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Motorcycle AccidentINFOGRAPHIC
2015
out of the 163people killed
while riding motorcycles
57.1%NO HELMET
35%USED HELMET
THE HIGHEST % KILLED INVOLVED
AGES 46-60
3,651 CRASHES
140 KILLED
3,060 INJURED
OHIO Motorcycle Crashes
3,800 CRASHES
163 KILLED
3,147 INJURED
out of the 140 people killed
while riding motorcycles
65%NO HELMET
26.4%USED HELMET
THE HIGHEST % KILLED INVOLVED
AGES 51-552014
PENNSYLVANIA Motorcycle Crashes
out of the 186 people killed
while riding motorcycles
53.2%NO HELMET
43%USED HELMET
186 KILLED
3,207 INJURED
2014
Number of people killed in Pennsylvania motorcycle crashes in 2014: 186, an increase from 181 in 2013.
KILLED out of the 186 deaths in 2014
13PASSENGERS
173DRIVERS
Helmet use was unknown in 3.8 percent of the fatal crashes in Pennsylvania. **
Per mile traveled, the NUMBER OF DEATHS ON MOTORCYCLES was MORE THAN 27 TIMES the number of deaths in cars.
You Love to Ride – Get the Facts
People in Ohio and Pennsylvania love to ride motorcycles. According to statista.com, in 2014 there were
404,770registered
motorcycles in
OHIO
The two states rank in the top five nationwide for the number of registrations (number 4 and 5). Only California, Florida and Texas have more registered motorcycles.
396,315registered
motorcycles in
PENNSYLVANIA
92%of motorcyclists
killed were MALES
Nationwide Motorcycle Crash Statistics for 2014
4,295 PEOPLE DIEDON MOTORCYCLES
13%MOTORCYCLE
DEATHS
88%ALL MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DEATHS
66%of females killed
in motorcycle accidents werePASSENGERS
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IF YOUR LOVED ONE DIED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH
55%deaths occurON URBAN
ROADS
in the United States, a drop from 4,402 in 2013
71% deaths occur
betweenMAY &
SEPTEMBER
52%deaths occur
ON WEEKENDSAFTER 6 PM
SATURDAYSUNDAY
Fatal crashes involving motorcycles had been declining since the early 1980s, but began to rise in 1998. That upward trend continued through 2008.
1980 1998 2013 20142008