| Motorcycle accidents, as any personal injury | | | | motorcycle accidents |
| attorney will tell you, are usually deadlier than car | | | | 92% of motorcycle users involved in |
| accidents. Whereas a car can help shield a | | | | accidents have no safety or riding training; instead |
| motorist from injuries, the only protection a | | | | they learned on their own or from friends. |
| motorcycle rider really only has a safety helmet - | | | | Motorcycle rider safety training has been shown |
| if he or she is in fact wearing one - to prevent | | | | to significantly reduce personal injury and wrongful |
| serious injury. | | | | death in traffic mishaps. |
| In my personal injury law practice in Seattle, | | | | The typical motorcycle accident allows the |
| Washington, I see my share of tragedy that | | | | operator only 2 seconds to take action to avoid a |
| comes as a result of riding the roads on two | | | | harmful collision |
| wheels instead of four. I would like to share some | | | | In 73% of all motorcycle accidents, the rider |
| somber statistics on motorcycle accidents and | | | | is not using any eye protection (safety goggles, |
| caution bikers to be extra cautious when traveling. | | | | for example) and diminished vision resulting from |
| The number of accidents increases regularly | | | | wind delays critical reaction time to danger |
| year-to-year in the U.S. | | | | The use of a safety helmet did not cause |
| Motorcycle deaths are 30 times as great as | | | | any significant failure to hear traffic noises or |
| for those who drive automobiles | | | | create a limited field of vision that contributed to |
| Riders under 40 are 36 more times as likely | | | | a motorcycle accident |
| to be in an accident fatality than other drivers | | | | Riders and passengers using helmets suffered |
| who are the same age | | | | significantly lower head and neck injuries. |
| Motorcycle riders over 40 are around 20 | | | | These statistics clearly show that motorcycle |
| times more likely to be in an accident fatality than | | | | usage can be significantly more dangerous than |
| other drivers who are the same age | | | | driving a car. They also clearly show that taking |
| Motorcycle fatalities make up about 5 percent | | | | the right safety steps, such as wearing a helmet, |
| of all highway deaths, but motorcycles represent | | | | having eye protection and getting some |
| only 2 percent of all registered vehicles in the U.S. | | | | professional motorcycle safety training, can help |
| Approximately 80 percent of motorcycle | | | | bikers travel much more safely. |
| accidents result in personal injury or death. Car | | | | If you or someone you know regularly travels by |
| accidents? Only 20 percent. | | | | motorcycle, I urge you to share these facts with |
| Most motorcycle accidents are caused by the | | | | them and possibly save them from a motorcycle |
| simple fact that other vehicles fail to see them | | | | accident that could result in personal injury or |
| Weather is not a factor in 98% of | | | | even wrongful death. |