Colorado (KXRM) – with warmer weather, more motorcycles come on the road, and unfortunately, this means more motorcycle accidents.
May is the month of motorcycle safety awareness, and a record of motorcycle passengers was killed on Colorado roads in 2024. FOX21 looked at Nexstar in statistics of the number of motorcycles accidents caused by other drivers and how many motorcyclists.
Fox31 partners in Colorado Springs called Colorado to learn more, and what they found is some disturbing statistics that indicate a greater problem on our ways.
According to CSP Training in motorcycle safety He was the coordinator of Chris Corbo, 84 % of accidents that include motorcycles in 2024, considered a motorcycle driver. Among them, 47 % of motorcyclists did not support a motorcycle on their driver’s licenses-as nearly half of the motorcyclists who are considered an accident in 2024 were not licensed to drive a motorcycle in the state.
For the sake of riding in Colorado, it is so Required by law Motorcycle passengers get a Support a motorcycle On their license, it was characterized by the letter “M” or “3.” The “M” support allows the operator to drive a vehicle with two or three wheels, and authentication “3” is only allowed to use a three -wheel vehicle. What is not required by law, however, is the use of a helmet. Only those under the age of 18 are required by the law to wear an accredited helmet from the Ministry of Transport.
the The Ministry of Transport at Colorado (CDOT) said that among the 165 motorcyclists who were killed in 2024, 73 (44 %) did not wear a helmet at the time of the accident. NHTSA National Traffic Safety Administration data (NHTSA) shows that speed and alcohol are also significant contribution factors in motorcycle accidents-20 % of the state motorcycle death in 2024 included weakness.
The death of motorcycles formed nearly a quarter (24 %) of all deaths in the state, although only 3 % of vehicles on the road.
The above data follow several years of disturbing statistics that include motorcycles-however CDOTWhile the mortality of passenger vehicles decreased by 10 % from 2023 to 2024, the death of motorcycles jumped by 23 %.
There is some good news. To date in 2025, CDOT said that the death of motorcycles decreased by 20 % compared to the same time period in 2024. This may be partial due to implementation Filtering the path The law, which allows motorcycle drivers to move legally to the front of the passed traffic, and protect them from fatal background accidents.
“A record number last year of the death of motorcycles is an invitation to work for all Colorado drivers of passenger cars and motorcyclists alike,” said Daril Lingk, director of the Cologne Transportation Office. ))
The safety of motorcyclists depends on Colorado’s ways on everyone’s cooperation, whether they are in two or four wheels. Car drivers and trucks can save life simply by checking their blind spots, staying on driving and avoiding deviations, and giving motorcyclists a lot of space. Motorcycle passengers themselves can protect themselves by wearing a helmet, education in their cars and obtaining a motorcycle on their driving license, and by operating their motorcycles safely and responsibly.