i take that motorcyle driver should wear a halmet!!
Motorcycle deaths increase
· By: Drivers.com staff
· Date: 2001-07-04
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More motorcycle riders in the USA are dying in crashes, and federal officials want to know why. A National Highway Transportation Safety Administration study released Tuesday shows that 2,472 people were killed in motorcycle accidents in 1999, the largest number since 1991. According to MSNBC , it was also the second straight year that the number of fatalities rose over the year before.
NHTSA's analysis, entitled "Recent Trends in Fatal Motorcycle Crashes," reveals
that fatality rates are increasing after declining to an all time low in 1997.
For motorcycle fatalities the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled
dropped from 33.9 motorcycle rider fatalities in 1990 to 21.0 in 1997. The
rate increased to 22.3 in 1998 and 23.4 in 1999. Most of the increases in fatalities
between 1997 and 1999 were among older riders (40 and over) and larger displacement
(over 1000 cubic centimeters) motorcycles. Rural roads, alcohol use, and not
wearing helmets contributed greatly to the deaths. 
- NHTSA's summary of the report
- The full report from NHTSA in PDF
- Motorcycle Safety Improvement Plan outlines steps that NHTSA and the FHWA will take to improve safety
Comments
michael a. wilcox, on Monday, 22. October 2007 at 10:16 AM
Becky, on Wednesday, 21. November 2007 at 12:40 PM
I do not think there is a need for motocycles since a car was created. Motorcycles do not offer any kind of security to the person riding it and/or the people driving by them. I think you can find freedom in some other things like getting a degree, buying a house, traveling, etc.
Moto Driver, on Wednesday, 21. November 2007 at 12:49 PM
Close minded people will always put restaints on others. Let people live their life freely as you do yours. There is noting secure in life other than death. Live each day as if it were your last.
Gary, on Wednesday, 21. November 2007 at 01:58 PM
OK motorbikes are dangerous, but that's largely because of their riders. Of course car drivers are not blameless, but it's up to the biker to be more defensive
