{"id":9991,"date":"2020-10-22T20:28:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T02:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=9991"},"modified":"2021-05-23T10:51:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T16:51:06","slug":"more-from-the-2020-most-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/more-from-the-2020-most-report\/","title":{"rendered":"More From The 2020 MOST Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9993\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Motomarathon2011-1_007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9993\" src=\"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Motomarathon2011-1_007.jpg\" vspace=\"10\" alt=\"motorcycles on highway\" width=\"497\" height=\"321\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Motomarathon2011-1_007.jpg 497w, https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Motomarathon2011-1_007-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><em>Keep the rubber side down, OK?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/2020-most-report-on-motorcycle-crashes-now-out\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What else can we glean<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/pacific\/csp\/most-reports\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2020 annual report<\/a> of Colorado&#8217;s Motorcycle Operator Safety Training (MOST) program?<\/p>\n<p>How about this. Bullets copied from the report with my comments added in parentheses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Motorcyclist Fatalities &#8211; 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>103 motorcyclists were killed in motorcycle crashes in 2019, 92 were male, and 11 were female. Ninety-three were motorcycle operators, and ten were motorcycle passengers.<\/li>\n<li>Motorcyclist fatalities represented 17.3% of Colorado&#8217;s total traffic fatalities (103 of 596). (Yeah, and we sure aren&#8217;t 17.3% of the vehicles on the road.)<\/li>\n<li>The number of motorcyclist fatalities remained the same in 2017, 2018, and 2019 at 103.<\/li>\n<li>71 motorcycle operators involved in fatal crashes were determined to be &#8220;at fault&#8221; in the crash.<\/li>\n<li>43 of the fatal motorcycle crashes involved only the motorcycle and no other vehicle. (Can&#8217;t blame someone else, at least in most of these cases. There&#8217;s always the possibility a rider swerved to avoid an idiot and paid with their life.)<\/li>\n<li>In 2019, 24 motorcycle operators killed in a fatal crash were suspected to be impaired by alcohol and\/or drugs.<\/li>\n<li>48 motorcycle operators killed were not wearing a helmet. (This means 55 who died were wearing helmets. Helmets are good but don&#8217;t let anyone try to tell you they&#8217;re a cure-all.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of 1,965 motorcycle crashes tallied, where did they happen?<\/p>\n<p>Non-intersection: 1,022. At intersection: 595. Intersection related: 160. Driveway access related: 114. Ramp: 42. Roundabout: 19. In alley: 11. Parking lot: 2.<\/p>\n<p>So OK, we all know the dangers of drivers turning left in front of you, but apparently the majority of crashes don&#8217;t even occur at intersections. What causes these? I think we&#8217;ll start to get some answers in the next section.<\/p>\n<p>What was the &#8220;First Harmful Event&#8221; as the report terms it?<\/p>\n<p>Overturning (non-collision): 548. Collision with curb\/median: 136. Front to rear collision: 134. Other non-collision: 90. Side to side collision&#8211;same direction: 86. Collision with wild animal: 48. Collision with other object: 41. Collision with parked vehicle: 29. Collision with embankment: 27. Collision with guard rail: 26.<\/p>\n<p>So overturning (non-collision) is the top event? What caused that? The top violations of at-fault riders again helps explain. These are apparently what the riders were actually cited with after the crashes.<\/p>\n<p>Careless driving: 469. Driving under the influence of alcohol: 48. Reckless driving: 47. Following too closely: 45. Improper driving on mountain highway: 21. Failed to drive in designated lane: 12. No insurance in possession: 12. Unsafe lane change: 8. Improper turning left: 8. Improper passing on right: 8.<\/p>\n<p>So careless driving is a really big factor. That&#8217;s worth noting. Next we have top contributing human factors of riders at-fault.<\/p>\n<p>Driver inexperience: 224. Driver unfamiliar with area: 73. Driver preoccupied: 51. Evading law enforcement officer: 16. Illness\/medical: 7. Driver fatigue: 6. Distracted by a passenger, food, objects, etc.: 4. Driver emotionally upset: 3. Physical disability: 1. Other: 453.<\/p>\n<p>So in other words, with 453 &#8220;Other&#8221; there must be an unknowable number of human factors that, under the right combination of circumstances, can lead to a crash. Next is top movements of at-fault riders.<\/p>\n<p>Going straight: 603. Making left turn: 89. Slowing: 69. Changing lanes: 58. Making right turn: 56. Passing: 41. Weaving: 35. Avoiding object in roadway: 28. Making U-turn: 7. Entering\/leaving parked position: 3.<\/p>\n<p>There it is! That&#8217;s what causes motorcycle crashes! In 603 cases the riders were going straight! Don&#8217;t these people understand you&#8217;re supposed to ride the curvy roads? OK, yeah, I&#8217;m funny.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully there is some tidbit of information here that strikes you and that you will incorporate into your mindset when riding to make you a safer rider. Something like, wow, most crashes don&#8217;t even happen at intersections, I guess I&#8217;d better be more alert all the time. And maybe not; well, I offered it to you.<\/p>\n<h3>Biker Quote for Today<\/h3>\n<p>You might be a Yuppie biker if you can&#8217;t figure out why the battery on your new bike won&#8217;t stay charged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What else can we glean from the 2020 annual report of Colorado&#8217;s Motorcycle Operator Safety Training (MOST) program? How about this. Bullets copied from the report with my comments added in parentheses. Motorcyclist Fatalities &#8211; 2019 103 motorcyclists were killed in motorcycle crashes in 2019, 92 were male, and 11 were female. 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