This Compendium is designed to be a comprehensive source of statistics on motorcycles and motorcycling in Great Britain, and updates the first edition published in October 2004. Similar data were previously available, but not brought together in one publication. 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. (Author/publisher)
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