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UK – The Department For Transport (DFT) has released the 2007 Compendium of Motorcycle Statistics. The report provides detailed information in several areas including, motorcycle ownership and training, journeys made – their number and purpose, and motorcycling safety which includes statistics on road accidents involving motorcycles, and the associated casualties. Below is a brief summary of the report.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — To combat the alarming trend of rising motorcycle injuries and fatalities, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters today announced a comprehensive new federal initiative to improve motorcycle safety with more rider education and training, tougher standards for helmet certification labeling, law enforcement training, and road designs that consider motorcycle dynamics. Read more »

By: Pete Crusoe

In July of 2007, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) published the Traffic Safety Annual Assessment and there was no good news for motorcyclists. The report showed that motorcycle fatalities have increased for 9 straight years and stated that motorcycle deaths “now account for 11 percent of total fatalities, exceeding the number of pedestrian fatalities for the first time”. Read more »

Washington, DC-The National Transportation Safety Board today issued recommendations to states to require all motorcyclists and their passengers to wear Department of Transportation Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 218-compliant helmets. Read more »

ARLINGTON, VA — Supersports have the highest death rates and worst overall insurance losses among all types of motorcycles, new analyses by the Institute and Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) reveal. Motorcyclists who ride supersports have driver death rates per 10,000 registered motorcycles nearly 4 times higher than rates for motorcyclists who ride all other types of bikes. Read more »