Motorcycle Accidents vs. Car Accidents in Georgia

There are statistic facts stating that traffic crashes happen frequently in Georgia: “On average, Crashes happen 300,000 plus times per year” So one must notice that there are inherent risks connected to operation of any motor vehicle. Needless to say, our cars, trucks and bikes have made life much easier, but it is important to distinguish that these objects are still very heavy metallic objects moving in close proximity with each other at high speeds. Road mishaps are invariable bedfellows of motorized transport. Riding in a motorcycle on the other hand exposes a higher level of risk than when driving a car. In fact, a motorcycle is much more exposed than almost any other type of vehicle, and this is well illustrated by data on motorcycle accidents versus car accidents.

 An Overview of Our Fatality Rates

Every year more people die in car crashes than motorcycle crashes but this confusion is as a result of many cars on the road as compared to motor cycles. Illiterates prefer to drive or are passengers in cars rather than motorcycles.

motorcycles are almost four times dangerous to their operators and passengers than cars.

• Riders are 27 times more likely to die in an accident than individuals in a car, open or enclosed.
• Of all traffic deaths, 14% result from motorcycle accidents
• In road traffic crashes, mortality among passengers is 6 times as high in motorcycle as in car.
• Estimates from a latest study show that on average around 10 car fatalities exist for every 100000 registered vehicles on the highway.
• Even when measured in total number of miles the difference looks even more profound.

Lack of motorcycle helmets contributes to more than one fatality occurrence of a motorcycle for every 100 million vehicle miles traveled but less than one passenger car fatalities.

• Only about 6 percent of the nearly five thousand individuals who die in motorcycle accidents annually are passengers (as opposed to 60 percent in car accidents).

This can be attributed to the fact most motorcycle owners or riders do not carry passengers in their motorcycles most of the time if at all.

• Motorcyclists who were involved in fatal accidents had a higher percentage of alcohol influence than any other class of motorist (whilst 25% of motorcyclists who perished in accidents had blood alcohol levels above the legal limit, this was the case for only approximately 20% of those involved in fatal passenger vehicle accidents).
• Motorcycle accident deaths: Approximately one quarter of those involved are likely to be comes from riding into a stationary construction such as a building or a tree. This is again slightly higher than the rate of fixed object collision in the passenger cars category under which only 18% of the death occur.
• Motorcycle helmets reduce death risks, but it is not compulsory for each state in the US to use it always. Some states have age related helmet requirements or some other situational conditions or some states just do not require the riders to wear helmets at all. Some states, such as Georgia, are more motorcycle friendly than others but they do not allow riders to operate motor cycles without a helmet.
• Every year, about 10,000 people are killed in speeding related incidents; a large percentage of these did not wear seat belts – as for motorcycles, seat belts are an anathema as an inherent element of the design of the motorbike.

Seeking Assistance After a Motorcycle Accident in Georgia

So, if you or any of your loved ones have been involved in a traffic accident whether in a car or a motorbike, at BrianMoore Injury Law is for you. Our skilled Georgia Car Crash Injury Lawyer offer the solutions throughout Atlanta and the surrounding communities; we understand just how to look for the biggest compensation.