“In some cases we are seeing younger guys who maybe haven’t been riding for a couple of years and get back on the bike, but they may forget what they’re doing and not be aware of their surroundings.” He suggests it may have to do with a longer riding season due to warmer than usual temperatures later in the season, but also a potential lack of experience or training. So, again, we really want to people to make sure they’re wearing the protective gear, driving within the rules, keeping to the speed limit and looking out for each other.”įoster, a motorcyclist himself, adds that the number of crashes is in line with those recorded in the pre-pandemic years of 2016 to 2018, but this year is 38 per cent higher than the 2019 figure. “If you're going faster, you're more likely to get seriously hurt.

“We're seeing in a lot of the crashes that we've had recently that motorcyclists are doing horrendous speeds, way over the speed limit, and not giving themselves time to react to things that are happening in front of them,” said Foster. Colin Foster with the CPS Traffic Unit notes this year’s tally marks a 54 per cent increase in motorcycle crashes compared to the 76 collisions during the same period in 2021. 5, which sent a 40-year-old man to hospital in life-threatening condition. There have been 118 motorcycle crashes as of the most recent crash on Oct. He tried his best to prevent any sort of road accident from happening so make please slow down and make sure everyone on the streets has a careful presence of mind while driving.” “I know what happened to my husband is a sudden passing. “He encouraged all sort of groups to come together to meet up, he always said to me that he wanted to unite everyone,” said Emily He now leaves behind his wife Emily, his four-year-old daughter Aelesha and seven-year-old daughter Aebrielle. The incident is amongst the third Calgary motorcycle fatality in 2022, equal to the total number for last year, with all of them occurring in the past month.Ī special ghost ride was held by hundreds of Calgary motorcyclists in Amorin Jr.’s honour late last month. When he attempted to pick up the motorcycle that had slid into the far-right lane, he was struck by another motorcyclist and killed. Police say he lost control as he braked for slowing traffic in the centre lane. 10 during a collision on Deerfoot Trail along the Calf Robe Bridge. The 39-year-old was killed while riding his motorcycle on Sept. is being remembered by his loving family members and friends as a man with a passion for motorcycles, a loving husband who put family above all else and someone who would always strive to achieve his goals.

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