Everyone who rides knows there are safer things to do than get on a motorcycle and enjoy the acceleration, the wind, the flow of the bike through a series of curves and the freedom of two wheels. My Buell Ulysses takes me places I have never driven in my car and I’ve ridden through construction sites, forest trails and fields where my car could never go. Getting out and back without scuffing up your bike, your riding gear or worse requires recognizing hazards before they get you in trouble.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s March 31, 2010 news release states that motorcycles with anti-lock brakes are 37% less likely to be involved in fatal collisions than those without (per 10,000 registered vehicle years). Furthermore, motorcycles with anti-lock brakes file 22% fewer damage claims per insured vehicle year* than the same models without anti-lock brakes.