Samenvatting
More than 38,000 motorcyclists have died in single vehicle motorcycle crashes between 1975 and 1999. Motorcyclist fatalities in single vehicle crashes decreased each year from 1990 to 1996, reaching an historic low of 937 in 1996 and again in 1997. In 1998 and again in 1999 the fatalities increased to 1,042 (11.2%) in 1998 and to 1,140 (9.4%) in 1999. The overall increase in motorcyclist fatalities from 1997 to 1999 was 203 (21.7%). Motorcyclist fatalities in single vehicle crashes account for about 45% of all motorcyclist fatalities. With such a high percentage of motorcyclist fatalities in single vehicle motorcycle crashes, this report was written to provide insight into the possible causes for these fatalities.