50 %of bike deaths , curves, 60% night time.......

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motorcycle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year

Interesting. I wonder if they have a way to include alcohol in the data.

Well kids what did we learn today....no riding at night on roads that have curves .... :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

loudhvx wrote: Interesting. I wonder if they have a way to include alcohol in the data.

It's pretty high (27% in 2006). Here's some info (near the bottom of page in link). Ed

trafficsafety.org/safety/sharing/motorcy...-injuries-fatalities

Booze and bikes are a pretty dangerous combo.

4TheKZ1000 wrote: Well kids what did we learn today....no riding at night on roads that have curves .... :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

That includes the highway going east out of carmel california,that freaking road had me damn near crapping my pants during the day! :sick: :woohoo:

wireman wrote:

4TheKZ1000 wrote: Well kids what did we learn today....no riding at night on roads that have curves .... :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

That includes the highway going east out of carmel california,that freaking road had me damn near crapping my pants during the day! :sick: :woohoo:

Try the I 5 from LA to Bakersfield on a Friday evening :evil:
Then if you really have a death wish , try splitting lanes too :woohoo:

I learned to leave my bike in Bakersfield and drive my Big Ass Pickup truck to there instead.

Ive been through bakersfield back in the late 80s,Ive never seen so many freaking idiots doing doing 60 through 25mph curves as I did on that death trap highway heading east out of the carmel valley village! :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

These numbers don't seem to factor in percent of fatalities related to number of riders on the road. The US population as a whole grew 16% between 1994 and 2010. It also aged (more old people, fewer babies) so that means the number of riders probably grew by more than 16%.

Just the number of fatalities doesn't mean much without knowing how many people were on the road.

Topper wrote: These numbers don't seem to factor in percent of fatalities related to number of riders on the road. The US population as a whole grew 16% between 1994 and 2010. It also aged (more old people, fewer babies) so that means the number of riders probably grew by more than 16%.

Just the number of fatalities doesn't mean much without knowing how many people were on the road.

In the link I provided they use deaths per 100 million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Deaths per 10,000 Registered Motorcycles as measures. Using those the study shows a marked increase in motorcycle related deaths even when taking the increase in the number of bikes and miles ridden into account.

All this death talk is a grim lookout on life...... :sick:

I guess the statistics can be summed up this way. If you are the guy in picture below, do not go speeding around corners in the dark on your bike as this could reduce your chances of making it home in one piece.

LOL.....Ed..... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: