According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA), the latest
vehicle mile travel data shows that motorcyclists are 27 times as likely to be killed in an accident as car occupants, and 6 times as likely to be injured.
Not exact matches
It is harder to find
data on Private sector business trips, but our estimates suggest that up to 11bn
miles are
travelled each year in grey fleet
vehicles.
The gradual development of car alternatives has translated into a freeze on
vehicle miles traveled and tailpipe emissions in the metro area over the past decade, according to
data from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG).
The eighth annual STS consists of 112 tables of state
data on infrastructure, safety, freight transportation, passenger
travel, registered
vehicles and
vehicle -
miles traveled, economy and finance, and energy and environment, plus a U.S. Fast Facts page.
Per
vehicle mile traveled, motorcycle riders are 30 times more likely to be killed in an accident than drivers and passengers of other
vehicles, according to NHTSA
data cited by the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety.
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.