Motorcycle Crash Data

Before you hit the road

Of the 288 people killed on Victoria's roads in 2010, 49 were riders of motorcycles, representing 17% of the road toll. Motorcycles represent less than 4% of the number of registered vehicles in Victoria, and account for around 1% of vehicle kilometers travelled.

Of the 49 motorcyclists killed in 2010:
• 94% were male,
• 53% occurred in rural Victoria,
• 57% were involved in crashes between the hours of 10am and 6pm, and
• 39% of deaths occurred on roads sign posted at 100km/h or more.
• 39% were involved in single vehicle crashes, 16% were involved in same direction crashes and 18% were involved 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 2009/10 alone, nearly a thousand riders were seriously injured. Maybe it's time to get some protective clothing?

In 2009/2010 there were 975 claims for motorcyclists involving hospital admissions.

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