California Motorcycle Injury Accidents Cell Phone Use
by biker1
California Motorcycle Injury Accidents Cell Phone Use
Motorcycle accidents in California have been increasing for the last couple of years. From various surveys and studies, there seems no doubt that this increase in California or motorcycle accidents as well as automobile accidents can be directly attributable to the use of cell phones by car drivers.
Yes, today probably one of the most dangerous situations to be in when driving a motorcycle here in California, is actually not when you’re driving on the freeway, but when you have just exited the freeway and are waiting at a stop sign or a light at the bottom of the freeway exit. Actually, I guess for California motorcycle accidents just waiting at a stop sign or a light, sets up the motorcycle rider for a rear end collision by a distracted driver.California Motorcycle Injury Accidents Cell Phone Use
Well, you don’t have to be an Einstein to know the biggest cause of driver distraction his cell phone use while driving.
In 2001, motorcycles represented 2.2 percent of all registered vehicles in the United States and accounted for 0.34 percent of vehicle miles traveled, but crashes involving motorcycles accounted for 7.6 percent of total traffic fatalities on America’s roadways.
Facts from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Motorcycle Safety Program
Exposure, measured in terms of vehicle miles of travel (VMT) in 2001, shows that motorcyclists were about 26 times as likely to die in a crash than someone riding in a passenger car, and are 5 times as likely to be injured. This is a steep increase from 1997, when motorcyclists were 14 times as likely to die in a crash than someone riding in a passenger car. Per registered vehicle, the fatality rate for motorcyclists in 2001 was 4.1 times the fatality rate for passenger car occupants. The injury rate for passenger car occupants per registered vehicle was 1.2 times the injury rate for motorcyclists.
motorcycle accident statistics
A recent analysis of age trends shows that over the past 10 years, fatalities in the 20 to 29 year old age group, the group with consistently the highest annual number of motorcycle fatalities, decreased, while fatalities in the 40 and over age groups increased. During this time, however, there were more driving age individuals in the 40 and over age group in the United States.
