Abstract
This traffic safety fact sheet contains statistics on motorcyclist involvement in traffic accidents with casualties in the USA in 2001 (including previous years). In 2001, 3,181 motorcyclists were killed and an additional 60,000 were injured in traffic crashes, 10% more than the 2,897 motorcyclist fatalities and 4% more than the 58,000 motorcyclist injuries reported in 2000. More than 100,000 motorcyclists have died in traffic crashes since the enactment of the Highway Safety and National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that helmets saved the lives of 674 motorcyclists in 2001, and that 444 more could have been saved if all motorcyclists had worn helmets.