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In 2013, according to data released recently by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there was a 6 percent drop in the number of people killed in motorcycle accidents, compared to the previous year.
According to data released by the federal agency, in 2013, motorcyclists accounted for 14% of all traffic accident fatalities in this country and 4% of all injuries. There were a total of 4,668 motorcycle accident fatalities in 2013, a decrease from 4,982 fatalities recorded the previous year. Further, there were 88,000 motorcycle injuries recorded in 2013, a 5% drop from the previous year.
According to the statistics, the most common accident situation involving motorcyclists was collisions with motor vehicles. 74% of all motorcycles involved in motor vehicle accidents involved frontal impact accident, and very few involved motorcycles hit from behind by a vehicle. Motorcyclists are very likely to be involved in fatal accidents involving a stationary object. In 2013, 22% of motorcycles in fatal accidents collided with stationary objects, compared to a rate of 18 % of passenger cars and 14 % for light trucks.
Older motorcyclists above the age of 40 accounted for approximately 55% of all motorcyclists killed in accidents in 2013. That was a significant increase from the 46% rate in 2004. More than half of all motorcyclists, in 2013, were killed during weekdays. Again, a significant departure from statistics back in 2004, which showed that most motorcyclists were killed in accidents during weekends.
Nevada recorded a total of 55 motorcycle accident fatalities in 2013. Out of these, 31% of motorcycle accident fatalities involved motorcyclists, who were legally intoxicated at the time of the accident.
