SECTION 2. CRASHES & PERSONS IN CRASHES

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Motorcyclists in Crashes

o Motorcyclists in Crashes

Motorcyclists in crashes by county and injury severity…...……………………pp. 66-67

Motorcyclist fatalities, 10-year trend………………………………………………….. p. 67

Motorcyclists in crashes by highway class and injury severity……………… p. 68

Motorcyclists in crashes by month, day, and time………………………………..p. 69

Motorcyclists in crashes by age, position, and gender............................ p. 70

Motorcyclists in crashes by age and injury severity................................ p. 71

Contributing factors by motorcycle operators in crashes....................... p. 72

Motorcyclists in urban crashes by city and injury severity...................... p. 73-74

Motorcyclist fatalities in Oklahoma…………………………………………………….. p. 75

Motorcyclists in crashes by position, injury severity, and helmet use.... p. 76

Helmet use among motorcyclist fatalities............................................... p. 77

o Motorcycle Involved Crashes

Motorcycle involved crashes by number of vehicles involved……………… p. 78

MOTORCYCLISTS IN CRASHES

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Motorcyclists in Statewide Crashes County & Motorcyclist Injury Severity

County

Person Injury Severity

Total Persons

Fatal Serious Minor Possible None Unknown

OHP Police OHP Police OHP Police OHP Police OHP Police OHP Police

Adair 2 1 3

Alfalfa 2 2

Atoka 2 1 1 2 1 7

Beckham 2 2 1 5 1 11

Blaine 1 1 1 3

Bryan 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 11

Caddo 2 2 2 6

Canadian 1 1 2 3 10 2 4 1 4 28

Carter 1 1 4 1 9 2 18

Cherokee 1 6 1 1 1 10

Choctaw 2 2

Cimarron 1 1 1 3

Cleveland 5 3 12 1 30 1 13 2 10 3 80

Coal 2 1 3

Comanche 3 2 4 12 2 4 4 3 34

Craig 2 1 2 1 6

Creek 1 5 1 3 5 2 1 2 1 1 22

Custer 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 8

Delaware 1 7 2 2 3 15

Dewey 1 1 2

Ellis 1 1 2

Garfield 2 2 5 2 7 1 4 1 4 1 29

Garvin 1 3 2 1 1 8

Grady 1 1 3 7 7 5 1 2 27

Greer 1 1 1 3

Haskell 1 1 1 1 1 5

Hughes 1 2 1 4

Jackson 4 1 3 8

Jefferson 1 1

Johnston 1 1

Kay 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 1 14

Kingfisher 2 2 1 5

Kiowa 3 1 1 5

Latimer 3 2 2 7

LeFlore 5 11 1 1 1 19

Lincoln 1 7 1 1 10

Logan 5 3 8

Love 1 1 1 1 4

McClain 1 4 3 2 1 2 2 15

McCurtain 1 2 3 3 2 1 12

McIntosh 3 1 1 1 6

Marshall 1 3 1 1 6

Mayes 1 6 5 2 3 4 1 22

Murray 3 1 1 2 3 1 11

Muskogee 1 1 6 1 2 1 1 4 17

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Motorcyclists in Statewide Crashes County & Motorcyclist Injury Severity

County

Person Injury Severity

Total Persons

Fatal Serious Minor Possible None Unknown

OHP Police OHP Police OHP Police OHP Police OHP Police OHP Police

Noble 1 1 2

Nowata 4 2 6

Okfuskee 1 3 1 5

Oklahoma 2 10 8 44 30 67 16 52 6 47 5 19 306

Okmulgee 1 4 1 1 7

Osage 5 1 5 1 1 1 2 16

Ottawa 1 1 4 1 7

Pawnee 2 2

Payne 1 1 1 1 2 6

Pittsburg 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 13

Pontotoc 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 9

Pottawatomie 1 7 7 7 5 2 2 31

Pushmataha 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 13

Rogers 2 1 4 4 5 5 2 3 2 5 33

Seminole 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 9

Sequoyah 2 1 1 4 2 2 12

Stephens 1 1 1 1 2 6

Texas 1 1 1 3

Tulsa 7 1 42 10 69 11 33 1 31 2 8 215

Wagoner 2 5 7 5 1 1 3 1 25

Washington 1 2 3 12 1 19

Washita 1 2 1 4

Woods 1 1

Woodward 2 1 2 5

Total Persons

34 32 114 152 199 247 93 174 54 133 8 38 1278

66 266 446 267 187 46 1278

OHP indicates crashes worked by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. These crashes are generally on rural roads and highways. Police indicates crashes worked by agencies (police, sheriff, campus police, etc.) other than the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. These crashes are generally worked within municipalities. Unlisted counties had no motorcyclists in crashes.

75

95

83

92

55

88 88 89 89

66

40

60

80

100

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Motorcyclist Fatalities, 10-Year Trend

Motorcyclist Fatalities

MOTORCYCLISTS IN CRASHES

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Motorcyclists in Crashes by Highway Class & Injury Severity

Highway Class

Injury Severity Total Motorcyclists Fatal Serious Minor Possible None Unknown

Rural US Highway 9 15 31 8 6 1 70

Interstate Highway 6 21 61 38 24 9 159

Interstate Turnpike 1 4 7 1 13

Rural State Highway 9 34 42 23 18 126

County Road 6 39 56 28 11 3 143

City Street 25 104 184 108 88 26 535

Urban US Highway 6 28 25 32 24 4 119

Urban State Highway 4 20 37 30 15 2 108

Non-Interstate Turnpike 1 3 1 5

Total 66 266 446 267 187 46 1278

Motorcyclists in Crashes by Crash Injury Severity & Number of Vehicles Involved

Number of Vehicles

Injury Severity

Total Crashes Fatal Serious Minor Possible None

One Vehicle 29 137 222 104 28 520

Two Vehicles 43 136 221 151 148 699

Three Vehicles 8 11 12 14 7 52

Four or More Vehicles 1 3 1 2 7

Total 80 285 458 270 185 1278

70

159

13

126

143

535

119

108

5

Total Motorcyclists Involved in Crashes by Highway Class

Rural US Highway

Interstate Highway

Interstate Turnpike

Rural State Highway

County Road

City Street

Urban US Highway

Urban State Highway

Non-Interstate Turnpike

MOTORCYCLISTS IN CRASHES

69

3344

66

139 136145

187

133

170

90

7263

12 2 7 7 12 13 8 9

1 1 3

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Motorcyclists in Crashes by Month

Motorcyclists Involved in Crashes

Motorcyclist Fatalities

227

157139 143

152

194

266

3 10 6 10 10 16 11

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

Motorcyclists in Crashes by Day of Week

Motorcyclists Involved in Crashes

Motorcyclist Fatalities

32 16 266 7 8 24

3614 27

5156

6963

77

119125 122

107

90

6459

4035

52 2

21 0 0

1 1 11

05 7 5 5 3 4 5 3 5 2 5 2 3

10

20

40

60

80

100

120

140 Motorcyclists Involved in Crashes by Time of Day

Motorcyclists Involved in Crashes

Motorcyclist Fatalities

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Motorcyclists in Crashes by Age, Position, and Gender

Age Group

Driver Passenger Total

Unknown Female Male Unknown Female Male Unknown Female Male

Unknown 12 8 1 3 13 3 8

3 1 1

7 1 1 1 1

9 1 1

10 1 1

13 1 1

14 8 8

15 15 1 16

16 2 8 2 1 4 9

17 6 6

18 13 1 1 13

19 21 1 1 1 22

20 - 24 7 132 10 17 132

25 - 29 8 116 10 18 116

30 - 34 7 89 9 1 16 90

35 - 39 8 101 11 19 101

40 - 44 3 104 9 1 12 105

45 - 49 8 109 14 22 109

50 - 54 10 87 6 16 87

55 - 59 4 99 10 1 14 100

60 - 64 4 90 6 1 10 91

65 - 69 55 2 2 55

70 - 74 29 29

75 - 79 5 5

80 - 84 2 2

85+

Total Persons

12 61 1098 1 97 9 13 158 1107

1171 107 1278

1098

9

61

97

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Drivers Passengers

Motorcyclists in Crashes by Position and Gender

Female

Male

MOTORCYCLISTS IN CRASHES

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Motorcyclists in Crashes by Age & Injury Severity

Age

Motorcyclist Injury Severity

Total Fatal Serious Minor Possible None Unknown

Unknown 1 1 2 20 24

3 1 1

7 1 1 2

9 1 1

10 1 1

13 1 1

14 2 2 2 1 1 8

15 1 5 3 6 1 16

16 2 3 8 13

17 3 1 2 6

18 3 5 3 2 1 14

19 3 3 8 6 3 23

20 - 24 4 35 44 39 24 3 149

25 - 29 6 26 50 27 21 4 134

30 - 34 6 23 39 23 14 1 106

35 - 39 5 24 46 26 16 3 120

40 - 44 4 18 46 29 19 1 117

45 - 49 7 32 44 23 24 1 131

50 - 54 4 23 45 19 12 103

55 - 59 9 30 41 18 13 3 114

60 - 64 9 20 36 15 15 6 101

65 - 69 3 15 14 14 10 1 57

70 - 74 5 5 11 2 6 29

75 - 79 3 2 5

80 - 84 1 1 2

85+

Total 66 266 446 267 187 46 1278

2414

72

149

134

106

120 117

131

103

114

101

57

29

5 23 4 6 6 5 4 7 4

9 93

5

10

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160 Motorcyclists in Crashes by Age Group

Motorcyclists Involved in Crashes

Motorcyclist Fatalities

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Motorcycle Driver Contributing Factor in Crashes*

* The above results do not include the factor labeled “No Improper Action by Driver.” On the current Oklahoma

crash report form, every driver in a crash is assigned a contributing factor for the crash. If a driver is not at fault,

“No Improper Action by Driver” is selected. In all crashes, this factor was assigned to 41.4% of motorcycle drivers;

in fatal crashes, it accounts for 34.3% of motorcycle drivers. “Other Improper Act/Movement” includes failure to

signal, disregarding warning signal, improper lane use, improper backing, sleepy driver, failure to secure load, and

unknown/other movements.

0.2%

0.3%

0.7%

0.8%

1.1%

1.3%

1.5%

1.6%

2.1%

3.2%

3.2%

3.8%

4.9%

5.4%

7.4%

21.3%

Improper Start

Improper Parking

Left of Center

Drugs DUI

Improper Overtaking

Failed To Stop

Changed Lanes Unsafely

Improper Turn

Unsafe Vehicle

Unknown/No Improper Action

Failed To Yield

Alcohol DUI/DWI

Inattention

Other Improper Act/Movement

Followed Too Closely

Unsafe Speed

Motorcycle Driver Contributing Factor in All Crashes

1.4%

2.9%

2.9%

5.7%

5.7%

10.0%

11.4%

24.3%

Failed To Yield

Improper Turn

Left of Center

Followed Too Closely

Inattention

DUI-Alcohol

Other Improper Act/Movement

Unsafe Speed

Motorcycle Driver Contributing Factor in Fatal Crashes

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Motorcyclists in Urban Crashes by City (5000+ pop.) & Injury Severity

City

Person Injury Severity

Total Fatal Serious Minor Possible None Unknown

Ada 1 1 2

Altus 1 3 4

Ardmore 3 9 2 14

Bartlesville 1 2 3 10 1 17

Bethany 1 2 2 3 8

Bixby 4 2 2 8

Blackwell 1 1

Blanchard 1 1 2

Broken Arrow 7 14 3 1 1 26

Catoosa 4 1 5

Chickasha 1 7 6 1 15

Choctaw 1 1

Claremore 1 5 2 5 13

Clinton 1 1 1 3

Collinsville 1 1 2

Coweta 2 1 1 4

Cushing 1 1

Del City 3 3 4 2 12

Duncan 1 1 1 3

Durant 1 2 3 1 1 8

Edmond 1 6 6 1 2 1 17

El Reno 1 1 1 3

Elk City 1 1 2 4

Enid 2 5 7 4 4 1 23

Glenpool 1 1 2

Grove 1 3 4

Guthrie 1 1

Guymon 1 1 2

Hugo 1 1

Idabel 1 1

Lawton 2 12 4 4 3 25

Mcalester 2 1 1 1 5

Miami 1 1

Midwest City 1 3 5 1 3 13

Moore 3 13 4 2 3 25

Muskogee 1 1 1 1 4 8

Mustang 3 1 4

Newcastle 1 2 2 5

Nichols Hills 1 1

Noble 1 1 1 3

Norman 1 8 8 7 5 29

Oklahoma City 13 37 99 64 48 20 281

Okmulgee 1 1 2

Owasso 1 3 3 2 2 11

Ponca City 2 1 3

Poteau 1 1

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Motorcyclists in Urban Crashes by City (5000+ pop.) & Injury Severity

City

Person Injury Severity

Total Fatal Serious Minor Possible None Unknown

Pryor 2 2 1 5

Purcell 2 2

Sallisaw 1 2 1 4

Sand Springs 2 2

Sapulpa 4 1 2 7

Seminole 2 2 1 5

Shawnee 1 8 6 2 17

Skiatook 1 1 2

Stillwater 1 1 1 3

Sulphur 1 1 1 3

Tahlequah 1 1 2

Tecumseh 1 1

The Village 1 1

Tulsa 6 34 53 32 24 7 156

Vinita 1 1 2

Wagoner 2 1 3

Warr Acres 3 1 1 5

Weatherford 1 1 2

Woodward 1 2 3

Yukon 2 1 2 5

Total 37 161 288 190 138 40 854

MOTORCYCLISTS IN CRASHES

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Motorcyclist Fatalities in Oklahoma, 2019

Motorcyclist Fatality

MOTORCYCLISTS IN CRASHES

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Motorcyclists in Crashes Position, Helmet Use, and Injury Severity

Position Helmet Use

Person Injury Severity

Total Fatal Serious Minor Possible None Unknown

Driver

Not in Use 36 103 163 78 51 5 436

Helmet 23 80 157 88 52 8 408

Unknown 5 52 93 74 72 31 327

Passenger

Not in Use 2 17 15 13 4 51

Helmet 10 10 7 7 34

Unknown 4 8 7 1 2 22

Total

Not in Use 38 120 178 91 55 5 487

Helmet 23 90 167 95 59 8 442

Unknown 5 56 101 81 73 33 349

* Chart reflects helmet use for those motorcyclists where helmet use is known. Injury includes serious, minor, and

possible injuries.

62.3%

52.5%48.2%

52.4%

37.7%

47.5%51.8%

47.6%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Fatal Injury Non-Injury All

Helmet Use among Motorcyclists in Crashes by Severity*

Helmet

Not In Use

MOTORCYCLISTS IN CRASHES

77

Helmet Use among Motorcyclist Fatalities

With Helmet

Driver

23 Killed

Passenger

0 Killed

Without Helmet

Driver

36 Killed

Passenger

2 Killed

These numbers include only those motorcycle fatalities for which helmet use is known.

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Motorcycle Involved Crashes by Crash Injury Severity & Number of Vehicles Involved

Number of Vehicles

Injury Severity

Total Crashes Fatal Serious Minor Possible None

One Vehicle 27 118 206 93 28 472

Two Vehicles 35 116 188 135 142 616

Three Vehicles 4 7 8 12 7 38

Four or More Vehicles 1 3 1 2 7

Total 66 242 405 241 179 1133