Riding a motorcycle can be risky. Sadly, motorcycle riders are 28 times more likely to lose their lives in a fatal driving crash compared with other motorists on the road. See NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts 2020, DOT HS 813306.

At least 82,528 motorcyclists were reported injured in 2020. A total of 468 injuries occurred per 100 million vehicle miles traveled over the course of that year. A total of 5,579 were killed in fatal traffic accidents. This was the highest number of motorcycle accident deaths since the Fatality Analysis Reporting System was first started in 1975.