Burnouts are popular moves for motorcycle enthusiasts to try when they feel comfortable enough with their skills and abilities.
However, trying this trick in traffic can have disastrous results, as mechanical failures can lead to a crash or changes in tire handling can cause inexperienced riders to lose control.
Among riders, the burnout is something of an iconic trick.
In reality, though, it has no place on public roads, and, if riders are so daring to try to complete one, specially designated private property should be utilized.
To do a burnout, a rider places an extreme amount of wear on their tires.
The trick causes the rear wheel of the motorcycle to spin, while the bike itself is fully stopped.
This causes the back tire to heat up intensely, generating smoke from the burning rubber.
Some trick enthusiasts even coat their tires in special substances to create larger plumes of smoke when completing a burnout.
The dangers of burnouts are obvious.
Failure and even success can result in the deterioration of the rear tire to the point of destruction.
Too much immediate wear can even cause the tire to shred during the trick, posing a direct threat to the rider.
In addition to tire wear, which can render a bike useless on a highway or coming back from a small-scale trick competition, the trick heats the rear tire, making it prone to travel at higher speeds.
Burnouts have a long history in racing.
When drag races began, burnouts were used to preheat tires to get up to higher speeds as quickly as possible.
Accordingly, if a rider pursues a burnout for racing, they are not only endangering themselves with the trick, but threatening everyone on the road with their racing.
If you want to learn more about how trick riding can contribute to a car accident negligence case, contact a motorcycle accident lawyer.