Allstate Installs Permanent Warning Signs to Promote Motorcycle Safety at Dangerous Intersections in Baltimore
Baltimore one of 30+ to receive sign at dangerous intersection after 7 Motorcyclists killed in 2010
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In an effort to help standardize warning signs for motorcycle safety and help reduce the number of motorcycle crashes at intersections in Baltimore involving other vehicles, Allstate Insurance Company is installing motorcycle warning signs at President and Pratt. The effort spans more than 30 U.S. cities this year and aims to create a standard sign for motorcycle awareness.
The yellow, diamond-shaped warning sign was created following two years of development, which included more than 100 temporary installations in various U.S. cities between 2010 and 2011. The signs were designed to establish a standardized warning device that can be used by any local or state agency and would be recognizable to riders and motorists across the country. Simply reading, "Watch for Motorcycles," the sign was developed by Allstate as part of its "Once is Never Enough" (ONE) program – an awareness campaign that encourages people to look twice for motorcycles at intersections – and are being donated and installed today in Baltimore to help prevent motorcycle crashes in the future.
According to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), in 2010, nearly a third of Maryland's motorcycle fatalities occurred as a result of crashes at intersections, and motorcyclists accounted for 25% of all vehicular fatalities in Baltimore.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 46 percent of all multi-vehicle crashes resulting in a fatality for motorcyclists occur at intersections*, oftentimes as a result of a vehicle turning left, impeding the motorcyclist's right-of-way.
"As a rider in Baltimore, being seen at intersections should always be top of mind, especially on our crowded roads," said Allstate Claims employee Mike Porter. "The addition of these motorcycle warning signs will be a great reminder to help keep everyone safe."
Through its ONE program, Allstate works with local traffic authorities – like the Baltimore City Department of Transportation – to identify dangerous intersections for riders and then donates and installs warning signs at the determined locations to increase awareness of motorcycles.
The signs will be permanently installed today in Baltimore at President and Pratt – one of the most dangerous intersections for riders in Baltimore.
Now in its fourth year, Allstate's ONE program has evolved from general motorcycle awareness education, to installing temporary warning signs at dangerous intersections in more than 30 cities over the past two years, to the permanent installations of the new warning signs promoting motorcycle safety.
*The Fatality Analysis Reporting System shows 46 percent of all multi-vehicle motorcycle fatalities (5,746 out of 12,571 fatalities from 2006-2010) occurred at intersections.
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adam.polak@allstate.com