Weather may be reason for national drop in motorcycle deaths, safety group says
Weather may be a primary reason why motorcyclist deaths were down nationally in 2017, but up in Illinois, according to a highway safety group.
The Governors Highway Safety Association, a nonprofit representing state highway safety offices, said in a report Wednesday that the 5.6 percent drop in motorcycle deaths nationally may be tied to last year's strong hurricane season, which kept riders off the roads in the southern states of Florida and Texas.
Illinois, on the other hand, saw a milder than normal February, April, September and October in 2017, according to
