The Brain Institute of America states that 1.4 million Americans sustain head trauma each year and 50,000 people die every year as a result of head trauma. Only 4810 of those who died were bikers and 62% of the people in car accidents have some form of head trauma.
2. Fatalities per 100,000 Population have virtually remained the same from 1994 through 2006.
3. Falls from the same level injure and kill more people in a year than on a motorcycle.
http://texaspoliticsbikerstyle.com/tpbsnews_article002.html
Well then it sounds like people in cars should be wearing helmets also.
QUOTE (Pathogen @ Aug 1 2008, 08:20 PM) 
The Brain Institute of America states that 1.4 million Americans sustain head trauma each year and 50,000 people die every year as a result of head trauma. Only 4810 of those who died were bikers and 62% of the people in car accidents have some form of head trauma.
2. Fatalities per 100,000 Population have virtually remained the same from 1994 through 2006.
3. Falls from the same level injure and kill more people in a year than on a motorcycle.
http://texaspoliticsbikerstyle.com/tpbsnews_article002.html
2. Fatalities per 100,000 Population have virtually remained the same from 1994 through 2006.
3. Falls from the same level injure and kill more people in a year than on a motorcycle.
http://texaspoliticsbikerstyle.com/tpbsnews_article002.html
If you just compare injury and fatality numbers, of course there will be more for the cars because there are likely millions more cars than bikes.
What are the fatality and head injury rates (like # per mile driven or whatever NHTSA uses) of motorcycle riders vs. car operators when in accident? Your link, at least what I could read with that horrible layout (not your fault, just a bad design
), doesn't seem to show that. I think that would be key to proving if it's more dangerous to operate a car than a bike, which seems to be the point your trying to make.
Here's an interesting piece from Sunday's paper on PA motorcycle injuries since the helmet law was repealed.
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The numbers, please:
· 32 percent increase in motorcyclist head injury deaths.
· 42 percent increase in head injury-related hospitalizations.
· 87 percent increase in the number of head-injured, hospitalized motorcyclists who required further care at facilities specializing in rehabilitation and long-term care.
· Total acute-care hospital charges for motorcycle-related head injuries increased 132 percent in the two years after repeal of the law.
· 32 percent increase in motorcyclist head injury deaths.
· 42 percent increase in head injury-related hospitalizations.
· 87 percent increase in the number of head-injured, hospitalized motorcyclists who required further care at facilities specializing in rehabilitation and long-term care.
· Total acute-care hospital charges for motorcycle-related head injuries increased 132 percent in the two years after repeal of the law.
More people drive cars, so there will be more car head trauma. Exactly, we are looking for the rates, not the increase either, just the rate.
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