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1. Driver Involvement in Alcohol-Related Crashes by Vehicle Type
Alcohol was in the system of 9% of the motorcycle drivers in the accident.
02.
6 Surprising Motorcycle Accident Stats in
Pennsylvania!
Total Motorcycle Drivers in Crashes
Drinking Motorcycle Drivers in Crashes
3,062
261
Presented by:
Occupant fatalities
Occupant fatalities of motorcycles increased from 164 in 2018 to 174 in 2019.
Motorcycles Involved in Crashes
01.
50
0
2018
2019
100 150
174
164
200 250
Motorcycle Helmet Use in Crashes
03.
Fatalities
25
0
Unknown
No Helmets
50 75
81
6
100
Helmets 87
Injuries
500
0
Unknown
No Helmets
1,000 1,500
1,115
149
2,000
Helmets 1,596
Not Injured
50
0
Unknown
No Helmets
100 150
120
39
200
Helmets 195
Total Motorcyclists
500
0
Unknown
No Helmets
1,000 1,500
1,316
194
2,000
Helmets 1,878
Helmets
No Helmets
Unknown
87
(50.0%)
1,596
(55.8%)
195
(55.1%)
1,878
(55.4%)
81
(46.6%)
1,115
(39.0%)
120
(33.9%))
1,316
(38.8%)
6
(3.5%)
149
(5.2%)
39
(11.0%)
194
(5.7%)
Fatalities Injuries Not Injured
Total
Motorcyclists
Crashes in Which a Single Vehicle Hit a Fixed
Object: 35,587
Passenger Car 20,483 57.6%
Motorcycle 477 1.3%
Vehicle Crashes—Single Vehicle Hitting Fixed
Objects
05.
17.7%
4.7% 0.3% 2.4%
Fatal Crashes PDO Crashes Total CrashesInjury Crashes
Motorcycle crashes by type.
Motorcycles account for 18% of total fatal crashes, while only making up
2% of all crashes!
04.
Motorcycle
17.7%
175 crashes
4.7%
2,620 crashes
0.3%
182 crashes
2.4%
2,977 crashes
Fatal Crashes Injury Crashes PDO Crashes Total Crashes
Motorcycle Other vehicles
57.6%
20,483
Passenger Car
1.3%
477
Motorcycle
Others
Motorcyclist
Injuries
Fatalities and Injuries—Five-Year Trends
Motorcycles accidents seemed to have been on a downward trend over
the last five years. However, from 2018 to 2019 there was an alarming
reversal of the general trend.
Motorcyclist
Fatalities
2015
0
50
100
150
200
2016 2017 2018 2019
06.
179
192
185
164
174
2015
0
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
2016 2017 2018 2019
3,312 3,321
3,052
2,611
2,860
Source: 2019 Pennsylvania Crash Facts & Statistics Survey Form