This sixth ranking under the Road Safety Perfomance Index (PIN) looks at the safety of motorcyclists in European countries and compares its develoment in time. In 2006 at least 6200 Powered Two-Wheeler (PTW) riders were killed in road crashes in the EU 25 representing 16% of the total number of road deaths while accounting for only 2% of the total kilometres driven. It is well known that motorcyclists face a much higher risk of being killed than other road users. For the same distance travelled, a motorcyclist has on average 18 times the risk of being killed in a road accident that a car driver has. This report shows that Norway, Switzerland, Denmark and Finland are the least dangerous places to ride, whereas Central and Eastern European countries are the most dangerous. (Author/publisher)
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