State Of The Road A Fact Sheet Of The Centre For Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q)
Motorcyclists are vulnerable road users. Due to the exposed design of motorcycles, motorcyclists are much more likely to be injured in road crashes than the majority of other road users.
• In 2016, 1 in 4 road fatalities in Queensland were motorcyclists1.
• In the event of a road crash, motorcycle riders in Australia are approximately 30 times more likely to be killed than car occupants.