Motorcycle Crash Data

Before you hit the road

Of the 290 people killed on Victoria's roads in 2009, 38 were riders of motorcycles, representing 13% of the road toll. Motorcycles represent less than 4% of the number of registered vehicles in Victoria, and account for less than 1% of vehicle kilometers travelled.

Of the 38 motorcyclists killed in 2009:
• 97% were male,
• 45% occurred in rural Victoria,
• 55% were involved in crashes between the hours of 10am and 6pm, and
• 37% of deaths occurred on roads sign posted at 100km/h or more.
• 26% were involved in single vehicle crashes, 24% were involved in overtaking/manoeuvering crashes, 21% were involved in head on crashes and 13% were invloved in crashes with another vehicle at an intersection

There's plenty more thought-provoking stats at the TAC Safety web site, but here's one more for the road. In 2008 alone, over a thousand riders were seriously injured. Maybe it's time to get some protective clothing?

In 2008 1044 motorcyclists were seriously injured on Victoria's roads.

For more motorcycle stats relating to crashes including crash types, gender and age visit the TAC Safety motorcycle crash data pages