An Overview of Basic New York Motorcycle Laws New York bikers have a legal responsibility to comply with the various laws enacted by the state regarding the operation of motorcycles on streets and highways. The reality is that all types of motorists have a duty to...
When drivers take to the highway, they owe each other a duty of care. Driving safely helps to keep everyone out of harm’s way. When it comes to motorcycles, both riders and automobile drivers should be working together to provide a safe roadway environment....
In New York, many people enjoy riding motorcycles in the summer for an economical form of transportation and the sense of freedom they feel when they ride. May was Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, but riders and motorists need to continue practicing safe driving...
New York is home to many avid motorcyclists. Whether you ride your bike for recreation or as an economical means of transportation, it’s important to have enough insurance coverage. While purchasing motorcycle insurance is required in New York, the minimum...
If you are planning to drive a motorcycle in the Southern Tier or elsewhere in New York state, it is important to have the proper license and stay aware of all of the rules of the road. A traditional driver’s license is not sufficient. Instead, you must have a...
Even if you walk away unharmed, being involved in a motorcycle accident in Elmira or elsewhere in the Southern Tier of New York state can be serious. It is not uncommon for riders to think they have been relatively unscathed only to develop serious medical issues long...
Gov. Cuomo. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently highlighted an increase in motorcycle fatalities in NY this year as a warning to residents statewide to drive safely during the Labor Day holiday weekend, and predictably, the news media seemed to focus on motorcycle...
A Horseheads man was killed Thursday night when his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Interstate 86 in Horseheads. According to news reports, Horseheads village police said 30-year-old Shawn Stanton entered Interstate 86 westbound at the exit 52A entrance...
A Bath woman was killed earlier this week in a motorcycle crash in Tioga County, PA. Pennsylvania State Police said Deedee Carnes was a passenger on a motorcycle that left the road shortly after 1 p.m. on July 14 and crashed into an embankment, according to local news...
A photo from the 2018 Troop Ride. Motorcyclists have a great opportunity Saturday to help our men and women in the military by participating in Troop Ride 2019. The 12th annual ride, which starts at 10 a.m. in Horseheads, raises money for the United Service...
A Massachusetts truck driver was charged with seven counts of Negligent Homicide on Monday in the horrific collision Friday on a rural northern New Hampshire two-lane highway that killed seven motorcyclists and injured three others. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, of West...
The Tioga County (NY) Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 42-year-old motorcyclist on Tuesday and is seeking the public’s help. The sheriff’s office said Carl E. Hoaglin Jr. of Newark Valley was riding his motorcycle west on East Berkshire Road in the...
How many people know that motorcycle insurance is nothing like car insurance? Most drivers and motorcyclists, and even some insurance agents, are surprised to hear me say that because they don’t understand insurance. I know insurance because I have represented many...
Harley-Davidson is going all in on electric bikes. After unveiling its new electric motorcycle, the LiveWire, during the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas, Harley-Davidson took the next step a short time later and showed it’s committed to moving to an...
Before you take your new 2017 or 2018 Harley-Davidson out for a late-season ride in the Twin Tiers, see if your motorcycle is on a new and critical recall list. Harley-Davidson has announced it is recalling about 238,000 bikes worldwide, including about 178,000 in the...
A 65-year-old Steuben County motorcyclist was killed Sunday in the latest crash in the Twin Tiers involving a motorcyclist, a left-turning vehicle, and according to police, a motorist who is accused of driving while intoxicated. State police said Terry Hill of Lindley...
More electric and hybrid vehicles are on American roads every year, and now it looks like electric motorcycles are about to take off, too, according to a new report from CNBC. Electric motorcycles have been around for years, made by smaller companies like KTM, Zero...
An Elmira man has been charged with driving a vehicle while his abilities were impaired by drugs following a crash Tuesday evening that killed a motorcyclist and his passenger in Horseheads, according to news reports. Horseheads police this morning identified the...
I received an email today from a Twin Tiers resident who does not ride motorcycles, but is a big supporter and is careful to share the road. He is a big believer in looking twice to save lives, and has gotten into the habit, wisely, of looking twice at any stop in the...
All motorists have hit their share of jarring potholes this spring. There are so many that they are hard to dodge – you veer around a big one and you’re bound to hit another. Our vehicles are taking a beating and can suffer lasting and expensive damage. But for...
