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11-16-2004, 07:46 PM
From the U.S. Dept of Transportation, For 2003 (2004 hasn't been tabulated yet):
The # of registered motorcycles has been linearly increasing (now approximately 1 million more than the 1993).
The rate of motorcycle injuries in recent years has been fairly steady, but the rate of fatalities has increased dramatically -- more than the increase in registered motorcycles; thus, more injuries are becoming more and more severe/fatal.
Per vehicle mile, motorcyclists are about 27 times as likely as passenger car occupants to die in a traffic crash and 6 times as likely to be injured.
About half of all motorcycle crashes collided with another motor vehicle.
25% of fatal motorcycle crashes were collisions with a fixed object (unknown percentage of these involved motorcyclist trying to avoid another hazard/car).
In crashes involving a motorcyclist vs. car, 78% of motorcycles involved were impacted in the front, 17% from side, 5% from the rear.
In crashes involving a motorcyclist vs. car, the car was turning left while motorcyclist was going straight or passing the car in 38% of fatal cases, and both vehicles were going straight in 27% of fatal cases.
California leads the nation with 10.5% of the nation's motorcyclist fatalities.
36% of all motorcyclist fatalities involved speeding.
Alcohol involvement with fatalies was 40% higher for motorcyclists than car drivers.
1 out of 4 motorcyclist fatalities were of motorcyclists with an invalid license.
The # of registered motorcycles has been linearly increasing (now approximately 1 million more than the 1993).
The rate of motorcycle injuries in recent years has been fairly steady, but the rate of fatalities has increased dramatically -- more than the increase in registered motorcycles; thus, more injuries are becoming more and more severe/fatal.
Per vehicle mile, motorcyclists are about 27 times as likely as passenger car occupants to die in a traffic crash and 6 times as likely to be injured.
About half of all motorcycle crashes collided with another motor vehicle.
25% of fatal motorcycle crashes were collisions with a fixed object (unknown percentage of these involved motorcyclist trying to avoid another hazard/car).
In crashes involving a motorcyclist vs. car, 78% of motorcycles involved were impacted in the front, 17% from side, 5% from the rear.
In crashes involving a motorcyclist vs. car, the car was turning left while motorcyclist was going straight or passing the car in 38% of fatal cases, and both vehicles were going straight in 27% of fatal cases.
California leads the nation with 10.5% of the nation's motorcyclist fatalities.
36% of all motorcyclist fatalities involved speeding.
Alcohol involvement with fatalies was 40% higher for motorcyclists than car drivers.
1 out of 4 motorcyclist fatalities were of motorcyclists with an invalid license.