What are the most common types of motorcycle crashes?
Crashes involving a motorcycle and at least one other vehicle accounted for 56% of all motorcycle fatal crashes in 2006. In two-vehicle fatal crashes, 79% of the motorcycles involved were struck in the front and only 5 % were hit in the rear. 40% of the two-vehicle crashes involved a vehicle turning left while the motorcycle was going straight, passing, or overtaking the vehicle. Crashing into a fixed object is a bigger problem on a motorcycle than it is for other motor vehicles. In 2006, 25% of motorcycles involved in fatal crashes collided with fixed objects, compared with 18% of cars in fatal crashes.
