Mahoning, Trumbull counties now part of Motorcycle Safety Coalition

Mahoning, Trumbull counties now part of Motorcycle Safety Coalition

RAVENNA — Despite recent significant traffic fatality reductions in Ohio, traffic safety advocates are increasingly concerned that motorcycle fatalities have risen 35 percent statewide in the last three years.

Just last year there were 213 motorcycle fatalities in Ohio.

Curbing that upward motorcycle crash trend is at the core of the new Motorcycle Safety Coalition established today during a meeting at the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Ravenna Post.

Joining the patrol in the coalition that covers a seven-county area in northeastern Ohio are Safe Communities and local law enforcement. The counties in the initiative are Mahoning, Trumbull, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Stark, and Portage.

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