DataDan
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With the recent publication by US DOT of motorcycle registration data for 2009, we can see how the sharp drop in deaths in '09 affected the fatality rate per registered motorcycle. Here's the updated US chart from the OP in this thread. The rate is near, but not quite, an all-time low, just a fraction above 1997.
The California fatality rate per registered motorcycle is also near an all-time low.
This is certainly great news, but it will be a few more years before the recent trend can be officially pronounced reversed.
For info, the third chart in the OP, Bay Area rate, requires registrations by county, which won't be available until later in the year.
The California fatality rate per registered motorcycle is also near an all-time low.
This is certainly great news, but it will be a few more years before the recent trend can be officially pronounced reversed.
For info, the third chart in the OP, Bay Area rate, requires registrations by county, which won't be available until later in the year.
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