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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

In 2007, roughly 12% of all motor vehicle fatalities statewide were motorcycle accidents. Motorcycles represent 3.3% of all traffic injuries.
There were 2,601 motorcycle accidents in 2007, 126 of those were fatal accidents or 13.4 percent of all motorcycle accidents.
In 2007, there were 165,584 motorcycles registered in Virginia with 1.6 percent of those involved in accidents.
Of the reported accidents, the number one driver action contributing to an accident was driving too fast.
The second most common driver action contributing to the accident was following to close.
The age group of motorcyclists who were most likely to be involved in a motorcycle accident was between 21 and 25 years old.
Roughly 90% of all motorcyclists involved in accidents were males.
73% of all motorcycle accidents occurred during daylight hours.