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Riders are being urged not to gamble with their tyres this April in an effort to lower the motorcycle accident rate.
TyreSafe is getting behind bike tyre safety month to encourage motorcyclists to do everything they can to avoid accident claims by looking after their tyres.
Department for Transport road casualty figures show there were 82 motorcycle accidents in 2009 where illegal, defective or underinflated tyres were a contributory factor.
Despite this being a slight decrease on the year before, each one is an avoidable accident, explained Stuart Jackson, chairman of TyreSafe.
"Tyres play a crucial part, perhaps the most important role, when it comes to motorbike safety as they are the only point of contact that the bike has with the road surface," he added.
The organisation points out motorcyclists should check tyre pressures from cold at least once a week.
Tyres should be inflated to the right level and treads checked to ensure they are not below the legal 1mm minimum.
It comes as the road safety charity Brake calls for 20mph speed limits in built-up areas to prevent accidents between motorists and cyclists.
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