Did You Know?
An unhelmeted motorcyclist is 40 percent more likely to suffer a fatal head injury and 15 percent more likely to suffer a nonfatal injury than a helmeted motorcyclist when involved in a crashMore at NHTSA.gov
Highway Traffic Safety Office
Motorcycle Safety
Training
Motorcycle Safety (NHTSA)Motorcycles (FHWA)
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Motorcycle Crashes
Motorcycle crashes represent a relatively small proportion of Montana's total crashes, but because motorcyclist are at greater risk than passengers in an enclosed vehicle, motorcycle crashes represent a significant share of the state's fatal and injury crashes.
In 2011, motorcycle crashes represented over 10 percent of the state’s fatal crashes and approximately 6 percent of all injury crashes.
Targets
- Reduce the five-year average number of motorcyclist fatalities from 30 in 2010 to 23 by 2015.
- Reduce the five-year average number of motorcyclist fatalities and incapacitating injuries from 192 in 2010 to 149 by 2015.
- Reduce the five-year average number of fatalities for motorcyclists not wearing helmets from 18 in 2010 to 14 by 2015.
Champions
Missoula Police Department
406-552-6333
Director-MT Motorcycle Rider Safety
800-922-2453
Instructor-MT Motorcycle Rider Safety
406-256-9020
