New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Summary of Motorcycle Crashes

2011
TABLE 1 Motorcycle Crashes
All
Crashes

Police
Reported

Total Crashes
Fatal Crashes
Non-Fatal Personal Injury Crashes
Reportable Property Damage Crashes

5,336
168
4,550
618

4,855
168
4,314
373

Vehicles
Drivers Involved
Motorcycle Operators
Non-Motorcycle Drivers
Vehicle Occupants

8,518
8,184
5,302
2,882
9,873

7,760
7,506
4,881
2,625
9,137

64
27

63
24

171
162
162
0
6
6
0
3
0
0

171
162
162
0
6
6
0
3
0
0

5,180
4,604
485
59
22
10

4,929
4,372
471
58
19
9

Category Totals

Special Motorcycle Crash Series

Motorcycle/Pedestrian Crashes
Motorcycle/Bicycle Crashes
Fatalities
Persons Killed (1)
Drivers Killed
Motorcycle Operators
Non-Motorcycle Drivers
Passengers Killed
Motorcycle Passengers
Passengers in Other Vehicles
Pedestrians Killed
Bicyclists Killed
Other
Non-Fatal Injuries
Persons Injured (1)
Drivers Injured
Passengers Injured
Pedestrians Injured
Bicyclists Injured
Other

(1) Includes pedestrians, bicyclists and all other non-vehicle involved persons
as well as vehicle occupants regardless of seating position.

TABLE 2(P) Severity of Crash

Total
Fatal (K) Crashes
Personal Injury Crashes
Serious (A)
Moderate (B)
Minor (C)
Unknown Severity
Property Damage (O) Crashes

Number

Percent

4,855
168

100.0
3.5

1,033
1,360
1,839
82
373

21.3
28.0
37.9
1.7
7.7

General Notes
* Some of the tables are based upon information received from police
and motorist reports of motor vehicle crashes. Others are based
only on the police reports; these are indicated by a (P).
* The Property Damage Crash reporting level is $1,000 or more.
* The term "vehicle" always excludes bicycles.
* The term "driver" always excludes bicyclists.
* Percentages may not total 100.0 due to rounding.

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New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Summary of Motorcycle Crashes
2011
TABLE 3 Day of Week/Time of Day
Day of Week
Total
Sunday
Total
Fatal
Personal Injury
Property Damage
Monday
Total
Fatal
Personal Injury
Property Damage
Tuesday
Total
Fatal
Personal Injury
Property Damage
Wednesday
Total
Fatal
Personal Injury
Property Damage
Thursday
Total
Fatal
Personal Injury
Property Damage
Friday
Total
Fatal
Personal Injury
Property Damage
Saturday
Total
Fatal
Personal Injury
Property Damage

Total
Crashes
5,336

Time of Day
Mid-3am
233

3am-6am
128

6am-9am
345

9am-Noon Noon-3pm
577
1,016

3pm-6pm
1,382

6pm-9pm
978

9pm-Mid
558

Unknown
119

894
27
767
100

52
1
44
7

28
2
24
2

39
2
33
4

119
7
99
13

209
5
181
23

228
6
198
24

122
2
112
8

76
2
68
6

21
0
8
13

627
23
527
77

22
2
18
2

15
0
11
4

51
2
41
8

71
2
65
4

120
5
94
21

148
2
138
8

123
8
103
12

64
2
54
8

13
0
3
10

679
17
579
83

21
2
18
1

11
0
11
0

54
0
47
7

69
2
60
7

102
1
89
12

182
6
151
25

145
2
130
13

79
4
67
8

16
0
6
10

694
23
595
76

25
1
22
2

21
2
17
2

74
2
64
8

72
3
65
4

107
6
88
13

177
3
150
24

139
4
122
13

65
2
60
3

14
0
7
7

645
24
527
94

21
2
17
2

13
1
10
2

52
1
42
9

65
1
48
16

111
7
92
12

180
8
146
26

117
2
108
7

68
2
55
11

18
0
9
9

785
20
676
89

35
3
28
4

17
0
14
3

48
3
43
2

74
0
69
5

150
2
133
15

202
4
176
22

136
5
119
12

104
3
90
11

19
0
4
15

1,012
34
879
99

57
3
50
4

23
1
19
3

27
1
24
2

107
1
98
8

217
7
182
28

265
12
232
21

196
6
179
11

102
3
86
13

18
0
9
9

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New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Summary of Motorcycle Crashes
2011
TABLE 4(P) Police Investigating Agency
Total Crashes

Severity Class of Crash

Fatal

Personal
Injury

Property
Damage

Number

Percent

Total

4,855

100.0

168

4,314

373

State Police
County Police
New York City Police (NYPD)
Municipal Police (non-NYC)
Unknown

971
1,340
1,204
1,340
0

20.0
27.6
24.8
27.6
0.0

36
58
34
40
0

831
1,178
1,139
1,166
0

104
104
31
134
0

TABLE 5 Jurisdictional Road System

Total Crashes
Number

Percent

Severity Class of Crash

Fatal

Personal
Injury

Property
Damage

Total
State Routes
County Routes
Town Routes
Municipal Streets
Parkways
Thruway
Other Interstates
Unknown

Data for this table are not available

at this time.

TABLE 6 Manner of Collision

Total Crashes

Severity Class of Crash

Fatal

Personal
Injury

Property
Damage

Number

Percent

Total

5,336

100.0

168

4,550

618

Single Vehicle Crashes

Two Vehicle Crashes
3 or More Vehicle Crashes

2,408
2,732
196

45.1
51.2
3.7

68
91
9

2,120
2,264
166

220
377
21

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New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Summary of Motorcycle Crashes
2011
TABLE 7(P) Crash Contributing Factors
Total Crashes

Total Crashes
Crashes With No Factor Reported
Crashes With One or More Factors Reported
Crashes With Human Factors
Aggressive Driving/Road Rage
Alcohol Involvement
Backing Unsafely
Cell Phone (hand held)
Cell Phone (hands free)
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Driver Inexperience
Drugs (Illegal)
Eating or Drinking*
Failure to Keep Right
Failure to Yield R.O.W.
Fatigued/Drowsy
Fell Asleep
Following too Closely
Illness
Listening/Using Headphones*
Lost Consciousness
Other Electronic Device
Outside Car Distraction
Passenger Distraction
Passing or Lane Usage Improper
Passing too Closely*
Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Ped Error/Confusion
Physical Disability
Prescription Medication
Reaction to Other Uninvolved Vehicle
Texting*
Traffic Control Disregarded
Turning Improperly
Unsafe Lane Changing
Unsafe Speed
Using On Board Navigation Device*
Other Human
Crashes With Vehicular Factors
Accelerator Defective
Brakes Defective
Driverless/Runaway Vehicle
Headlights Defective
Other Lighting Defects
Oversized Vehicle
Steering Failure
Tinted Windows*
Tire Failure/Inadequate
Tow Hitch Defective
Windshield Inadequate
Other Vehicular
Crashes With Environmental Factors
Animal's Action
Glare
Lane Marking Improper/Inadequate
Obstruction/Debris
Pavement Defective
Pavement Slippery
Shoulders Defective/Improper
Traffic Control Device Improper/Non-Working
View Obstructed/Limited
Other Environmental

Number

Percent

4,855
335
4,520
3,650
85
169
47
1
0
707
388
8
0
105
811
5
5
455
7
0
7
4
19
12
323
5
33
2
3
356
0
122
285
229
799
0
3
264
26
24
3
1
2
4
26
0
32
2
0
151
956
401
39
4
167
96
164
2
4
106
1

100.0
6.9
93.1
75.2
1.8
3.5
1.0
<0.1
0.0
14.6
8.0
0.2
0.0
2.2
16.7
0.1
0.1
9.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.2
6.7
0.1
0.7
<0.1
0.1
7.3
0.0
2.5
5.9
4.7
16.5
0.0
0.1
5.4
0.5
0.5
0.1
<0.1
<0.1
0.1
0.5
0.0
0.7
<0.1
0.0
3.1
19.7
8.3
0.8
0.1
3.4
2.0
3.4
<0.1
0.1
2.2
<0.1

Severity Class of Crash

Fatal
168
4
164
158
6
16
1
0
0
20
17
1
0
12
37
0
0
9
1
0
0
0
1
0
10
0
1
0
0
6
0
9
11
11
71
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
18
4
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
8
0

Personal
Injury
4,314
323
3,991
3,205
73
143
25
0
0
631
340
7
0
84
728
4
4
399
6
0
7
4
16
11
284
4
31
2
3
330
0
109
253
196
685
0
1
238
24
20
2
1
1
4
24
0
30
1
0
137
852
359
34
4
152
86
149
2
2
88
1

Property
Damage
373
8
365
287
6
10
21
1
0
56
31
0
0
9
46
1
1
47
0
0
0
0
2
1
29
1
1
0
0
20
0
4
21
22
43
0
1
20
2
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
10
86
38
4
0
15
9
11
0
2
10
0

* New contributing factor as of October 2010.

Note: Many crashes have multiple factors reported.

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New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Summary of Motorcycle Crashes
2011
TABLE 8 Driver Age and Gender
Total Drivers

Non-Motorcycle
Drivers

Motorcycle Operators by Severity of Crash

Property
Damage

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Total Drivers

8,184

100.0

2,882

100.0

5,302

100.0

172

4,617

513

Male
Under 16
16 - 17
18 - 20
21 - 24
25 - 29
30 - 34
35 - 39
40 - 44
45 - 49
50 - 54
55 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 and Over
Unknown Age

6,558
4
55
361
782
808
697
595
669
696
665
502
329
178
97
52
55
13

80.1
<0.1
0.7
4.4
9.6
9.9
8.5
7.3
8.2
8.5
8.1
6.1
4.0
2.2
1.2
0.6
0.7
0.2

1,636
0
30
99
130
155
148
133
157
167
178
128
105
70
47
35
45
9

56.8
0.0
1.0
3.4
4.5
5.4
5.1
4.6
5.4
5.8
6.2
4.4
3.6
2.4
1.6
1.2
1.6
0.3

4,922
4
25
262
652
653
549
462
512
529
487
374
224
108
50
17
10
4

92.8
0.1
0.5
4.9
12.3
12.3
10.4
8.7
9.7
10.0
9.2
7.1
4.2
2.0
0.9
0.3
0.2
0.1

163
0
0
4
18
28
11
22
24
20
13
7
10
3
0
0
3
0

4,285
4
22
223
563
565
492
405
443
466
422
330
189
91
44
16
6
4

474
0
3
35
71
60
46
35
45
43
52
37
25
14
6
1
1
0

Female
Under 16
16 - 17
18 - 20
21 - 24
25 - 29
30 - 34
35 - 39
40 - 44
45 - 49
50 - 54
55 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 and Over
Unknown Age

1,320
0
22
83
93
125
139
111
118
146
154
110
69
61
30
18
39
2

16.1
0.0
0.3
1.0
1.1
1.5
1.7
1.4
1.4
1.8
1.9
1.3
0.8
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.5
<0.1

977
0
19
70
72
87
96
75
82
93
98
80
61
56
29
18
39
2

33.9
0.0
0.7
2.4
2.5
3.0
3.3
2.6
2.8
3.2
3.4
2.8
2.1
1.9
1.0
0.6
1.4
0.1

343
0
3
13
21
38
43
36
36
53
56
30
8
5
1
0
0
0

6.5
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.7
1.0
1.1
0.6
0.2
0.1
<0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

9
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0

314
0
3
13
20
35
40
31
33
51
47
28
7
5
1
0
0
0

20
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

306

3.7

269

9.3

37

0.7

18

19

Unknown Gender

Fatal

Personal
Injury

Number

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New York State Department of Motor Vehicles

Summary of Motorcycle Crashes
2011
TABLE 9 Motorcyclists Killed or Injured by Age Group
Total Motorcyclists
Age Group
Total
Under 5
5-9
10 - 13
14 - 17
18 - 20
21 - 24
25 - 29
30 - 34
35 - 39
40 - 44
45 - 49
50 - 54
55 - 59
60 - 64
65 - 69
70 - 74
75 - 79
80 and Over
Unknown Age

Number

Percent

4,975
0
2
10
48
268
635
641
545
462
514
544
512
385
205
105
47
17
11
24

100.0
0.0
<0.1
0.2
1.0
5.4
12.8
12.9
11.0
9.3
10.3
10.9
10.3
7.7
4.1
2.1
0.9
0.3
0.2
0.5

Motorcyclists
Killed

Injured

168
0
0
0
0
4
17
29
9
23
23
19
16
9
12
3
0
1
3
0

4,807
0
2
10
48
264
618
612
536
439
491
525
496
376
193
102
47
16
8
24

TABLE 10(P) Safety Equipment Used by Motorcyclists

Total Motorcyclists
Motorcyclists
No Helmet Used
Helmet Used
Unknown

Injury Severity of Motorcyclist

Number

Percent

Killed (K)

5,338

100.0

168

1,058

1,446

1,993

66

607

560
4,287
491

10.5
80.3
9.2

9
150
9

112
869
77

167
1,174
105

209
1,586
198

13
37
16

50
471
86

Data compiled by ITSMR, September 2012.

Serious (A)

Moderate (B)

Minor (C)

Unk Injury

Uninjured (O)

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