Study: South Carolina is the Most Dangerous State for Motorcyclists

A new study has named South Carolina as the most dangerous state in the country for motorcyclists.

Personal injury attorneys at Auto Justice Attorney conducted a comprehensive analysis using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the US Department of Transportation. The data determined the number of motorcycle accidents occurring annually in each state, taking into account the 10.5 million motorcycles registered across the country. To provide a clearer picture of the accident landscape, the data calculated a ranking based on the number of crashes per 100,000 motorcycle registrations in each state.

South Carolina is the most dangerous state for motorcyclists, where each year, for every 100,000 motorcycles registered in the state, 158.1 riders are involved in a fatal crash. That’s enough motorcyclists to fill three standard Greyhound buses and a 174.5% increase on the national average of 57.59 crashes. South Carolina also saw more front, right, and rear collisions with motor vehicles than any other state per 100,000 registered motorcycles.

Texas is the second most dangerous state for motorcycle riders. For every 100,000 motorcycles registered in the Lone Star state, more than 157 riders are involved in fatal crashes. Texas riders face the highest rates of collisions with fixed objects (which can include road signs or low-hanging branches), recording 38.74 per 100,000 motorcycles. These incidents involve everything from static structures like mailboxes to natural obstructions like trees.

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