Motorcycle Accident Statistics (2004)
- In 2004, total Pennsylvania motorcycle crashes increased 18% from 2003 while motorcycle fatal crashes decreased by 1 fatality from 2003.
- In 2004 there were 3,621 motorcycle crashes in Pennsylvania. That’s an increase of 933 more motorcycle crashes from 1999.
- There were 152 fatal motorcycle crashes in 2004.
- Of the 158 deaths in 2004 involving motorcycle drivers or passengers, 143 (90.5%) were drivers and 15 (9.5%) were passengers.
- Nationally, motorcycles make up only 0.4% of all miles traveled by motor vehicles. But they account for more than 8% of all traffic fatalities.
- Per mile traveled, a biker is about 18 to 20 times more likely to be in a serious or fatal crash than someone in an automobile.
- After Pennsylvania repealed the mandatory helmet law in 2004, there were 602 hospital discharges for traumatic brain injuries from motorcycle accidents.
- Compared to 2002, the last full year of the mandatory helmet law in Pennsylvania, there was a 53% increase in traumatic brain injuries in 2004.
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Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis: Traffic Safety Facts - 2004 Data. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, WISQARS Fatal Injuries; 2003 Mortality Reports. 2004 Pennsylvania Crash Facts and Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
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