If you ride a motorcycle around Peru, you have probably heard plenty of horror stories about serious crashes. But do most motorcycle accidents result in fatalities? While the risk of a deadly outcome is much higher for riders than for people in passenger vehicles, these motorcycle crashes are not always fatal.

Here is what the numbers show and why the risk is so high for riders in Illinois and across the United States.

Whether they’re driving a commercial truck, regular-sized vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle, or walking through a crosswalk, Illinois roads have all kinds of drivers and people using them. Of the population using our roads, one of the most vulnerable is the motorcyclist population.

Motorcycles are a fun and freeing way to get around in our state. Plenty of people choose to ride a motorcycle as their form of transportation. In fact, as of 2020, there are over 300,000 licensed motorcyclists on Illinois’ roads, and that number is constantly growing.