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Motorcycle fatalities and gas prices have strong relationship

GasBuddy Blog -- Gasoline prices have a strong influence on the economy, how much we drive, and many other factors. Now we have solid evidence that higher gasoline prices have another drawback: they lead to more motorcyclist deaths.

According to data from the NHTSA and the GHSA, motorcycle deaths hit a peak in 2008, also a year that the national average hit its highest ever point- $4.122/gallon, according to GasBuddy gas price data. In years when gasoline prices remained at elevated levels, the number of motorcyclists who lost their lives also were at elevated levels.

While awareness programs have likely assisted in keeping vehicle drivers in the know about how to avoid motorcycle accidents, educational programs haven't had the positive...

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Submitted Sep 23, 2012 By: PD

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FieroGT Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:14,464 Points:2,531,560 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2012 5:06:46 PM Ignore FieroGT Report Abuse Huh, really?
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,704 Points:1,572,075 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2012 12:59:20 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Some times I wonder what would happen if some of the guys I work with that ride bikes had a fatal accident.
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,863 Points:1,648,600 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 3:16:45 PM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse Makes sense.
benjy Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,710 Points:1,815,275 Joined:Nov 2003	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 12:32:48 AM Ignore benjy Report Abuse ya think????
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,488 Points:1,347,625 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:14:07 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse I sort of doubt this reasoning.
edgrivera Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,062 Points:368,575 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 7:01:37 AM Ignore edgrivera Report Abuse hmmmmmm
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,255 Points:2,200,400 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 6:02:49 AM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse This article states the obvious.
benjy Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,710 Points:1,815,275 Joined:Nov 2003	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2012 11:30:53 PM Ignore benjy Report Abuse duh...and more people hit the beaches when the weather turns warmer...
txrojo2005 All-Star Author Austin Posts:802 Points:500,960 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2012 12:33:06 PM Ignore txrojo2005 Report Abuse I agree with paulweb, "But according to the current regime, we are not paying enough for gasoline".
paulweb All-Star Author Ohio Posts:907 Points:380,825 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2012 12:11:15 PM Ignore paulweb Report Abuse But according to the current regime, we are not paying enough for gasoline.
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,930 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 19, 2012 10:51:58 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse Higher gas prices more motorcycles on the road = more fatalities
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,930 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2012 10:57:27 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse unfortunately its true
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:6,107 Points:1,303,700 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2012 10:45:47 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse If you say so.
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,930 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2012 12:22:12 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse yes they do
dcone2 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,065 Points:112,335 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 1:28:35 AM Ignore dcone2 Report Abuse ok
repseng Sophomore Author Twin Cities Posts:165 Points:14,940 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Sep 30, 2012 1:27:40 PM Ignore repseng Report Abuse K
oldhillbillyAZ Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,492 Points:695,760 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Sep 30, 2012 3:51:05 AM Ignore oldhillbillyAZ Report Abuse gasokie I think you are confused... As a M/C rider I have more than enough Insurance to pay for any damage I do to the other driver and or his vehicle. I'm sorry to inform you it's the Moron in the car talking on his cell phone that better have "Good" insurance when he hits me. I won't be collecting a dime from the taxpayers... but you can bet your "Bippy" my wife and my lawyer will be collecting every penny they can from the driver and the insurance company of someone that hits me. I know a number of paralyzed people that are being supported by the taxpayers... however their injuries were not from a motorcycle....It was from serving in the Military.... and I as a taxpayer, believe they earned every penny they get and then some.
gasokie Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:3,488 Points:1,347,625 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Sep 28, 2012 7:22:25 PM Ignore gasokie Report Abuse I have no objections) to the bikers but wish they would make 'em buy lots of insurance. It cost a lot to maintain a paralyzed motorcycle rider for 40 or 50 years as they just lay there on the taxpayer's dime.
retired23 Sophomore Author Oakland Posts:237 Points:150,405 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Sep 28, 2012 5:34:00 PM Ignore retired23 Report Abuse And then there's the suicidal California vehicle code rule that allows motorcyclists to split lanes. You know, when the traffic is going slow the motorcyclist can drive between the vehicles on the lane stripes doing whatever death-defying speed they want. We call them organ-donors.........
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,930 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Sep 28, 2012 11:55:02 AM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse heard about 2 motorcycle fatalities last night
rocki00 Rookie Author Michigan Posts:24 Points:74,115 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Sep 28, 2012 8:08:48 AM Ignore rocki00 Report Abuse defensive driving is 100% what the bike riders must do. HEADLIGHTS are a must and I see so many riders without the headlight on. I'm a bike rider and yet there have been times when in my car that I don't see a rider until the last minute. So it's all about the rider being aware of everything and everyone.
MushBeeguy Rookie Author Indianapolis Posts:63 Points:217,610 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Sep 27, 2012 9:03:16 AM Ignore MushBeeguy Report Abuse Not to mention bikes driving in weather conditions they may have opted out of and the inexperienced drivers that needed to save a buck.
garywa01 Sophomore Author Alberta Posts:130 Points:401,215 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2012 2:07:00 AM Ignore garywa01 Report Abuse Unfortunately, it makes sense.
pricewar Champion Author Ogden Posts:2,080 Points:302,715 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Sep 25, 2012 11:24:07 PM Ignore pricewar Report Abuse Hey capriceWagon, don't let this article stop you from having a bike. take a defensive motorcycle class. they teach you how to handle a bike, how to lay it down if the situation occurs. what to look for in traffic. all the good stuff. plus they help you pass the license exam. a must class to take.
pricewar Champion Author Ogden Posts:2,080 Points:302,715 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Sep 25, 2012 11:14:21 PM Ignore pricewar Report Abuse thats right learn from others; it might save your life. And for Timons, you are right. you would think that the NHTSA and the GHSA would include that in the article. another words, instead... this article says speed also kills. think about it.
Timons All-Star Author Houston Posts:717 Points:512,505 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Sep 25, 2012 8:33:55 PM Ignore Timons Report Abuse Unfortunate. A question - what proportion of those motorcyclists who perished has recently started to drive a motorcycle - due to high gasoline prices?
CapriceWagon Champion Author Washington Posts:1,014 Points:503,845 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Sep 25, 2012 11:37:35 AM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse I was thinking about getting a bike, but I think my life is more valuable than a few dollars saved on gas. You're really putting your life in the hands of all the other morons on the road.
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,484 Points:597,770 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 10:15:48 PM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse If this is true, then how come the so called 'pro life' Republicans are not calling for lower gas prices?
orea23 Rookie Author North Carolina Posts:1 Points:1,020 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 8:28:15 PM Ignore orea23 Report Abuse that is true
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,374 Points:776,930 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 5:30:11 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse Gas goes up more people buy motorcycles to spend less on gas therefore more inexperienced motorcycle drivers on the road which equals more motorcycle fatalities.
sparky808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,144 Points:625,660 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 4:04:51 PM Ignore sparky808 Report Abuse old post.
caddilac Champion Author Ontario Posts:16,754 Points:2,167,405 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:45:42 PM Ignore caddilac Report Abuse Nothing new here.
ROSYMI Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,028 Points:388,600 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:36:00 PM Ignore ROSYMI Report Abuse old news
jony Champion Author Florida Posts:7,466 Points:1,656,515 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:33:17 PM Ignore jony Report Abuse old stuff
jwduke1 Champion Author Iowa Posts:15,604 Points:3,068,265 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:32:06 PM Ignore jwduke1 Report Abuse Yesterdays post...
jeffoasisfuels Rookie Author Los Angeles Posts:69 Points:28,910 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:31:53 PM Ignore jeffoasisfuels Report Abuse old
repeater1 Champion Author Topeka Posts:8,442 Points:2,393,500 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:31:00 PM Ignore repeater1 Report Abuse yesterdays post
SandeeC Champion Author Ontario Posts:3,129 Points:477,510 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:30:53 PM Ignore SandeeC Report Abuse Old news but as I said before, it's to be expected. People use bikes to save gas bucks - and pay with their lives. Bikes are harder to see by drivers and drivers (unfortunately) don't care. Plus the added risk - if there is an accident, the biker has no chance, or very little, of survival.
DeeLA Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,959 Points:1,392,930 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:30:19 PM Ignore DeeLA Report Abuse Old news.
Felix2009 Champion Author Ontario Posts:4,193 Points:1,181,405 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:28:41 PM Ignore Felix2009 Report Abuse Save money useing less gas and take a big chance on the road with a bike.
Hugo40 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:7,764 Points:1,644,705 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:27:42 PM Ignore Hugo40 Report Abuse Old news.
NickoliMB Champion Author Manitoba Posts:2,645 Points:498,895 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:26:55 PM Ignore NickoliMB Report Abuse No doubt everyone out there is looking for places to save a few bucks. Too bad the corporations who gouge the consdumer don't have some compassion...Fat Chance!!
joanne_abrahams Rookie Author New York Posts:73 Points:7,565 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:25:38 PM Ignore joanne_abrahams Report Abuse It's interesting that during 2010, motorcycle deaths kept on going down while gas prices kept on going up. How do you explain that?
HA4CNN Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,765 Points:1,571,190 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:25:16 PM Ignore HA4CNN Report Abuse That's the way it works.
CAroadrunner101 Champion Author California Posts:1,967 Points:1,343,125 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:24:23 PM Ignore CAroadrunner101 Report Abuse gas prices go up, more ride bikes to save $, more collisions probable...
nstrdnvstr Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:37,030 Points:4,012,455 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:22:21 PM Ignore nstrdnvstr Report Abuse You have to be extra careful on a bike. LtRTH is right, you have to assume that no one sees you.
divebomber Champion Author Nebraska Posts:6,218 Points:1,839,975 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:20:07 PM Ignore divebomber Report Abuse MAKES SENSE THE MORE BIKES ON THE ROAD THE MORE PROBABILITY OF ACCIDENTS!
LtRTH Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,917 Points:611,975 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:14:48 PM Ignore LtRTH Report Abuse I'll say it again. You have to drive a bike like no one else on the road sees you. Defensive driving to the max.
Lologogo Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,385 Points:370,440 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:10:50 PM Ignore Lologogo Report Abuse they also go up with peoples stupidity :o)
eddyp94 Champion Author Ontario Posts:8,163 Points:1,660,835 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:08:46 PM Ignore eddyp94 Report Abuse Too many people buy motorcycles and don't know how to ride them...