US Motorcycle Deaths Declined In 2013. Year 2013 is the second year since 1997 that fatal bike crashes have declined. The final fatality total to be published soon by the GHSA (The Governors Highway Safety Association) is expected to be 4,610, down from 4,957 in 2012 and nearly identical to the 2011 figure of 4,612. The GHSA collects statistics directly from the state safety officers who make up its membership. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said motorcycle deaths accounted for 15 percent of highway fatalities in 2011, though motorcycles amount to just 3 percent of vehicle registrations. NHTSA said injuries from motorcycle crashes increased to 93,000 in 2012 from 81,000 in 2011. Motorcyclists are more than 26 times as likely to die in a crash as occupants of cars, and five times as likely to be injured, NHTSA said. Alcohol is a bigger factor in motorcycle crashes than it is for cars, with 27 percent of riders intoxicated, compared with 23 percent of drivers. Motorcyclists killed at night are three times as likely than other drivers to have been drunk, NHTSA said. The use of helmets dropped to 60 percent in 2012 from 66 percent in 2011. The District of Columbia and 19 states require helmets for all riders. Thirty-one states have repealed such laws, though some require helmets for younger riders. -
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US
Motorcycle Deaths Declined In 2013. Year 2013 is the second year since
1997 that fatal bike crashes have declined. The final fatality total to
be published soon by the GHSA (The Governors Highway Safety Association)
is expected to be 4,610, down from 4,957 in 2012 and nearly identical
to the 2011 figure of 4,612. The GHSA collects statistics directly from
the state safety officers who make up its membership. The National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration said motorcycle deaths accounted
for 15 percent of highway fatalities in 2011, though motorcycles amount
to just 3 percent of vehicle registrations. NHTSA said injuries from
motorcycle crashes increased to 93,000 in 2012 from 81,000 in 2011.
Motorcyclists are more than 26 times as likely to die in a crash as
occupants of cars, and five times as likely to be injured, NHTSA said.
Alcohol is a bigger factor in motorcycle crashes than it is for cars,
with 27 percent of riders intoxicated, compared with 23 percent of
drivers. Motorcyclists killed at night are three times as likely than
other drivers to have been drunk, NHTSA said. The use of helmets dropped
to 60 percent in 2012 from 66 percent in 2011. The District of Columbia
and 19 states require helmets for all riders. Thirty-one states have
repealed such laws, though some require helmets for younger riders. -
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