As part of October’s annual Motorcycle Awareness Month 2021, the Motorcycle Council of NSW (MCC of NSW) surveyed motorcyclists to find out what it is like to ride on the roads in NSW. Almost 500 motorcycle riders were surveyed across NSW and asked if they had had any crashes or near misses. 35% said they had a near miss one in every 5 rides, with 23% one in ten rides. 37% of motorcyclists have had to correct their riding to avoid an accident. Most of these riders had the near miss on metro roads during the weekday, between the hours of 10 AM to 3 PM. The Chair of MCC of NSW, Kevin ‘Trip’ Henry, said, “What we found interesting was that experience in motorcycle riding did not affect their occurrence of near misses. Most of the riders surveyed (79%) had over ten years riding.” The survey uncovered that in 43.9% of near misses, the driver was driving under 50km/h along a suburban road. These near misses and crashes could have been avoided had the driver followed the road rules and spent more time looking. “Near misses occur 13 times more often than crashes. We know near misses can easily turn into a crash. Every driver we get the message to look out for motorcyclists will help save lives.” said Mr. Henry.