‘Blind’ motorists are the biggest threat to bikers

YOUR correspondent James A Gleeson (Irish Examiner letters, August 8) is obviously right when he asserts that the number of motorcycle fatalities in this country is far too high.

But pointing out the number of fatalities without looking into the causes of these tragic deaths paints a far too simplistic picture.

According to 2003 NRA statistics, the most recent year with a full statistical breakdown, there were 55 motorcycle fatalities. Of those, 32 involved collisions with other vehicles while the remainder were single vehicle accidents.