{"id":38826,"date":"2023-01-17T21:19:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T21:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/17\/air-force-leaders-warn-of-motorcycle-dangers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:16:21","slug":"air-force-leaders-warn-of-motorcycle-dangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/01\/17\/air-force-leaders-warn-of-motorcycle-dangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force leaders warn of motorcycle dangers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force leaders are stressing the importance of motorcycle safety amid a wintertime spike in road deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven airmen died while riding motorcycles between Oct. 28, 2022, and Jan. 5, 2023, including four since Dec. 15, 2022, according to public Air Force Safety Center data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They ranged in age from 25 to 35, and in rank from senior airman to technical sergeant. 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