The California Highway Patrol (CHP) released a new educational video called, "Thrill or Buzz Kill?", designed to make riders aware of how dangerous riding a motorcycle is. It uses some gory photos and videos of actual accident scenes...

And here it is....



It's not quite the same as the CHP's famous, "Red Asphalt", which largely shocked driving students into submission. Instead, it's more of a testimonial video, that has various CHP officers, and accident victims, to warn people that no one is invincible.

Labels: Biker Movies, California Highway Patrol

The Acorn, a newspaper serving the San Fernando Valley reports that the California Highway Patrol have launched a new operation called, "Operation Safe Canyons".

They've determined that the canyon roads around the greater Los Angeles area are particularly dangerous, so they're going after speeding vehicles...

The traffic safety program is an ongoing effort by the CHP and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lost Hills Station to make local canyon roads safer.

Labels: California Highway Patrol, Mulholland Road, Police, Speeding

Sacramento-based television station KCRA reports that the California Highway Patrol is working on a motorcycle-version of the classroom movie, "Red Asphalt".

The movie is supposed to highlight the statistics on motorcycle accidents and the dangers of riding, containing scenes of real crashes and deaths, like the stuff you only see online...

Based on alarming statistics about motorcycle accidents, the CHP is working on a new film highlighting motorcycle dangers, very similar to "Red Asphalt," the classic movie about the dangers of driving cars. It is not only a safety video. It features real crash scenes, including fatalities.

The film is designed to scare riders into taking safety precautions, the CHP said.

Labels: Biker Movies, California Highway Patrol