Motorcycle crashes are more common during the summer months with almost 60% of crashes occurring between May and September, according to NHTSA data.

These tips, both for motorcyclists and other motorists, will help improve safety on New Jersey roadways.

A 26-year-old man was killed Aug. 3 when his motorcycle collided with a Jeep in Mount Olive. This tragic crash marks only the latest in a number of fatal motorcycle collisions that have occurred in North Jersey over the last few months.

Motorcycle crashes tend to increase during the warm spring and summer months, according to an analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data by AAA , which found that almost 60% of motorcyclist fatalities occur between May and September.

On Aug. 1, Frank J. Fea, 24, of Middletown ,

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