•The most frequent ways motorcycle accidents happen.

•The possibility of being killed or injured in a motorcycle accident.

•Wearing protective gear can make a significant difference.

Introduction

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MAIDS (Motorcycle Accident in Depth Study) report:•Conducted in 1999 and 2000.•921 accidents and over 900 control cases.

The Hurt Report•Began in 1976 and published in 1981.•Over 900 accidents.

Introduction

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Circumstances of the Accidents

• Perception failure• No collision avoidance maneuvers in 69 percent of accidents.

• Violating the right of way• The other vehicle violates the right of way 2/3 of the time.

• 72.3 percent of accidents occur in urban areas.

• 54.3 percent of accidents occur at an intersection.

• 60 percent of collisions are with a passenger car.• 80 percent for all vehicles.

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The Risk of Death or Injury

• For every 100,000 registered vehicles• There are 13 fatalities involving cars• There are 72 fatalities involving motorcycle. (NHTSA)

• Motorcycle fatality • Per vehicle mile, a motorcycle is 35 times more likely to be

involved in a fatal accident. (NHTSA)• Alcohol was a contributing factor in almost half of the

motorcycle fatalities. (Hurt Report)

• 10.5 percent of accidents resulted in a death.• 97 of the 921 accidents reviewed on the MAIDS report were

fatal. (MAIDS)

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The Risk of Death or Injury (continued)

• Rate of Death or Injury• 80 percent of motorcycle accidents result in injury or death.• 20 percent of car accidents result in injury or death.

• 55 percent of fatalities involved another vehicle in 2006. (NHTSA)

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Prevention of Injury or Death

• Wearing a helmet• Reduced injury in 33.2 percent of crashes. • Prevented injury in 35.5 percent of crashes.

• Upper torso protective clothing• Reduced injury in 45.4 percent of crashes.• Prevented injury in 19.2 percent of crashes.

• Lower torso protective clothing• Reduced injury 50.2 percent of the time.• Prevented injury 11.1 percent of the time.

• Wearing protective footwear reduced/prevented injury 48.7 percent of the time.

Conclusion

• It is my hope that from this data you are now more informed about motorcycle accidents and the circumstances surrounding them.

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Works Cited

• The University of Wisconsin. (20080. Hurt Report Summary. Retrieved from http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~john/vfr/hurt.html

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.nhtsa.gov/

• MAIDS Study. (2004). MAIDS Report. Retrieved from http://www.maids-study.eu/index.html

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