Virginia motorcycle crash fatalities shoot up by 87 percent


Posted on Jun 25, 2009

Recently released statistics complied by the Virginia State Police (VSP) reveal that motorcycle fatalities jumped up by 87 percent in 2007, the last year for which data is available.

 

In an effort to stop the dramatic rise in accidents, the VSP are trying to educate motorcycle riders and raise awareness of motorcycle safety issues with other road users.

 

The VSP program “Ride Smart, Arrive Alive” consists of three overall objectives: education, enforcement, and roadway management.  Education will target motorcycle rider behavior that contributes to crashes, enforcement will focus on getting motorcycle riders who don’t follow the law off the road, and roadway management will evaluate how aspects of roadway design can help reduce motorcycle crash fatalities.

 

The reason that the VSP program mainly targets motorcycle riders is because data shows that almost 70 percent of all motorcycle accidents are caused by the motorcycle rider.  Riders are also their own worst enemy when it comes to safety, as 80 percent of all motorcycle crashes result in injury or death.

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