Accidents In Las Vegas Research Paper

Many people in the Las Vegas area want to purchase a motorcycle to commute from place to place. How safe is it to ride a motorcycle in a city that never "sleeps" and has many distractions including tourist, drunk drivers and cabs? In the last four years motorcycle accidents have been increasing rapidly, ending in fatal crashes. Even with these numbers increasing daily, many people are still purchasing motorcycles and have become a demand in dealerships. Motorcyclist go down everyday in Las Vegas many of them end up with severe injuries, and others unfortunately do not get as lucky.
What causes motorcycle accidents in Las Vegas, is it the motorcyclist riding reckless or is it the drivers not paying attention and being on their phones? This is the number one question people ask themselves. According to Motorcycle Accident Statistics, between two and three thousand motorcyclists die each year in the United States. Motorcycle fatalities have been on the rise ever since the late 1990s, reaching a record high of 12 percent—a total of 5,037 motorcycle fatalities—of all vehicle crash-deaths in 2007 in the United States. Nine years after that report was written, the number of motorcycle accidents are increasing rapidly.

In 2016 there has been eighteen motorcyclist deaths since January. Las Vegas started the year saying goodbye to Sheldon Cooper, a forty- seven year old man pronounced dead at the scene. The list keeps going with motorcyclist of all ages, mostly man.In fact, statistics indicate that in motorcycle collisions with cars, cars are at fault about 60% of the time. Many drivers do not look out for motorcycles. Of these fatal collisions, the other vehicle was turning left while the motorcyclist was traveling straight in their lane or lawfully passing another vehicle 35 percent of the time. This is only one scenario demonstrating driver negligence killing a