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Information & Statistics

Number of Registered Motorcycles *

• The number of motorcycles under current licence in the Republic of Ireland has increased from 23,921 in 1993 to 33,147 in 2002. A 39% increase over a ten year period.

Number of Motorcycle Casualties **

• Motorcyclists are over represented in road crash statistics.
• Motorcycles represent less than 2% of the total vehicle fleet yet motorcyclists account for 12% of road fatalities and 10% of road injuries each year.
• In the ten year period 1993 to 2002 a total of 504 motorcyclists were killed and 11,188 were injured on Irish roads.
• 50 motorcyclists die and over 1,000 are injured on average each year in Ireland.

Location of Motorcycle Crashes **

• A motorcyclist is likely to be involved in an injury crash in built up areas but more likely to be involved in a fatal crash in rural areas.
• Over 6 out of 10 (65%) of motorcycle fatalities between 1998 and 2002 occurred outside built up areas.
• 8 out of ten (79%) of motorcycle injuries between 1998 and 2002 occurred in built up areas.

Age of Motorcycle Casualties **

• Males, aged 25 to 35 are the group most at risk of being killed or injured in a motorcycle crash.
• 35% of motorcyclists killed on Irish roads from 1998 to 2002 were aged between 25 and 34.
• 27% of all motorcyclists injured on Irish roads from 1998 to 2002 were aged between 25 and 34.

* Irish Bulletin of Vehicle and Driver Statistics 2002
** National Roads Authority, Road Accident Facts, 1998, 99, 00, 01 & 02