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Motorcycle deaths are on the rise. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, IIHS, motorcycle deaths aren’t just increasing; they recently reached an all-time high. The IIHS reports that 2011 was the worst year on record for motorcycle fatalities. While the most recent year reported, 2014, has decreased slightly, the numbers as a whole are much worse than they were 20 years ago. In 1992 there were 2,215 motorcycle fatalities. In 2014 there were 4,295 fatalities. What’s more, passenger vehicle fatalities are decreasing.
Fatalities as a result of multi-vehicle wrecks with motorcycles are pretty steady. This percentage fluctuates very little. In fact, since 1986, this number has never moved more than 4% total. It’s always between 54% and 58%.
Engine size matters. When I researched the stats on motorcycles this figure stood out to me. The motorcycles involved in the most fatal accidents have the least powerful engines. At first, that number seemed a little odd. To me, it would make more sense for the more powerful engines to have more accidents. After all, these motorcycles tend to be sport bikes, and they are often lighter too. But then it hit me; more powerful bikes are also more expensive, and thus there are less of them on the road. There are simply a lot more low powered bikes on the road, and that is why they are involved more often. The same goes for the car world too. You will see a lot more Toyota Camrys involved in wrecks than you will Corvettes. In 2015, new Camrys were sold to 429,355 people. Meanwhile, Chevrolet sold just over 34,000 Corvettes last year. With almost 400,000 more Camrys sold in one year than Corvettes, it makes sense that they are involved in more accidents. One note before I move on, the motorcycles with the larger engines have steadily been involved in more accidents.
People still ride motorcycles without helmets. I feel like I am a pretty open minded person. Though I believe my way is always the right way, I accept that other people may not feel the same way I do. That’s cool. And I am usually pretty accepting. Here in West Virginia, we have a helmet law. If you or a passenger rides on a motorcycle, you have to wear a helmet. However, I live near the border of this place called Ohio. In Ohio, there is no state law requiring riders to wear helmets, and thus, most of the people who live there don’t wear them. I am refraining from putting my personal opinion in this part of the blog. I get that helmet use is a choice for each person to make on their own. That being said, 1,400 people died in 2014 on motorcycles in which a helmet wasn’t worn. The Center Disease Control, which apparently keeps tabs on motorcycle riders, says that helmets can reduce your risk of death by 37%.
When you ride really impacts your safety. The IIHS states that June was the most dangerous month for riding, and the most fatalities occurred between 5-6 PM. Both the month and the time are when the most cars are on the road too. So there is a correlation between the amount of traffic on the road and the number of accidents. When I see numbers like this, all of those campaigns make sense.