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Motorcycle Safety Assessment in Wyoming and Utah: Crash Characteristics and Contributing Factors (Jul 2022, MPC-22-471)
Motorcycle riders and passengers are much more likely to be killed or severely injured in a crash, and on average, about 15% of all traffic fatalities include motorcyclists. The study uses 12 years of motorcycle crash data (2008–2019) from Wyoming, and eight years of data from Utah (2014–2021) and...
Motorcycles: Crash Trends, Conspicuity, and Interventions (Oct 2013, DP-266)
Motorcycle use brings increased risk to the operator simply by the nature of the vehicle. When a crash occurs, the threat of injury or death is magnified by physical exposure compared to that of other vehicle occupants. Detection and gap/speed judgments by other motorists present additional hazards to...