United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (2026). Traffic Safety Facts 2024 Data: Motorcycles (Report No. DOT HS 813 824). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. https://doi.org/10.21949/86b4-hv17
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Traffic Safety Facts 2024 Data: Motorcycles. Report no. DOT HS 813 824. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2026. https://doi.org/10.21949/86b4-hv17.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis Traffic Safety Facts 2024 Data: Motorcycles. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2026, Report no. DOT HS 813 824, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/86b4-hv17.
This edition of Traffic Safety Facts describes findings about motorcyclists killed and injured in 2024. Key findings: In 2024 the fatality rate for motorcyclists per 100 million VMT (28.00) was almost 27 times higher than the fatality rate for passenger car occupants (1.05); 40 percent of motorcycle riders who died in single-vehicle crashes in 2024 were alcohol-impaired; there were 6,228 motorcyclists killed, 16 percent of all traffic fatalities and a decrease of 2.2 percent from 2023; an estimated 86,887 motorcyclists were injured, an increase of 5.2 percent from 2023; motorcycle riders and passenger car drivers in fatal crashes had higher percentages of alcohol impairment than drivers of any other motor vehicle type (25% for each); motorcycle riders killed in crashes at night were 2.6 times more frequently alcohol-impaired than those killed during the day (37% and 14%); and in States without universal helmet laws, 48 percent of motorcyclists killed were not wearing helmets, compared to 11 percent in States with universal helmet laws.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis (2026). Traffic Safety Facts 2024 Data: Motorcycles (Report No. DOT HS 813 824). United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. https://doi.org/10.21949/86b4-hv17
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Traffic Safety Facts 2024 Data: Motorcycles. Report no. DOT HS 813 824. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2026. https://doi.org/10.21949/86b4-hv17.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis Traffic Safety Facts 2024 Data: Motorcycles. United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis, 2026, Report no. DOT HS 813 824, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/86b4-hv17.
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