Table 2
2005 Motorcycle Rider Fatalities by State, Helmet Use, and Operator Alcohol Use

State
Total Motorcycle Fatalities
Helmeted
Not Helmeted
Rider Fatalities With Operator's BAC*
.01+
No Alcohol (.00)
Number
Percent
Percent
Number
Number
Alabama
61
95.1
4.9
18
43
Alaska
4
75.0
25.0
1
3
Arizona
124
40.7
59.3
41
83
Arkansas
63
49.2
50.8
21
42
California
469
87.7
12.3
125
344
Colorado
87
4.6
95.4
29
58
Connecticut
43
34.1
65.9
13
30
Delaware
21
66.7
33.3
10
11
Dist of Columbia
6
100.0
0.0
2
4
Florida
469
49.3
50.7
182
287
Georgia
144
89.6
10.4
41
104
Hawaii
30
27.6
72.4
13
17
Idaho
26
34.6
65.4
5
20
Illinois
157
19.2
80.8
67
90
Indiana
110
19.0
81.0
44
67
Iowa
45
35.6
64.4
13
32
Kansas
35
22.6
77.4
12
23
Kentucky
89
34.8
65.2
32
57
Louisiana
75
75.3
24.7
28
48
Maine
15
40.0
60.0
8
7
Maryland
85
89.4
10.6
23
62
Massachusetts
55
92.5
7.5
17
38
Michigan
124
79.1
20.9
43
81
Minnesota
58
31.6
68.4
21
37
Mississippi
39
71.8
28.2
10
29
Missouri
91
66.7
33.3
35
56
Montana
28
46.4
53.6
8
20
Nebraska
17
80.0
20.0
8
10
Nevada
56
70.0
30.0
15
41
New Hampshire
44
23.3
76.7
15
29
New Jersey
61
83.1
16.9
21
40
New Mexico
38
16.2
83.8
9
29
New York
161
82.9
17.1
54
105
North Carolina
152
92.8
7.2
42
110
North Dakota
6
16.7
83.3
2
4
Ohio
178
25.8
74.2
76
102
Oklahoma
77
24.7
75.3
18
59
Oregon
48
93.6
6.4
20
28
Pennsylvania
205
53.5
46.5
71
134
Rhode Island
14
57.1
42.9
5
9
South Carolina
106
25.0
75.0
43
63
South Dakota
22
42.9
57.1
3
19
Tennessee
128
84.3
15.7
42
86
Texas
360
40.7
59.3
150
211
Utah
23
21.7
78.3
2
21
Vermont
14
92.9
7.1
6
8
Virginia
69
86.2
13.8
22
47
Washington
74
97.3
2.7
26
49
West Virginia
34
88.2
11.8
10
24
Wisconsin
93
22.6
77.4
44
49
Wyoming
20
25.0
75.0
9
11
U.S. Total
4,553
57.2
42.8
1,572
2,978
Puerto Rico
90
41.1
58.9
41
49
Note: Percent helmeted based on fatalities with known helmet use.
* 3 Fatalities had no associated operator’s BAC

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