With warmer weather now here, more motorcyclists will be on Connecticut’s roads and highways and state police are issuing a warning in the hopes that people will stay safe.
“Unfortunately with more motorcycles come more accidents,” Trooper Kelly Grant, of the Connecticut State Police, said.
Recently, a motorcycle rider in Torrington was killed after colliding with another vehicle. This weekend, a car struck a motorcycle in West Haven and the motorcyclist was killed while the passenger was seriously injured.
State police say it’s important for motorcyclists to follow the same rules as drivers of cars to avoid danger and possibly death.
“It’s the responsibility of both the motorcycle operator and the motor vehicle motorist to keep motorcycle operators safe. Driving in the shoulder, driving in the median, weaving in and out between traffic is very dangerous,” Trooper Grant said.
On Sunday, State Police found themselves in a chase after 911 calls came from up and down Interstate 95 about a pack of bikes riding dangerously on the highway.
Jakob Ruminski and Evron Trim were the only two riders troopers could catch up with and they’re now facing charges of reckless driving, reckless endangerment and disobeying the signal of an officer.
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One driver with experience driving both cars and motorcycles, Tyrell Brazier, of Meriden, said it’s time for the people driving on four wheels to do more to protect the people riding on two.
“They just don’t have any courtesy for the common motorcycle rider,” Brazier said.
He said drivers need more training in sharing the roads with motorcycles.
“I think everyone needs a refresher because they seem to forget the rules that they learned when they got their first license,” he said.
