These safety devices have been proven to be 45 percent effective in preventing death among front - seat passenger car occupants in the event of an accident. (indianainjuryandfamilylawyerblog.com)
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the latest vehicle mile travel data shows that motorcyclists are about 27 times as likely as passenger car occupants to die in a motor vehicle crash and 6 times as likely to be injured. (sinklaw.com)
That's the primary reason that in 2016, based on vehicle miles travelled, motorcyclist fatalities occurred nearly 28 times more frequently than passenger car occupant fatalities in motor vehicle traffic crashes. (transportation.gov)