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HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- A group of motorcyclists from Hill Air Force Base has a message for anyone who drives in a car: See me, save me. The campaign kicked off Thursday at the base.
There are over a thousand bikers on Hill Air Force Base. They want to make the roads of Utah more safe for fellow riders, so they've started a new campaign to raise awareness.
"It's a simple message for the four-wheelers: Don't kill us," said Jerry Wilcox, president of the Hill Riders Association.
It doesn't get more simple than that, but it's an ongoing struggle.
"It's a situation we run into each new bike season," Wilcox said. "They aren't used to seeing us. You don't see what you don't look for."
"We've already had nine reported fatalities in Utah, and all of them are vehicle-related," said Allan Woods with Hill Air Force Base.
One wreck that happened just a few days ago, a motorcyclist was hit at an intersection when the driver of a car didn't yield.
"The most common accident we see is the left turn, either in front of us or to the side of us," Woods said. "For some reason we are invisible to vehicle operators."
This ride -- originally scheduled for spring but pushed back due to bad weather -- of about 1,500 riders was to make drivers see motorcyclist. It was for all riders -- not just those on base.
The riders went on an hour-long ride from base through Roy, Layton, Clearfield, Sunset and Ogden. All the mayors of the cities they rode through support the campaign.
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