Motorcyclists

The Facts

• Motorbikes make up only one per cent of vehicles on the road. But 20 per cent of people killed or seriously injured in road collisions are motorcyclists.

• Motorcyclists are 40 times more likely to die on the road than car drivers.

• Around 15 per cent of motorcyclists are young people, but they make up nearly 40 per cent of motorbike casualties.