MC dødsulykker USA kontra DK {{forumTopicSubject}}

Fandt lige det her fra US. Og til sammenligning ser det jo ganske fornuftigt ud herhjemme :-)(
Jo flere MC'er der kommer på gaden jo højere vil tallet blive. That's a fact. Men de kloge skal jo gøre og sige et eller andet, ellers sad de jo der ikke. Men en ting er sikkert, hvis antallet af MC stiger på gaden som det gør nu. Ja, så bliver det et fast job herinde at sidde og skrive R.I.P. Sådan er det bare og det må vi indse.


Number of motorcycle deaths per year, U.S.:
1997—2,116
1998—2,294
1999—2,483
2000—2,897
2001—3,197 (nogle NHTSA lister viser 3,181)
2002—3,244
2003—3,661 (nogle NHTSA lister viser 3,714)
2004—4,008
2005—4,553



Og her er en anden.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reported that mortality rates from crashes among motorcycle riders in the United States increased from 21.0 per 100 million motorcycle miles traveled in 1997 to 38.4 per 100 million motorcycle miles traveled in 2003. At the same time, annual domestic sales of new, on-road motorcycles increased from 247,000 in 1997 to 648,000 in 2003.
Method

This study used data from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System and annual sales figures for on-road motorcycles to determine if newer motorcycles were more likely to be involved in fatal crashes and if fatal crashes involving newer motorcycles could account for the mortality increase after 1997.
Results

Mortality rates were 7.9, 8.1, 5.4, and 2.9 per 10,000 motorcycles sold for motorcycles < 1, 1–3, 4–6, and 7–11 years old, respectively, from 1994 to 2003. Assuming complete registration, the number of motorcycles sold during the 2000–2003 time period accounted for 42.4% of the total number of motorcycles registered in 2003. Motorcycles sold during 2000–2003 were associated with 52.5% of all motorcycle deaths in 2003. The increase in the number of deaths associated with motorcycles less than four years old between 1997 and 2003 accounted for 78.1% of the total increase in motorcyclist deaths over this time period.
Conclusions

Two possible explanations for the association between high sales volumes and mortality rates are: (a) increased exposure from more extensive use of motorcycles when they are new; and (b) inexperience with motorcycle riding or with specific motorcycles.
Impact on industry

This study suggests that the deaths of growing numbers of motorcyclists are a consequence of the financial success of the motorcycle industry.