Motorcycle Accident Statistics Riders Should Know

Motorcycles are dangerous. Every rider understands the risks associated with the freedom of riding a motorcycle.

2010-12-14

December 14, 2010 (Press-News.org) Motorcycles are dangerous. Every rider understands the risks associated with the freedom of riding a motorcycle. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) tracks a wide variety of statistics that measure the causes of motorcycle accidents, injuries, and fatalities. While they often focus too much on the safety equipment that riders wear, and not enough on the causes of the accidents, are some statistics bike riders should know.

- In North Carolina, motorcycle accidents account for 7.1 percent of all traffic fatalities.
- In South Carolina, motorcycle accidents account for 7.7 percent of all traffic fatalities.
- In North Carolina, there are 11.9 fatalities of every 10,000 registered motorcycles.
- In South Carolina, there are 15.9 fatalities of every 10,000 registered motorcycles.
- Approximately three-fourths of motorcycle accidents involved collisions with another vehicle, which was most often a passenger automobile, according to the Hurt Report.
- In 2001, 3,181 motorcyclists were killed and an additional 60,000 were injured in traffic crashes in the United States.
- According to the NTSB, in the last 10 years, there has been a 230 percent increase in fatalities among motorcycle riders who have reached their 40th birthday.
- Forty-one percent of motorcycle riders who died in a solo crash in 2004 had a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit of .08.
- In 1998, 284 motorcyclists died and approximately 49,000 were injured in highway crashes in the United States.
- Per mile traveled in 1998, a motorcyclist is approximately 16 times more likely to die in a crash than an automobile occupant and 3 times as likely to be injured.
- Head injury is a leading cause of death in motorcycle crashes.
- In 1998, 46% of fatally injured motorcycle riders were not wearing helmets at the time of the crash.

If you have suffered an injury in a bike accident, it is important that you don't become just a statistic. A personal injury lawyer experienced in representing people injured in motorcycle accidents can help.

If you have suffered an injury in a motorcycle accident and would like to speak to a North Carolina motorcycle accident attorney, please contact The Karney Law Firm at 1 (888) 855-3504 or visit their site at http://www.karneylaw.com.

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