| MOTORCYCLIST FATALITIES AND FATALITY RATES, 2003-2012 |
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| Year |
Fatalities |
Registered motorcycles |
Fatality rate per 100,000 registered vehicles |
Vehicle miles traveled (millions) |
Fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled |
| 2003 |
3,714 |
5,370,035 |
69.16 |
9,576 |
38.78 |
| 2004 |
4,028 |
5,767,934 |
69.83 |
10,122 |
39.79 |
| 2005 |
4,576 |
6,227,146 |
73.48 |
10,454 |
43.77 |
| 2006 |
4,837 |
6,678,958 |
72.42 |
12,049 |
40.14 |
| 2007 |
5,174 |
7,138,476 |
72.48 |
21,396 |
24.18 |
| 2008 |
5,312 |
7,752,926 |
68.52 |
20,811 |
25.52 |
| 2009 |
4,469 |
7,929,724 |
56.36 |
20,822 |
21.46 |
| 2010 |
4,518 |
8,009,503 |
56.41 |
18,513 |
24.40 |
| 2011 |
4,630 |
8,437,502 |
54.87 |
18,542 |
24.97 |
| 2012 |
4,957 |
8,454,939 |
58.63 |
21,298 |
23.27 |
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Federal Highway Administration. |
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