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[[Image:Look twice for motorcyclists.jpg|thumb|x200px|A CalTrans sign on the 91 eastbound in Anaheim, cautioning drivers to be on the lookout for bikers that may be in their blind spots]] | [[Image:Look twice for motorcyclists.jpg|thumb|x200px|A CalTrans sign on the 91 eastbound in Anaheim, cautioning drivers to be on the lookout for bikers that may be in their blind spots]] | ||
Motorcycles have a higher fatality rate per unit of distance traveled when compared with automobiles. According to the | Motorcycles have a higher fatality rate per unit of distance traveled when compared with automobiles. According to the NHTSA, in 2006 18.06 cars out of 100,000 ended up in fatal crashes. The rate for motorcycles is 55.82 per 100,000.<ref name="nhtsa-810-990">[http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/nhtsa_static_file_downloader.jsp?file=/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/NCSA/Content/TSF/2007/810990.pdf NHTSA: Motorcycles Traffic Safety Fact Sheet (DOT-HS-810-990)]</ref> In 2004, figures from the UK Department for Transport indicated that motorcycles have 16 times the rate of serious injuries per 100 million vehicle kilometers compared to cars, and double the rate of bicycles.<ref name=DOT-UK2004>{{citation |format= Adobe PDF |first1= David D. |last1= Clarke |first2= Pat |last2= Ward |first3= Craig |last3= Bartle |first4= Wendy |last4= Truman|url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme5/indepthstudyofmotorcycleacci4784?version=1|title=In-Depth Study of Motorcycle Accidents|publisher=Department of Transport, UK |date=November 2004}}</ref> | ||
A national study by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATS) found that: | A national study by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATS) found that: | ||