Great post! It would be very interesting to further investigate the correlation between the number of motorcyclists and the number of traffic fatalities. As a husband to a trauma surgeon doctor working in the biggest trauma center of Brasil (Hospital da Clínicas da USP), it is clear that most accidents and fatalities in traffic involve motorcycles.
You're absolutely right. The growing number of motorcycles in Brazil is a huge concern because riding a motorcycle is, intrinsically, a dangerous form of transportation. Data from 2023 indicates that motorcyclists accounted for 45% of the victims of fatal traffic crashes in Brazil. In 2020, of all the people hospitalized after a traffic crash, 61% were motorcyclists. This article from Caos Planejado has some other interesting information on the subject: https://caosplanejado.com/o-desafio-das-motocicletas-no-brasil/.
Great post! It would be very interesting to further investigate the correlation between the number of motorcyclists and the number of traffic fatalities. As a husband to a trauma surgeon doctor working in the biggest trauma center of Brasil (Hospital da Clínicas da USP), it is clear that most accidents and fatalities in traffic involve motorcycles.
You're absolutely right. The growing number of motorcycles in Brazil is a huge concern because riding a motorcycle is, intrinsically, a dangerous form of transportation. Data from 2023 indicates that motorcyclists accounted for 45% of the victims of fatal traffic crashes in Brazil. In 2020, of all the people hospitalized after a traffic crash, 61% were motorcyclists. This article from Caos Planejado has some other interesting information on the subject: https://caosplanejado.com/o-desafio-das-motocicletas-no-brasil/.
Very interesting! I'm definitely gonna read it.
In your wife's observation, are most of those accidents car x motorcyclist collisions?
Indeed! The most fatal accidents are: Car x motorcycles/bikes and Trucks x Motorcycles/bikes.