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Motorcyclist are approximately 18 times more likely to be in a fatal accident, and 3 times as more likely to be injured, than those in passenger cars;
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The fatality rate for motorcyclists was 3.6 greater than the fatality rate for occupants of passenger cars;
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Approximately 75% f motorcycle accidents involve collisions with another vehicle-usually a passenger automobile;
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Motorcycle equipment failure accounts for less than 3% of motorcycle accidents-usually due to a puncture flat;
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In single vehicle accidents, motorcycle rider error causes 66% of the motorcycle accidents-the typical error being a slide-out and fall, due to over-breaking or running wide on a curve, due to excessive speed;
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Roadway defects were the accident cause in 2% of motorcycle accidents;
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Weather is not a factor in 98% of motorcycle accidents;
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The median pre-crash speed was 29.8 miles per hour and the median crash speed was 21.5 miles per hour;
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Less than 10% of the motorcycle riders involved in accidents have insurance of any kind to provide medical care or replace property.
