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Motorcycle Reports

Motorcyclists and Alcohol Impaired Driving

MOTORCYCLISTS & ALCOHOL IMPAIRED DRIVING

In 2013, a study by ITSMR found that motorcycle licenses, motorcycle registrations and the three-year moving averages for alcohol-related fatal and personal injury motorcycle crashes were all on a general upward trend during the five-year period, 2008-2012.  The study further found that 27% of the fatal MC crashes and 3% of the personal injury MC crashes were alcohol-related.

Because MC licenses and registrations have been on a downward trend over the past few years, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) recently funded ITSMR to update its 2013 study.  This 2019 study focused on police-reported fatal and personal injury (F&PI) motorcycle crashes, with an emphasis on alcohol-related F&PI motorcycle crashes, that occurred during the five-year period 2014-2018.

Full Report:
MOTORCYCLISTS AND ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING (Published November 2019)

Key Findings

  • Over the five year period, 2014-2018, 26% of the fatal MC crashes were alcohol-related; less than 3% of the personal injury MC crashes were alcohol-related.
  • 51% of the impaired motorcyclists were ages 21-39; 46% of the impaired motorcyclists had “unsafe speed” reported as a contributing factor.

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Albany NY 12205-2604

Phone: 518-453-0291

Email ITSMR: institute@itsmr.org

Gerard Miller, Director

 

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