Signs bid to save Rotherham bikers' lives

NEW roadside signs will encourage motorists to consider motorcyclists on Rotherham’s roads in an attempt to save lives this summer.

Three bikers were killed and 84 were seriously injured on South Yorkshire’s roads last year and the South Yorkshire Safer Roads Partnership want to cut that figure by encouraging drivers to keep their eyes peeled for two-wheeled road users in the coming months.

A series of roadside reminders will now feature the messages BEWARE BIKERS and THINK BIKE, LOOK TWICE on stretches of road across the county that have previously seen motorcycle casualties.

The partnership’s motorcycle safety officer Del Preece said: “The signs are being placed on biker routes and at junctions that have previously been the scenes of biker collisions, some of which have sadly had tragic consequences.

“There are two types of signs that we will be placing on roads across the county.

“The ‘Think Bike, Look Twice’ signs will be displayed at junctions that have historically seen a number of collisions including motorcycles and the ‘Biker Beware’ signs will be placed on stretches of road where bikes have been involved in single vehicle collisions.”

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