A police inspector has warned motorcyclists of the disproportionate danger they face on Suffolk's roads ahead of the warmer summer months. Suffolk police said there have been a total of seven fatal road crashes so far this year, two of which have been motorcyclists. The most recent fatal crash involving a motorcyclist happened on Sunday, May 19 in Great Waldingfield where a man in his 60s died and another biker, aged in his 40s, was injured.
Police have reissued annual advice to motorcyclists as the summer, where crashes are more common, approaches. Inspector Gary Miller, of the Roads and Armed Policing Team, said: "In terms of the number of miles that motorcyclists travel overall, they represent a disproportionate figure in terms of the fatal and serious road traffic collisions. "It's quite clear that you don't have as much protection on a motorcycle as you do in a car.
Inspector Gary Miller (Image: Suffolk Constabulary) "A minor collision between two cars people could walk away from with no injury or low injury, but if it involves a motorcycle the impact of the injury is always going to be more significant." He explained that, during the warmer months when motorcyclists may be more likely to ride, they typically see a rise in incidents. "It's something we prepare for each year.
However, we just felt over the last couple of weeks that the number has been quite high," Inspector Miller said. "If we could see a pattern to say a particular junction or a particular road was dange.
