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Small Vehicle Collisions
In any two vehicle collision, the smallest vehicle sustains the most damage. The occupants also have a higher injury and fatality risk. This means that the motorcyclist always loses in collisions with other types of vehicles. In addition, their two wheels make them less stable in poor road and weather conditions. Their lack of a protective cage, seat belts, and airbags mean that they rarely survive collisions unscathed.

In short, it's up to other vehicles on the road including commercial or owner operator truck drivers to help motorcyclists out by looking out for them. As providers of commercial or owner operator truck insurance in Texas, we would like to share these six tips on sharing the road with motorcycles:

Look twice at intersections.

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