Motorcyclists ‘six times more likely to be killed in crashes’

MOTORCYCLISTS are six times more likely to be killed in crashes than other road users, it was revealed yesterday.

Despite motorcycles representing less than 2% of licensed vehicles, bikers account for at least 12% of road deaths, the highest rate in Europe.

Almost 2,000 bikers have been killed or seriously injured between 1996 and2003, costing the economy an estimated e1 billion.