In 2007, motorcyclists were about 37 times more
likely than passenger car occupants to die in motor vehicle accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In fact, motorcyclists are nearly 34 times more
likely than passenger car occupants to die in a traffic crash and 8 times more likely to suffer injury.
In 2007, per vehicle mile traveled, motorcyclists were about 37 times more
likely than passenger car occupants to die in a traffic crash, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Although any vehicle can roll over in the right circumstances, vehicles that are taller have a higher center of gravity, which makes them more
likely than a passenger car to roll.
Motorcyclist fatalities account for 14 % of total crash fatalities, and per vehicle mile traveled, bikers are about 37 times more
likely than passenger car occupants to die in a crash and 9 times more likely to be injured.
Not exact matches
Furthermore, while other supercars would
likely have their occupants rubbing shoulders given their minuscule dimensions, i.e. Ferrari's LaFerrari and Aston Martin's Valkyrie, the Agera RS offers each
passenger more
than enough room to wildly wave their hands as the
car accelerates to «Go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $ 200.»
Ferrari touts the California as a «2 +» concept, to «guarantee exceptional versatility of use in the rear of the
car,» but it is more
likely to accommodate luggage
than two additional
passengers.
The two
cars have an identical wheelbase, which means the rear
passengers of the Scirocco will most
likely enjoy the Golf's generous rear knee room, but the Scirocco is longer, wider and shorter
than the Golf GTI, lending it a much sleeker profile.
In fact, a motorcyclist is 35 times more
likely to be involved in a deadly accident
than a driver in a
passenger car.
It is worth noting that a Tesla vehicle is over five times less
likely to experience a fire
than the average gasoline
car and that there have been zero serious injuries or deaths for any reason ever, fire or otherwise, in a Model S. Over the course of more
than 100 million miles driven in almost every possible terrain, weather and crash conditions, the Tesla Model S has consistently protected its driver and
passengers, achieving the best safety track record of any
car on the road.
A commercial truck accident is
likely to be more catastrophic
than an accident between two
passenger cars.
Federal studies have show that motorcycle riders are 35 times more
likely to be killed
than occupants of
passenger cars and 8 times more
likely to be injured.
The CDC estimates that pedestrians are 1.5 times more
likely than passengers to be killed in a
car crash.
The truck driver will
likely feel little impact, but your
passenger car will more
than likely be totaled.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcyclists are 35 times more
likely to experience a deadly accident on the road
than those in
passenger cars.
Motorcyclists are much more
likely to face serious injury after an accident
than a
passenger in a moving
car, and these types of injuries are unfortunately on the rise.
Because of the lack of protection afforded motorcyclists, they are 26 times more
likely than those in a
passenger car to die in a crash and five times more
likely to be injured.
Per vehicle mile traveled, motorcyclists were 26 times more
likely than a
passenger in a
car to die in a traffic collision.
People are 26 more times
likely to lose their life in an accident involving a motorcycle accident
than in a
passenger car.
According to the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety, motorcyclists are around 26 times more
likely to die in a vehicle accident
than car passengers and are five times more
likely to be injured.
The government says that motorcyclists are 38 times more
likely to be killed in a road accident
than car drivers or
passengers.
Passengers and drivers of pickup trucks are less
likely to use their seatbelt
than those in
cars, minivans and SUVs; the rate of seatbelt use by occupants in pickups is only 92 % compared to the national average of 95.3 %.
For example, drivers under age 25 are much more
likely to be involved in a fatal
car accident
than older drivers.2 Some riders include extra benefits for accidental death while a
passenger on public transportation or while wearing a seat belt.
According to III data, a motorcyclist is 27 times more
likely to die in a crash per vehicle mile traveled
than a
car passenger, and about five times more
likely to be injured.
These statistics, among many others, help establish that youth in America are more
likely to die from
car accidents
than older drivers and
passengers.