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Sources, Please

Where did your data come from? And is it including Russia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Turkey and other countries where things might be a little more fast and loose, with horrible ex-Soviet cars and busses? And let's stick to the point; what about the rate of motorcycle fatalities?

If that's how you make your conclusions I am glad you're not my broker.

-Gabe

 

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OK, I just looked it up.

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/roads...rvatory/doc/safetynet/2005/sn-1-3-asr2005.pdf

We lose 140 americans for every 1 million population in traffic accidents. The report, on page 6 shows that in 25 EU countries studied, in 2003 there were about 105 per million.

I think the training and restrictions do more than squat, especially when you consider that a) cars are smaller and lighter, b) speed limits are higher and population is denser, and c) people ride motorcycles and scooters way more.

Of course, offsetting that is much more widespread use of mass transit, which is about as safe a transport method as can be devised (unless you're in India!).

Much more useful statistics would be to track trained motorcyclists for 5 or 10 years compared to untrained riders. The AMA, God bless 'em is clamoring for money to study motorcycle crashes, another reason to join.

https://home.ama-cycle.org/amajoin/new_application/step1.asp?tmpnum=IJAP05

-Gabe