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Source US Government- NHTSA
In 2006 about 4,935 people were killed riding motorcycles of different kinds (see above). A major Motorcycle accident study analyzed information from thousands of accidents, drew conclusions about the causes and looked for ways people can avoid accidents. The "Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures," was a study conducted by the University of Southern California, with funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researcher Harry Hurt investigated nearly every aspect of 900 motorcycle accidents in the Los Angeles area. Additionally, Hurt and his staff analyzed 3,600 motorcycle traffic accident reports in the same geographic area. Below are some of the findings.
1. Approximately three-fourths of these motorcycle accidents involved collision with another vehicle, which was most usually a passenger automobile.
2. Approximately one-fourth of these motorcycle accidents were single vehicle accidents involving the motorcycle colliding with the roadway or some fixed object in the environment.
3. Vehicle failure accounted for less than 3% of these motorcycle accidents, and most of those were single vehicle accidents where control was lost due to a puncture flat.
4. In the single vehicle accidents, motorcycle rider error was present as the accident precipitating factor in about two-thirds of the cases, with the typical error being a slide out and fall due to over braking or running wide on a curve due to excess speed or under-cornering.
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53. Less than 10% of the motorcycle riders involved in these accidents had insurance of any kind to provide medical care or replace property.
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Traffic Fatalities Rise With More Drivers Opting For Motorcycles
More motorcycles and bicycles are hitting the streets. And more of them are being hit. It's a trend that's launching a new safety initiative. In 2007 a record number of people in Texas, either took the basic or advance motorcycle safety course. 33,697; that is an all time record. But with more 2 wheel and 4 wheel vehicles sharing the road, there is another record being set that's causing alarm. Fatalities. Fox 7’s Rudy Koski explains what is being done to help the cars and bikes co-exist. <...more...>
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