Deaths on motorcycles…a very sad statistics released by NTSB.
1997 2,116 deaths. (5% of all motor vehicle crash fatalities – all time low.)
2007 5154 deaths. (13% of all motor vehicle crash fatalities.) That's a 128 percent increase comparing to 1997!
Consider this:
· There are only 75% more motorcycles registered today than in 1997.
· That's 10 straight year of the number of motorcycle-related deaths climbing.
· Overall number of motor-vehicle fatalities fell by 2.9% between 2006 and 2007.
The victims of motorcycle crashes are 3 times more likely than all other fatalities in motor vehicle related accidents not to have the proper license and 2.6 times more likely to be DUI/DWI in the time of accident. And - of course – many victims are helmetless riders.
I'm lifting my hand in the middle finger salute to all thirty states which allow helmetless riding: you are idiots!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment