Path: urvile.msus.edu!newsdist.tc.umn.edu!umn.edu!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!udel!news.sprintlink.net!pipex!uunet!winternet.com!dale From: dale@winternet.com (Dale Borgeson) Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles Subject: Some Interesting Statistics (long) Date: 21 Jan 1995 20:55:26 GMT Organization: StarNet Communications, Inc Lines: 207 Message-ID: <3frsbu$3un@blackice.winternet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: subzero.winternet.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] You might find the following statistics interesting. They came from the 1994 Motorcycle statystical annual. There are a whole lot more statistics in this book. It is available from the Motorcycle Industry Council. Cheers -- Dale Borgeson Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. dale@winternet.com ======================================================================= 1993 Motorcycle Population By State and Region All On Off Hwy/ Dual M/C per Motorcycles Highway ATV Puropse 100 people Alabama 116,100 37,300 69,900 8,900 2.8 Alaska 35,500 5,800 27,300 2,400 5.9 Arizona 88,900 43,400 36,600 8,900 2.3 Arkansas 117,100 28,600 81,400 7,100 4.8 California 737,600 414,000 241,100 82,500 2.4 Coloradol 88,000 44,600 32,700 10,700 2.5 Connecticut 64.400 42,800 17,500 4,100 2.0 Delaware 14,000 7,900 5,500 600 2.0 Dist. of Col. 2,400 2,000 200 200 0.4 Florida 255,800 151,400 80,900 23,500 1.9 Georgia 166,900 67,000 88,300 11,600 2.4 Hawaii N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ldaho 51,300 10,900 30,900 9,000 4.7 lllinois 211,000 143,200 55,600 12,200 1.8 Indiana 147,700 90,500 50,900 6,300 2.6 Iowa 81,300 50,500 26,900 3,900 2.9 Kansas 50,600 27,500 19,300 3,800 2.0 Kentucky 88,400 27,100 57,200 4,100 2.3 Louisiana 99,800 28,600 67,200 4,000 2.3 Maine 44,000 21,600 19,500 2,900 3.6 Maryland 84,800 49,300 28,800 6,700 1.7 Massachusetts 103,000 68,300 29,200 5,500 1.7 Michigan 241,500 117,500 111,900 12,100 2.5 Minnesota 133,700 71,000 54,600 8,000 3.0 Mississippi 70,000 15,900 51,200 2,900 2.6 Missouri 110,900 42,000 63,500 5,400 2.1 Montana 35,300 8,200 22,200 4,900 4.2 Nebraska 37,100 13,600 21,400 2,100 2.3 Nevada 39,500 17,800 17,500 4,200 2.8 N. Hampshire 47,600 30,OOO 14,900 2,700 4.2 New Jersey 124,600 74,000 41,000 8,700 1.6 New Mexico 39,000 17,800 16,000 5,200 2.4 New York 271,000 159,500 90,700 20,800 1.5 N. Carolina 157,200 66,100 81,700 9,400 2.3 N. Dakota 18,900 8,600 8,500 1,800 3.0 Ohio 237,200 136,400 89,600 11,200 2.1 Oklahoma 73,600 29,700 34,600 9,300 2.3 Oregon 89,900 32,100 48,300 9,500 3.0 Pennsylvania 243,900 113,400 113,500 17,OO0 2.0 Rhode Island 18.500 13,900 3,700 900 1.9 S Carolina 70 500 31 900 34,500 4,100 1.9 S. Dakota 23,200 10,400 10,900 1,900 3.2 Tennessee 134,500 45,600 79,400 9,500 2.6 Texas 330,500 174,000 131,000 25,500 1.8 Utah 62,000 16,400 36,200 9,400 3.3 Vermont 17,200 7,70O 8,500 1,000 3.0 Virginia 122,200 62,400 48,500 11,200 1.9 Washington 130,600 59,100 55,100 16,400 2.5 W. Virginia 70,500 15,000 50,900 4,600 3.9 Wisconsin 150,400 91,000 51,000 8,400 3.0 Wyoming 20,400 5,700 12,200 2,500 4.3 U.S. Total 5,770,000 2,850,000 2,470,000 450,000 2.2 ===================================================================== Motorcycle Registrations, Accidents and Fatalities, 1984 -1993 Accidents Fatal- Fatal Fatal per 100 ities per 100 per 100 Year Registrations Accidents regs regs accidents 1993 3,850,216 81,332 211.24 2,401 6.24 2.95 1992 4,001,307 82,428 206.00 2,398 5.99 2.91 1991 4,061,124 95,228 234.49 2,790 6.87 2.93 1990 4,088,297 103,650 253.53 3,172 7.76 3.06 1989 4,218,985 106,261 251.86 3,105 7.36 2.92 1988 4,426,123 126,972 286.87 3,567 8.06 2.81 1987 4,654,709 142,187 305.47 4,026 8.65 2.83 1986 5,023,749 163,983 326.42 4,525 9.01 2.76 1985 5,238,761 170,275 325.03 4,627 8.83 2.72 1984 5 405 453 169,685 313.91 4,584 8.48 2.70 ===================================================================== 1993 State Motorcycle Accident Statistics Accident fatal Regist- Report per 100 fatal per 100 rations Accident reg reg Alabama (1,3,7-11,14,20-22,26,27) 40,437 1,099 271.78 34 8.41 Alaska (1,3,7,15,20-22,26) 11,844 146 123.27 3 2.53 Arizona (1,7,8,10-12,15,20-22,26,27) 53,258 2,262 424.72 66 12.39 Arkansas (1,7,9-11,15,18-22,26,27) 13,792 682 494.49 23 16.68 California(1,7-9,11,15,20-22,26,27) 558,571* 10,650 190.67 303 5.42 Colorado (1,7,17,21-22,29) 87,869 1,771 201.55 47 5.35 Connecticut (1,3,7,8,11,16,20-22,26,27) 51,266* 1,104 215.35 44 8.58 Delaware (1,7,8,11,15,20-22,26,28) 8,714 243 278.86 8 9.18 Dist. of Col. (1,3,7,8,10,11,18,20-22,26) 1,105* 320* 2895.93 2 18.10 Florida (1,7,8,11,19,21,22,26) 161,966 5,071 313.09 179 11.05 Georgia (1-4,7,8,11,14,21,22,26,27) 61,682* 1,714 277.88 51 8.27 Hawaii (1,7,17,20-22,26-28) 16,381 539* 329.04 22 3.43 ldaho (1,3,4,7,9,10,16,20-23,26,27) 32,981 412 124.92 26 7.88 Illinois (1,7-9,11,15,20-22,26,27) 182,238 4,025* 220.87 104* 5.71 lndiana (1,7-11,16,20-22,26-28) 94,000 2,251 239.47 57 6.06 lowa (1,7,16,20-22,26,27) 118,674 1,500* 126.40 31 2.61 Kansas (1,7,9-11,15,20-22,26,27) 44,984 796 176.95 19 4.22 Kentucky (1,2,7- 10,12,15,20-24,26-28) 31,229 928 297.16 33 10.57 Louisiana (1,7,9,11,14,21,22,26-27) 65,162 1,065* 163.44 39* 5.99 Maine (1,2,7,15,20-22,26) 28,836 553 191.77 9 3.12 Maryland (1,7,8,19-24,26-28) 48,000* 2,621* 546.04 45 9.38 Massachusetts (1,7,17,20-22,26,27) 75,168 1,700* 226.16 44 5.85 Michigan (1,7,15,20-22,2B-28) 119,845* 3,218 268.51 52* 4.34 Minnesota (1,2,7,8,11,15,20-22,26,27) 114,548 1,245 108.69 34 2.97 Mississippi (1,7-11,14,20-22,26 27) 14,796 547 369.69 15 10.14 Missouri (1,7,11,14,20-22,26-28) 126,083 1,262 100.09 28 2.22 Montana (1,7,15,20-22124,26-28) 19,151 317 165.53 21 10.97 Nebraska (1,7,15,20-22.26,27) 18.882 336 177.95 6 3.18 Nevada (1,7,8,11,14,20-22,24,26,27) 19,867 693 348.82 16 8.05 New Hampshire(1,7,9,16,20-23,26-28) 32,736 571 174.43 17 5.19 New Jersey (1,7,9-11,16,20-22,26,2,27) 84,430 1,850* 219.12 42* 4.97 New Mexico (1,7,9,10,17,20-22,24,26,27) 31,217 1,079 345.65 36 11.53 New York (1,7,17,20-22,26,27) 160,463 4,016* 250.28 114* 7.10 North Carolina (1 7,15,20-22,26,27) 61,374 2,106 343.14 74 12.06 North Dakota (1,3,7,9-11,16,20-22,26,27) 17,498 169 96.58 7 4.00 Ohio (1,7,14,20-22,26-28) 223,182 3914* 175.37 127* 5.69 Oklahoma (1,7,9,10,14,20-23,26,27) 54,899 937 170.68 35 6.38 Oregon (1,3,7,15,20-22,26-28) 60,599 431 71.12 28 4.62 Pennsylvania (1,7,9,l8,20-23,26,27) l64,977 2,758 67.l7 113 6.85 Rhode lsland (1,7,9,15,20-23,26-28) 18,778 164 87.34 9 4.79 South Carolina (1,7,15,20-22,26,27) 23,522 1,470 624.95 47 19.98 South Dakota (1-4,7-11,15,20-22,26-28) 26,173 320 122.26 12 4.58 Tennessee (1,7-11,15,20-22,26,27) 83,342 1,550* 185.98 56 6.72 Texas (1,3,7,9,11,14,20-22,26,27) 190,000* 3,984 209.68 157 8.26 Utah (1,3,7,9,11,16,20-22,26-27) 22,893 779 340.28 17 7.43 Vermont (1,7,15,20-23,26-28) 14,364 130 90.50 13 9.05 Virginia (1,7,16,20-23,26,27) 61,027 1,276 209.09 31 5.08 Washington (1,3,7,15,20-22,26-28) 96,539 1,740 180.24 40 4.14 West Virginia(1-3,7,14,20-24,26,27) 18,593 523 281.29 19 10.22 Wisconsin (1,7,9,11,15,20-22,26,27) 169,499 2,243 132.33 40 2.36 Wyoming (1-4,7-11 1520-22,26) 12,782 252 197.15 6 4.69 1993 Total 3,850,216 81,332 211.24 2,401 6.24 1992 Total 4,001,307 82,428 206.00 2,398 5.99 * Estimated Footnotes Registrations: (vehicle tvpes included) 1. Street-legal motorcycles (on-highway and dual purpose) 2. Off-highway motorcycles 3. Mopeds or motorized bicycles (50cc or less) 4. 3 or 4-wheeled all-terrain vehicles (sometimes known as ATVs) 5. Other types of vehicles 6. No description available Accidents: (vehicle types included) 7. Street-legal motorcycles (on-highway and dual purpose) 8. Off-highway motorcycles 9. Mopeds or motorized bicycles (50cc or less) 10. 3 or 4-wheeled all-terrain vehicles (sometimes knom as ATVs) 11. Vehicle types 8, 9 or 10 included only if accident or fatality occurs on public roads 12. Other types of vehicles 13. No description available Criteria for Reporting Accidents: 14. $0-$399 property damage threshold 15. $400-$599 property damage threshold 16. $600-$1,000 property damage threshold 17. Over $1,000 property damage threshold 18. When vehicle is towed 19. No description available/other Accidents Include: 20. Motorcycle-related accident where property damage occurs (see reporting criteria above) 21. Motorcycle-related accident where personal injury or fatality occurs 22. Motorcycle-related accidents occurring on public streets/highways 23. Motorcycle-related accidents occurring on nonpublic property 24. Motorcycle-related accidents occurring on public off-highway lands 25. No description available Fatalities Include: 26. Motorcycle operators fatally injured in a nnotorcycle accident 27. Motorcycle passengers fatally injured in a motorcycle accident 28. Others fatally injured in a motorcycle accident, such as pedestrians, car occupants, bicyclists, etc. 29. No description available