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- The average age of Australian motorcyclists is around 40;
- Motorcyclists aged between 22 and 40 are the most commonly involved in road crashes;
- Motorcyclists are around 29 times more likely to be killed than operators of other vehicles travelling the same distance;
- In 2003 188 motorcyclists lost their lives in road crashes throughout Australia;
- 91% of motorcyclists killed in 2003 were males;
- One in eight were 21 years old or younger; nearly six out of ten were between 22 and 40 years of age, whereas only one in four were over the age of 41 years;
- Hazardous road conditions were a contributing factor in nearly one out of every four reported single vehicle motorcycle crashes; and
- Four out of ten reported motorcycle crashes did not involve any other vehicles.
Feed 'em to the pigs, Errol....
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