Overview of Motorcyclist Road Collision Casualties .
This issue contains motorcyclist collision statistics for 2006 calendar year and in the last decade. It examines trends in collisions, fatalities and injuries over time in the last decade as well as the most recent trends. It also details when and where motorcyclist road collisions occurred.
In 2006, 29 motorcyclists were killed. This accounted for 8 per cent of all fatalities. An additional 505 motorcyclists were injured. The number of motorcyclist fatalities has reduced by 48 per cent between 2006 and 2005. In 2006, motorcyclists were 13 times more likely than car users to be killed and 3 times more likely than pedal cyclists to be killed per vehicle kilometres travelled.
Long-term trends in Motorcyclist Road Deaths
323 Motorcyclists were killed in the period 2000-2006, 893 were seriously injured in the same period. 70% of motorcyclists killed in the period 2000-2006 were male aged 17-34 (i.e. 36.4% were male aged 17-24 and 34% were male aged 25-34). 63% of motorcyclists seriously injured were male aged 17-34. 54% of these fatalities happened on Sunday and Saturday
So lets break this down a little
Between 2000 and 2006 the worst year was 2005 where 56 motorcyclist were killed.
And of the same year 6 were killed around 8 in the evening .So up until 00-06 31 people were killed around this time of the evening. And May seems to be the worst month. Where 10 were killed in that month in 2005.where 18 of that year were aged between 25 and 34
{Now. more dome and gloom. .but hay you don’t have to read it//}
ALL SERIOUS INJURIES BETWEEN 1996-2006
Now for serious injuries .The worst year over this 10 year period seems to be 1997.
235 people were injured that year, and of the same year .30 were injured in april.
95 of them were aged between 17 and 24 of the year 1997
So guys a break down.
Saturday and Sunday seems to be the worst. between 1600hours &2100hours of any day of the week is also a bad time. April and May is when we are getting on our bikes after the winter is not good news either… so when you read this it might just make you a bit more aware..
So drive safe and take care
Simon Ollerenshaw @ Coastal for Cancer
Coastal For Cancer
