Post by george on Sept 16, 2015 11:21:19 GMT 10
This is an edited extract from the Ulysses Magazine Riding On regarding motorbike fatalities.
Government statistics for 2014 show that of the 187 riders and five pillions killed last year, only 40% of crashes were single vehicle accidents, which are down from 49% the previous year.
Most fatal motorcycle crashes occurred around the city area where bikes are more vulnerable to being hit by other vehicles, not on highways and sparsely populated country areas.
Some 89% or 109 of all bike fatalities occurred in speed zones of 70km/h or below and none occurred on the Northern Territoyr’s 130km/h speed zones. Most motorcycle crashes last year involved a car, while 14 were collisions were with trucks and two with buses.
It’s probably no surprise that the most deadly days to go riding are over the weekend with Saturday on 42, Sunday (38) and Friday (33), while the safest day was Thursday (18)
Unfortunately, reflecting the growing popularity of riding among women, females represented 10 of the 187 riders who died, compared with 7 of 201 the previous year.
In terms of age, the trend shows that the 50-59 age demographic are the highest represented, followed by the 40-49 and 30-39 and 20-30 in equal third.
Road deaths 2014
Riders 187
Pillions 12
Bike fatalities by State
ACT 2 (2 in 2013)
NSW 59 (71)
NT 6 (6)
Qld 35(42)
SA 11 (12)
Tas 3 (10)
Vic 30 (41)
WA 41 (25)
Please take note, these numbers are fatalities only and do not reflect over all accidents or the 100’s of accidents causing injury or hopsiltalisation. The most common injuries are to the legs, so the lesson is wear good leg protection!
Government statistics for 2014 show that of the 187 riders and five pillions killed last year, only 40% of crashes were single vehicle accidents, which are down from 49% the previous year.
Most fatal motorcycle crashes occurred around the city area where bikes are more vulnerable to being hit by other vehicles, not on highways and sparsely populated country areas.
Some 89% or 109 of all bike fatalities occurred in speed zones of 70km/h or below and none occurred on the Northern Territoyr’s 130km/h speed zones. Most motorcycle crashes last year involved a car, while 14 were collisions were with trucks and two with buses.
It’s probably no surprise that the most deadly days to go riding are over the weekend with Saturday on 42, Sunday (38) and Friday (33), while the safest day was Thursday (18)
Unfortunately, reflecting the growing popularity of riding among women, females represented 10 of the 187 riders who died, compared with 7 of 201 the previous year.
In terms of age, the trend shows that the 50-59 age demographic are the highest represented, followed by the 40-49 and 30-39 and 20-30 in equal third.
Road deaths 2014
Riders 187
Pillions 12
Bike fatalities by State
ACT 2 (2 in 2013)
NSW 59 (71)
NT 6 (6)
Qld 35(42)
SA 11 (12)
Tas 3 (10)
Vic 30 (41)
WA 41 (25)
Please take note, these numbers are fatalities only and do not reflect over all accidents or the 100’s of accidents causing injury or hopsiltalisation. The most common injuries are to the legs, so the lesson is wear good leg protection!
