There were about 5,700 fatal motorcycle crashes on U.S. roads in 2020, translating into a fatal motorcycle crash involvement rate of 32.4 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled. This figure reached a peak in 2005, when motorcyclists traveled some 10.5 billion miles in the United States and 4,682 lives were lost. Since then, helmet use has increased from just under 50 percent to over 70 percent.
Fatal motorcycle crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in the United States from 1995 to 2020
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NHTSA. (June 24, 2022). Fatal motorcycle crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in the United States from 1995 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191547/fatal-motorcycle-crashes-in-the-us/
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NHTSA. (2022). Fatal motorcycle crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in the United States from 1995 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191547/fatal-motorcycle-crashes-in-the-us/
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Fatal motorcycle crashes per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in the United States from 1995 to 2020 [Graph], NHTSA, June 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191547/fatal-motorcycle-crashes-in-the-us/
