Motorcycle accidents take thousands of lives each year. Some key facts are that over 4,000 people were killed in motorcycle accidents last year, head injuries are the leading cause of death, and motorcyclists are 40% more likely to die from head injuries if not wearing a helmet. Reckless behaviors like speeding and drunk driving also contribute to many motorcycle deaths. Proper helmet usage could save over 1,800 lives each year according to safety officials.

1. Motorcycle Collision Fast
Facts
By: Steven Schwartzapfel

2. Motorcycle accidents take the lives of
thousands of people each year. Take a
look at these startling facts:

3. Fast Fact 1
Over 4,000 people
were killed in
motorcycle accidents
last year.

4. Fast Fact 2
Head injury is the
leading cause of
death in motorcycle
accidents.

5. Fast Fact 3:
A motorcyclist not
wearing a helmet is
40% more likely to die
of a head injury than
one who wears a
helmet.

6. Fast Fact 4:
Motorcyclists are 35
times more likely to
experience a deadly
accident on the road
than those in
passenger cars.

7. Fast Fact 5:
More than half of
motorcycle deaths
involved speeding
and reckless driving.

8. Fast Fact 6:
42% of motorcycle
deaths were alcohol
related with a blood
alcohol concentration
of 0.08 percent or
higher.

9. Fast Fact 7:
The National Highway
Traffic Safety
Administration reports
that over 1,800 lives
were saved because
motorcyclists were
wearing helmets, and
an additional 822
motorcyclists would
have lived had they
used a helmet.

10. Unlike cars, motorcycles has no protection.
The only protection is a helmet. That’s why
it’s so important to be smart and ride extra
carefully on a motorcycle.