The gendarmerie of the Alpes-Maritimes has called on motorbike riders to exercise greater care following a spate of fatalities involving two-wheelers. Six serious road accidents in the department last week all involved two-wheelers, “as either a cause of the accident or as a victim”, the gendarmerie said on its Facebook page.
A 54-year-old motorcyclist lost his life on Saturday in the Vallée de la Roya, an area stretching between Tende, France and the Italian town of Ventimiglia.
So far in 2016, out of a total of 148 recorded accidents, 90 involved at least one two-wheeler, almost 61 percent of the total. Motorcyclists represent 62 percent of injuries and 53 percent of fatalities in the department. On Sunday night an Italian motorcyclist was clocked at 134/kph in a 50 kph zone, the gendarmerie said.