In 2005 there were 4,553 motorcycle rider fatalities, of which 2,021 (44%) were from single-vehicle crashes and 2,532 (56%) were from multivehicle motorcycle crashes. Of the 2,532 fatalities from multivehicle motorcycle crashes, 2,260 (89%) were from two-vehicle motorcycle crashes. More than 85 percent of the 2,260 motorcycle riders killed in two-vehicle crashes were in crashes involving passenger vehicles. Among the fatalities in two-vehicle crashes involving motorcycles and passenger vehicles, 98 percent of the fatalities were motorcycle riders and only 2 percent of the fatalities were passenger vehicle occupants. With such a high proportion of motorcycle rider fatalities in two-vehicle motorcycle crashes, this report was written to provide insight into the possible factors in these crashes. The analysis is based on 2001-2005 data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
Fatal Two-Vehicle Motorcycle Crashes
2007
34 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Motorcycles , Fatalities , Motor vehicle accidents , Motorcyclists , Fatal crashes , Age groups , Alcohol , Speeding , Causes , Rates , Land use , Statistical data , Fatality Analysis Reporting System(FARS)
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