According to the United States Department of Transportation, almost 40,000 deadly
motorcycle crashes occur throughout the nation every year.
- More than half (53 percent) of fatal
motorcycle crashes occur in urban areas — 9 in 10 fatal
motorcycle crashes occur within 10 miles of an urban area.
The majority of
motorcycle crashes occur in April and May, with nearly 57 % of accidents occurring on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday
Nearly 31 percent of fatal
motorcycle crashes occur during the months of March, April and May.
Not exact matches
Traveling by car, truck, or
motorcycle is an inherently dangerous activity, and when
crashes occur, people can lose their lives.
A man has been charged with aggravated DUI and reckless homicide over a
crash between a car and a
motorcycle that
occurred in October.
More than half of the fatal
motorcycle crashes in 2011
occurred on non-interstate major roads such as boulevards and state highways.
The motorcucle
crash occured in the 4300 block of W. 87th Street in Chicago, Illinois when a eastbound Dodge Charger turned left into the westbound
motorcycle.
Like accidents involving cars,
motorcycle crashes can
occur in a number of situations and are often difficult to predict.
Of the 2,448 fatal car vs
motorcycle crashes that
occurred in 2015, 41 percent (994) of them involved other vehicles turning left while the rider was going straight.
As a result, when an accident involving a
motorcycle occurs, blame for the
crash may be unfairly placed on the owner of the bike.
When a
crash between a car and a
motorcycle occurs, the motorcyclist is 26 times more likely to be injured or killed compared to any of the occupants of the car.