This document is designed to provide a comprehensive source of statistics on motorcycling in Great Britain. Until now, sources of data have been diverse, with motorcycling featuring only as a minor part of publications primarily about something else. By drawing together different sources of information, we hope to provide a standard reference work for those with an interest in motorcycling. The compendium comprises four parts. First we consider motorcyclists; second we look at the machines that they own; third, we consider the journeys that are made and finally, the safety of riders. For convenience, the term 'motorcycle' is used throughout as a general term to refer to any two-wheeled motor vehicle, except where the context distinguishes between motorcycles, scooters etc. A variety of data sources have been used for this compendium. Many of the sources are within Government, but we have also included information from other reliable sources in order to give a more complete picture. Statistics in the Compendium are National Statistics unless indicated otherwise on individual tables or charts. The 'Notes' section at the back provides important additional information about some of the data sources in order to avoid having to include numerous footnotes to every table. This initial publication appears both as a paper document and on the Department for Transport's web site. Following this, the web version will be maintained so that, as far as is reasonably possible, it is kept up to date. This will involve both the routine updating of existing tables or charts and the addition of new topics if a relevant new source of data becomes available. Suggestions for new material are welcome. (Author/publisher)
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