Traffic Technology International (TTi) magazine and its Traffic Technology Today website since May 2014. During his time at the title, he has interviewed some of the top transportation chiefs at public agencies around the world as well as CEOs of leading multinationals and ground-breaking start-ups. Tom's earlier career saw him working on some the UK's leading consumer magazine titles. He has a law degree from the London School of Economics (LSE).