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Another statistic that came to the attention of the number-crunchers is rider age. Around 1999, NHTSA statisticians observed an increase in motorcycle fatalities in the forty-and-over age group. The number of fatalities in the younger age groups actually declined. That news got widely reported, and today’s folklore includes the myth that the big problem with motorcycling is older riders. However, when NHTSA subsequently factored in the number of riders in the various age groups, it turned out that the twenty- to twenty-nine-year-old age group is overrepresented in fatal crashes. There are fewer younger riders in the total mix, but the younger riders continued to be more involved in more than their share of fatal accidents, at least up through 1999.

Table 4: Motorcyclist Fatalities by Year and Age Group

Source: National Center for Statistics and Anaiysis, NHTSA, FARS