Motorcycle Accident Statistics

Risky Ride: Some Scary Statistics about Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle riders face special dangers every time they climb onto their bikes:

  • Motorcyclists are about 26 times more likely to die in an auto crash than someone riding in an automobile.
  • Motorcyclists are 5 times more likely to be injured in an auto crash than someone riding in an automobile.
  • In two-thirds of motorcycle accidents with another vehicle, the driver of the other vehicle caused the accident by violating the motorcycle’s right of way.
  • Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that 4,008 motorcycle crash deaths and 76,000 motorcycle crash injuries occurred in accidents on U.S. roads in 2004
  • Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that motorcycle crash deaths have continued a nine-year increase, reaching 4,810 in 2006. Additionally, 88,000 motorcycle injuries occurred on U.S. roads in the same year.
  • Motorcycle rider fatalities now account for 11 percent of total fatalities

Contact a skilled and experienced California motorcycle injury attorney

If you or a loved one has been injured in a motorcycle accident, the most important step in protecting your legal rights is to meet with a skilled and experienced motorcycle injury attorney to discuss your case.

The accident attorneys of Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff have years of experience successfully litigating auto accident cases. We have recovered substantial settlements for our clients who have suffered injury and death due to motor vehicle accidents. We will analyze your potential injury claim from many angles, looking for violations of traffic laws and DMV regulations, medical treatment issues, time limits for filing your case, insurance issues, product liability (defective equipment), premises liability, and issues of negligent or reckless driving by all of the involved drivers, including you (comparative fault).

To contact a personal injury lawyer at Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff for a free and confidential motorcycle injury case evaluation, please fill out and submit the contact form on this page or call us toll-free at (888) 285-3333.

 
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