2023-08-22 12:00:03
16% of the total fleet of vehicles were two-wheeled vehicles: more than 3.8 million motorcycles and almost 2 million mopeds, according to DGT data in 2021. Proof of this hobby are massive events such as the Grand Prix of motorcycling that are held every year in our country (Jerez, Cheste, Alcañiz…) or biker gatherings such as Los Pingüinos, an event that gathers thousands of people every year during a weekend in January in Valladolid (in the 2023 edition More than 30,000 attended.
And those who enjoy those motorbike routes by road usually do it in groups and use a series of gestures to communicate, either to send a greeting, warn of a danger on the road or indicate that you have to stop at the nearest gas station to refuel. What are these gestures?
DGT biker gestures
Likewise, enjoying a motorcycle route should not make us forget prudence because the displacements in this type of vehicle carry a risk of injury between 20 and 40 times higher than that of a car driver. In 2021, according to DGT data, 357 motorcycle users died in the 23,883 road accidents that were registered (255 on interurban roads and 102 on urban roads).
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Although these figures represent a decrease of 14% compared to 2019, the truth is that they represent 27% of road accidents when the motorcycle fleet in Spain is 11% of the total number of vehicles.
And the medicine cabinet?
When we travel by motorcycle, a priori, it can be more complicated to include a first aid kit due to lack of space. However, it is highly recommended to carry one in case we suffer a mishap on the road.
Some are already on the market, but if we choose to prepare it ourselves, we must not forget to include some elements such as cotton, gauze, dressings, elastic bandages, antiseptics (Betadine, hydrogen peroxide, etc.), latex gloves, adhesive tape, tweezers or scissors and a thermometer.
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