Motorcycle Accident Statistics from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System
The U.S. Department of Transportation commissioned a study by Fatality Analysis Reporting System to analyze motorcycle accidents and fatalities. The results were alarming. Some of the findings were:
- Many of the riders who die in a motorcycle accident are over 40
- Many of the fatal accidents happen on rural roads
- 50% of the fatalities happen because the operator has difficulty negotiating a curve
- Alcohol is a major factor in many motorcycle accident fatalities
- A majority of the accidents happen on undivided highways
- About 60% of fatal motorcycle accidents happen at nighttime
- Less than half the riders who are killed were wearing a helmet
- About 1/3 of the operators did not have a proper motorcycle license
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