There is a myth that the average person on a motorcycle is reckless . And while we have all seen idiots on crotch rockets kicking up wheelies down Germantown Road , they are the exception , not the rule . The average motorcyclist is older than you might guess , and has probably been riding for quite a while . They tend to drive more defensively because they realize how vulnerable they are to vehicular |
traffic .
In 1981 , a comprehensive governmental Study , called “ The Hurt Report ,” found that in two-thirds of accidents involving a car and motorcycle , the driver of the car is actually at fault . Most often because he crossed into the rider ' s right-of-way .
It ' s all about visibility and what one expects to see . In motorcycle riding , many cars not ever noticing the motorcycle in traffic is the worst factor . That ' s why cars so often pull out or make left-hand turns right across their path .
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As a matter of fact , in our injury law firm , that is considered our “ standard motorcycle accident .” The cyclist has the right of way and is proceeding at regular speed , when suddenly the Buick pulls from the stop sign making a sweeping left turn and the biker hits the side of the car and is launched over its hood .
The results are often devastating .
In the end , we need to look twice . I know it ' s a trite saying , but looking twice can save a life .
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A new study from financial technology company SmartAsset ranks Arlington (# 7 ) and Lakeland (# 9 ) among the most affordable places to live in Tennessee . 2016 marks SmartAsset ’ s third annual study on the Most Affordable Places in America and Arlington ’ s second year on the list . In 2015 , the town was listed at # 4 .
Stating that “ there ’ s a lot more to home affordability
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than the price a homebuyer agrees to pay the seller ,” SmartAsset describes its approach to finding the most affordable places to buy a home as “ holistic .” The personal finance website considered closing costs , real estate taxes , homeowners insurance and mortgage rates in its analysis .
SmartAsset researchers found the total cost over five years of these four expenses for the average home in
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every county in the U . S ., and every city with a population greater than 5,000 . They then took that five-year cost as a proportion of median household income in each county and city to determine
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Affordability Index
7 Arlington $ 3,391 $ 2,877 $ 1,705 $ 10,179 $ 93,000 35.65
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9 Lakeland $ 2,464 $ 2,720 $ 1,880 $ 11,226 $ 96,964 35.11 |
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