The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) released a report titled "Recent trends in fatal motorcycle crashes" (See C 23482)) in July 2001, and a research note "Motorcyclist fatalities in 2000" (See C 23483 fo) in December 2001. The report examined trends and rates of motorcycle riders (motorcyclists) killed in motor vehicle crashes during the ten year period 1990-1999, and the research note compared the trends and rates in the report with the 2000 data. This research note compares recently released results from the 2001 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) to the trends and rates in the earlier report and research note. (A)
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