Motorcycle Accidents in Washington State: What you need to know. l Seattle Lawyer

• Most head injury related motorcycle accident deaths are related to poor riding practices  
  Overall, there was no difference in the rate of unsafe practices in single-vehicle incidents compared with incidents involving another vehicle (P = 0.342). Ethanol was associated with 10 single motorcycle incidents (47.6%) compared with two (11.1%) involving another vehicle (P = 0.018). Unsafe practices were involved in 76% of at-scene deaths, compared with 28.6% in those surviving to hospital (P = 0.007).
• Motorcycle engine size and risk of moderate to fatal injury from a motorcycle crash  
  An analysis of risk in terms of power to weight ratio and style of motorcycle may provide a more useful insight into the benefits of motorcycle design restrictions for novice riders.
• Crash Data: Helmet Use in Adolescent Motorcycle Riders  
  Compared with helmeted riders, unhelmeted riders had more noncollisions and fewer collisions with a moving car but there was no significant difference in repair cost of motorcycle damage between these groups. More injuries to the external skin, face, and head and more severe injuries occurred in unhelmeted than in helmeted riders.