Table 50. Motorcycles Involved in Crashes by Initial Point of Impact, Crash Severity,
and Crash Type

Initial Point of Impact

Crash Severity

Total

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Single-Vehicle Crashes

Front

   860

  54.2

  8,000

  26.6

  2,000

  37.4

11,000

  29.1

Left Side

     78

    4.9

  1,000

    4.6

         *

       *

  1,000

    4.1

Right Side

   121

    7.6

  1,000

    3.8

         *

       *

  1,000

    3.5

Rear

     12

    0.8

         *

    0.6

         *

    5.9

         *

    1.2

Noncollision

   354

  22.3

19,000

  63.6

  2,000

  56.7

22,000

  60.9

Other/Unknown

   161

  10.2

         *

    0.9

         *

       *

         *

    1.2

Total

1,586

100.0

30,000

100.0

  4,000

100.0

36,000

100.0

Multiple-Vehicle Crashes

Front

1,611

  74.4

19,000

  56.1

  4,000

  42.1

24,000

  54.1

Left Side

   162

    7.5

  5,000

  14.1

  2,000

  19.7

  7,000

  14.9

Right Side

   134

    6.2

  4,000

  13.0

  1,000

  15.6

  6,000

  13.2

Rear

   136

    6.3

  3,000

    9.4

  2,000

  17.0

  5,000

  10.8

Noncollision

     26

    1.2

  2,000

    7.5

  1,000

    5.6

  3,000

    6.8

Other/Unknown

     96

    4.4

         *

       *

         *

       *

         *

    0.2

Total

2,165

100.0

33,000

100.0

  9,000

100.0

45,000

100.0

All Crashes

Front

2,471

  65.9

27,000

  42.0

  6,000

  40.6

35,000

  42.9

Left Side

   240

    6.4

  6,000

    9.6

  2,000

  13.3

  8,000

  10.0

Right Side

   255

    6.8

  5,000

    8.6

  1,000

  10.6

  7,000

    8.8

Rear

   148

    3.9

  3,000

    5.2

  2,000

  13.4

  5,000

    6.5

Noncollision

   380

  10.1

22,000

  34.2

  3,000

  22.2

25,000

  31.1

Other/Unknown

   257

    6.9

         *

    0.4

         *

       *

  1,000

    0.7

Total

3,751

100.0

64,000

100.0

14,000

100.0

81,000

100.0

*Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.