Medical Cost of Motorcycle Accident
Believe it or not, you're thirty times more likely to die in a motorcycle accident than in an automobile crash. As a rider, you're bouncing around at high velocities in close proximity to stationary objects and machines many times your mass. In a best-case-scenario, going off-bike will see you vying with pavement, other vehicles and your own bike with nothing to protect you but some Kevlar, a little leather and a bit of Styrofoam. According to the Government Accountability Office, 82,000 riders were injured in motorcycle accidents and 4,502 individuals were killed in crashes. All told, the immediate cost of those downs was $16 billion or more. On average, a fatal motorcycle crash costs around $1.2 million, with non-fatal incidents carrying a price tag of anywhere from $2,500 to $1.4 million depending on rider injuries. The most-studied topic in motorcycle safety is the efficacy of helmets in preventing and mitigating head injuries. The link between head injury