That's on a per-vehicle basis. On a per-mile basis they're dramatically more dangerous: per mile travelled, motorcyclists are 37 times more likely to die in a c

That's on a per-vehicle basis. On a per-mile basis they're dramatically more dangerous: per mile travelled, motorcyclists are 37 times more likely to die in a crash than passenger car occupants: http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/jul12/clinical1.asp http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/jul12/clinical1.asp I gave up my brief motorcycle career after having kids, which I'm rather glad of now, reading that.