The warmer weather is bringing out the big hogs.

That's right, you'll be seeing more motorcycles on area roadways.

Ohio Highway Patrol has some tips on how to share the road with those riding on two wheels.

May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. 

Last year in Ohio there were 140 fatalities involving motorcycle crashes.  Since 2012 there's been over 10,000 injuries involving motorcycles.

That's why the Ohio Highway Patrol is warning everyone on the roads to be on the lookout for motorcycles.

Sgt. Pat Abel, of the Southington post, says, "Give motorcyclists enough room. Always assume there are motorcyclists approaching the intersections and give them a full lane of travel. Always look twice before entering an intersection and treat a motorcycle as a vehicle."The number one cause for motorcycles crashes is failure to yield at intersections. Police say motorcyclists always need to be scanning the road.

"Have their head on a swivel so to speak to check their surroundings and to make sure cars are going to stop at stop signs and red lights and just be prepared for an accident to happen in case a vehicle doesn't stop at those intersections," says Abel.

Taking a training class and riding with proper endorsements as a motorcycle rider can help protect yourself and others from injury.

Police say 22% of all crashes involve a person who did not have a proper license for a motorcycle.

And sadly, 40% involved impairment due to alcohol.