Motorcycle mayhem - Fulton Sun

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Dear Readers: May was Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, but motorcycles are popular all throughout summer. Let’s review how to share the road with a motorcycle:

• Cars must stay further behind motorcycles than other cars. More space gives the car driver more time to break and make decisions.

• Motorcycles can be difficult to see; they are smaller than cars. Car drivers must be careful at intersections. A collision can occur when a driver fails to see a motorcyclist and turns left in front of a motorcycle.

• Car drivers should never share a lane with a motorcycle. The motorcycle gets the full lane.

• Motorcyclists should avoid riding in bad weather.

• Motorcyclists should avoid a driver’s blind spot.

• Motorcyclists must use turn signals for every turn and lane change. — Heloise

DRAIN GAME

Dear Heloise: I serve and “drain” crackers and potato chips on a napkin or paper towel. This absorbs some grease, and I’m not sure of the numbers, but I feel like it’s healthier. — Ted G. in California