A Vicious Cycle

Danny Hellman

 

John Johnston

"Beemer" Dan Levanthal is still recovering from a motorcycle accident last year.

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Dan spends many of these hours researching motorcycle rights, and he occasionally stumbles upon positive news, such as a just-introduced New Jersey bill that would increase penalties for drivers who injure or kill motorcyclists and road users in general, and a newly enacted measure in Washington State giving prosecutors the ability to charge a driver with felony vehicular assault if he or she uses a vehicle without regard to the well-being of others, motorcyclists included. But these are small steps. What's needed, he believes, are some giant leaps -- and society at large still seems unwilling to take them.

"I just want to feel safe when I ride," Dan says. "That's all I want."