Samenvatting
Fatalities from motor vehicle traffic crashes declined by 868 (2%) from 43,510 in 2005 to 42,642 in 2006. However, motorcycle rider fatalities increased by 5.1 percent, from 4,576 in 2005 to 4,810 in 2006. Motorcycle rider fatalities as a proportion of overall fatalities increased from 10.5 percent in 2005 to 11.3 percent in 2006. Motorcycle rider fatalities in the past five years increased by 47 percent, from 3,270 in 2002 to 4,810 in 2006. This data is from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Table 1 shows total fatalities, motorcycle rider fatalities, and motorcycle rider fatalities as percent of total fatalities from 2002 to 2006. (Author/publisher)