Year |
Injuries |
Registered motorcycles |
Injury rate per 100,000 registered motorcycles |
Vehicle miles traveled (millions) |
Injury rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
1999 |
50,000 |
4,152,433 |
1,204 |
10,584 |
472 |
2000 |
58,000 |
4,346,068 |
1,328 |
10,469 |
551 |
2001 |
60,000 |
4,903,056 |
1,229 |
9,639 |
625 |
2002 |
65,000 |
5,004,156 |
1,293 |
9,552 |
677 |
2003 |
67,000 |
5,370,035 |
1,250 |
9,577 |
701 |
2004 |
76,000 |
5,767,934 |
1,324 |
10,122 |
755 |
2005 |
87,000 |
6,227,146 |
1,402 |
10,454 |
835 |
2006 |
88,000 |
6,678,958 |
1,312 |
12,049 |
727 |
2007 |
103,000 |
7,138,476 |
1,443 |
21,396 |
481 |
2008 |
96,000 |
7,752,926 |
1,238 |
20,811 |
461 |
2009 |
90,000 |
7,929,724 |
1,130 |
20,800 |
431 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Federal Highway Administration. |