As motorcycle fatalities surge in eastern Ontario, new program aims to save lives

Kendall Watson (left) and her father, Case Watson, (right) ready to take a motorcycle ride. Kendall teaches the Red Cross first aid module in the Biker Down program.

A motorcyclist from Kingston, Ont., is launching a new first aid program partnered with the Canadian Red Cross that aims to reduce the number of fatal motorcycle collisions.Steve Reed, a motorcyclist from Kingston, Ont., is launching a new first aid program partnered with the Canadian Red Cross that aims to reduce the number of fatal motorcycle collisions.A motorcyclist from Kingston, Ont.

"You can imagine — because motorcyclists all ride the same great roads, or we ride in groups oftentimes — that first responder on scene is going to be a fellow motorcyclist," said Reed, the president of Biker Down North America. The training covers three big topics: how to manage the scene of an accident, how to provide first aid, and how to improve rider visibility.

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