Traffic Safety Facts 2019 Data: Motorcycles

This fact sheet contains information on fatal motor vehicle crashes and fatalities based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). In 2019 there were 5,014 motorcyclists killed, which accounted for 14 percent of traffic fatalities. The number of motorcyclist fatalities in 2019 decreased from 2018, from 5,038 to 5,014. An estimated 84,000 motorcyclists were injured in 2019, a 2-percent increase from 82,000 motorcyclists injured in 2018. Per vehicle miles traveled in 2019, motorcyclist fatalities occurred nearly 29 times more frequently than passenger car occupant fatalities in traffic crashes. Thirty percent of motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes in 2019 were riding without valid motorcycle licenses. The information in this fact sheet is presented as follows: overview; crash characteristics; crash involvement; motorcyclists; age; motorcycle engine size; speeding; licensing and previous; driving records; alcohol; state; and important safety reminders.

• Record URL:
  • https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813112
• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2021-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; Tables;
• Pagination: 12p
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety Facts
  • Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Injuries; Motorcycle crashes; Motorcycles; Traffic data; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01773152
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 813 112
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 26 2021 11:20AM