6 Motorcycle Safety Tips For Long Rides

​Long rides are fun and challenging, especially on the highway, but can also be beautiful trips by the coast with your hair in the wind. Whether it’s the journey or the destination you anticipate, safety should also always be thought ahead so you’ll enjoy more trips and explorations in the future.

1. Wear Your Full Gear 
   Don’t forget to wear your complete gear from head to toe, including a helmet, gloves, goggles, jacket, long pants, and shoes.
   
   
2. Motorcycle Inspection
   Before heading on to your long ride, make sure the lights work, and the engine runs smoothly. Check also the side mirrors, brakes, and wheels. If your motorcycle has spokes, they should all be in the right place.
   
   
3. Abide By Traffic Rules
   Traffic lights and signs keep people safe and organized accordingly, as they are there for a reason. Stay on the speed limit, most especially in accident-prone areas. It won’t hurt to follow these rules as they keep the roads accident-free and fewer casualties.
   
   
4. Stay Alert And Observant 
   Your focus should be on the road. Don’t take stimulants. Whether they’re drugs or just coffee. If you need to take a rest or get some sleep, don’t force yourself to be awake, especially when your body tells you to stop.
   
   Staying focused, especially around larger vehicles like trucks, where you should keep your distance and keep an eye for other incoming vehicles your way.
   
   
5. Bring Your First Aid
   You’ll never know when accidents can happen. Prepare your first-aid kit with the following: 
      - Antiseptic
      - Gauze tape
      - Small pair of scissors
      - Band-aid
      - Thermometer
      - Surgical gloves
      - Triangular bandage
      - Paracetamol
   
   These items are enough to disinfect wounds and create bandages around them to stop the bleeding. If ever any sprain or dislocation occurs, bandages can be applied. Paracetamol and thermometer to monitor your temperature if there’s any fever. Refrain from working yourself out too much because this will cause stress and fatigue to your body.
   
   
6. Check The Weather
   Fine weather is always the way to start the day by having a motorcycle ride. But on some occasions, this is not always the case. You can always check on weather news for updates if you plan to go on a trip. 
   
   You should refrain from riding a motorcycle when it’s raining or after rain. Roads may be slippery, and the atmosphere is foggy, making it harder to pass along these roads, riskier, and more prone to accidents.

Conclusion
Always take precautionary measures even if the road is safer to travel that day or the weather is fine. There are still other vehicles that may cause you to be injured because of their negligence, so it’s better to be the one on the safe side.

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