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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

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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