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In the second paragraph, the statement "This combination of older riders on higher-powered motorcycles is partially responsible for a steady increase in motorcycle deaths from the late 1990s until 2004" seems to be drawing conclusions and is unencyclopedic. There is a difference between correlation and causation. There could be many other factors - cell phones, increased highway speeds, etc. At the very least, I would recommend changing "is partially responsible" to "may be partially responsible". Timdearborn (talk) 03:51, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
If you have good sources that contradict the NHTSA on this, feel free to cite. But to water it down based on your own opinions or hypotheses is original research. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 04:23, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
Knowing death numbers without knowing the total number of riders or number of miles ridden, etc, seems useless. It may also be important to relate the number to the total number of vehicles (congestion) on the road, and the percentage of deaths involving solo vehicles vs multiple vehicles. It may not be possible to provide meaningful statistics at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.7.83.5 (talk) 21:36, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
The primary data , which is available for most years from the NHTSA, would be fatalities per mile. This has shown distinct increases only in states that have repealed laws requiring helmets. I don't think the article implies that motorcycling is becoming more dangerous other than for this reason. On the other hand, it is much more dangerous than most riders and their families are aware. A patient of mine took a low speed fall without a helmet, was in a coma 40 days, and still has residual losses. When i asked why he was riding without a helmet he told me that it was legal, so he assumed it was safe. Our society accepts that people have the right to engage in extremely dangerous sports, but in most cases the risk is well understood. Many motorcyclists today support families who depend on them. Do their families understand the risk they are taking? If the motorcyclist dies in a collision, will the family press for the other driver to be charged with manslaughter? A friend of mine cut his finger on a saw and passed out while driving to the hospital. He may spend the next ten years in jail, his own family destroyed, because when he lost consciousness he collided with another man who decided to ride without a helmet, and his pregnant wife demands that someone be punished. Life is filled with tragedy. We should not take risks without discussing them with our family, and ensuring they are prepared for the consequences. Motorcycling is unique among extreme sports in that many participants are thrilled by the sense of danger but do not appreciate the fact that the danger is real.Danwoodard (talk) 20:26, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
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I do believe that the title List of motorcycle deaths in U.S. by year is wrong and that motorcycle deaths in U.S. would be better.
I removed the sentence about lane splitting being more dangerous. While this may or may not be true, it is a hot topic of debate and the webpage cited gives no facts about lane splitting. In fact, every sentence citing reference 25 should be removed as the reference is simply an advertisement for a lawfirm and it only gives hand waiving generalizations with no data or proof.