Franco Trentalance testimonial of "adopt a DR 46"

The actor and writer Franco Trentalance was chosen as the testimonial of the project “adopts a DR 46” created to raise public awareness of the problems related to guardrails and other road infrastructures for motorcyclists, without weighing on the budgets of local institutions. The initiative is by MotorLab, an amateur sports association of the Emilian MotorValley which, through private sponsorships and specific plastic protections, makes the most dangerous bends on Italian roads less lethal for motorcyclists and less costly for administrations.

Adopt a DR 46: the initiative

The DR 46 is a life-saving plastic protection designed to allow a deformation that partially absorbs the impact of the motorcyclist during the impact against the guardrail following a slip. The adoption is aimed at SMEs which, in exchange for financing costs, promote themselves commercially with a small adhesive logo, created in compliance with the Highway Code. “I strongly believe in this civic solidarity initiative: it is a union between public and private, at the service of all road users – declared Franco Trentalance -. Safety is essential on a motorbike. Both active and passive. Increasing it is a good thing“. The safety measures for the stretch of the SP58 on the Apennines between Bologna and Florence have been in progress for a few months: one of the most popular routes on the Peninsula during the summer by Italian and European motorcyclists, made possible with the patronage of the Emilia Region Romagna, the Metropolitan City of Bologna and the Municipality of Bologna.

Franco Trentalance at World Ducati Week 2018

Franco Trentalance, known for his long career in adult entertainment, has become a popular writer and will be present at World Ducati Week 2018 in the coming days to meet fans. “Sex and motorbikes have several points in common. Not only for the obvious physical-gymnastic relationship: by riding a motorbike you get to know yourself - he has declared -. When you reflect on driving and through the reactions and behaviors you have when holding the handlebars, as a consequence of your own and other people's driving. When you open the throttle, when you are about to lean, every time you take a bend you become more aware of yourself. Just like it happens during sex. And this is why the first objective is to always do it in complete safety".