Fatality risk in motorcycle collisions with roadside objects in the United States

▶ Analysis of fatality risk in motorcycle collisions with roadside objects as compared to motorcycle collisions with the ground. ▶ Based on the most harmful event reported in a crash, motorcycle collisions with roadside objects were over 4 times more likely to be fatal than collisions with the ground. ▶ Collisions with roadside objects were more frequently identified as the most harmful event in motorcycle crashes involving a collision with both a roadside object and the ground than a collision with the ground.