Trends and patterns in fatal US motorcycle crashes, 2000-2016.

Conclusion: Motorcycle fatality rates increased overall and across all age groups between 2000 and 2016. Fatalities for the oldest riders showed the steadiest increasing trends. Results highlight the continued public health burden of motorcyclist fatalities and, by extension, the importance of improving motorcycle safety.
PMID: 31283363 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - July 7, 2019 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Chaudhuri U, Ratnapradipa KL, Shen S, Rice TM, Smith GA, Zhu M Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research