National Motorcycle safety action plan - Road Safety Authority
National Motorcycle safety action plan - Road Safety Authority
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Figure 1.2: Trend in motorcyclist fatality and injury numbers per 10,000<br />
registered motorcycles<br />
Fatalities<br />
Injuries<br />
1.3 Ireland’s position in the EU<br />
1.3.1 According to OECD figures, a motorcyclist is two to three times more likely to be<br />
killed in Ireland than in other European countries 5<br />
1.3.2 In terms of fatality rates per 10,000 registered motorcycles 6 , Ireland was found to<br />
have the second highest rate amongst the twenty countries compared. This is<br />
shown in Figure 1.3, below.<br />
5 Source: <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Strategy 2007 – 2012, p. 77.<br />
6 Note: this was reported at<br />
http://www.erso.eu/knowledge/content/45_poweredtwowheelers/moped_and_motorcycle_fatality_rates.htm.as<br />
the rate per 10,000 vehicles.<br />
5
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