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Originally Posted by JacRyann
This just shows we need better MSF programme.
Depending on data you use, it may be interpreted in different ways. For example:
U.S. reports motorcycle fatalities as 72.3 per 100,000 registered bikes
U.K. reports motorcycle fatalities as 328 total in 2012. Going by straight total fatalities, we are much worse.
U.S. 2004-2014 = +4000 motorcycle deaths per year
U.S. 2007-2008 = +5000 motorycycle deaths per year This is comparing apples and oranges without knowing total registered bikes in U.S. and U.K. Decrease in deaths after 2009+ is attributed to lower numbers of people riding fewer miles. A better metric would be fatalities per person per 100,000 miles or some such that equalizes mileage ridden per person.
Another example is autos, with 2000 deaths in U.K. versus 30000 deaths in U.S. Even accounting for 5x larger population of U.S. versus U.K., that still makes us much, much more dangerous. Then again, comparison doesn't include mileage, which I think is really a requirement to make comparison more valid.
sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...n_U.S._by_year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_safety
http://www.bikelawyer.co.uk/bike-accident-statistics |
Don't look at raw numbers, look for numbers based on fatal accidents per million miles ridden. UK has about twice as many as USA.
Is training a good idea, yes I think so, but I don't see any data that shows mandatory training and tiered licensing leads to less motorcycle fatalities.