Motorcycles and mopeds
The Basic Fact Sheet Motorcycles and Mopeds provides accident data for 14 EU countries (EU-15 without Germany) over the period 1997-2006. The fact sheet includes several basic characteristics of fatal road accidents involving motorcycles and mopeds. For example: age and gender, riders and passengers, road network: motorways and area type, rural and urban areas, junction type or the month of the year.
Motorcycle and moped fatalities, together referred to as Powered Two Wheelers (PTW), make up 22% of the total number of road accident fatalities in 2006 in the EU-14 countries. In 2006 1.417 riders (drivers and passengers) of mopeds were killed in the EU-14 in traffic accidents, which is 2,2% less than the number reported in 2005 in the same countries. In 2006 3.977 riders (drivers and passengers) of motorcycles were killed in the EU-14 in traffic accidents, which is 1,7% less than the number reported in 2005 in the same countries.
Fact: During the last decade the number of moped rider fatalities has decreased (by 6% per year) in EU-14. (see Figure 1).
Fact: Despite the overall decrease of traffic fatalities between 1997 and 2006, the number of motorcycle user fatalities increased.
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Figure 1: Index (1997=100) of motorcycle and moped fatalities compared with other modes EU-14, 1997-2006 (dashed lines indicates where most recent year is used)
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Source: CARE Database / EC
Date of query: August 2008
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For information on motorcycles and mopeds, the scientific studies on the magnitude and nature of the safety problem, the contributing accident factors, and the effectiveness of countermeasures, please consult the Powered Two Wheelers or the Vehicle Safety text on the Knowledge section of the website.
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