The largest number of motorcycle crashes and motorcycle injury crashes occurred on Saturday and Tuesday (Figure 5.03 and Table 5.04). Fatal motorcycle crashes most frequently occurred on Wednesday accounting for 21.7% of all fatal motorcycle crashes. In fact, motorcycle crashes on Wednesday were 1.5 times more likely to be a fatal crash than motorcycle crashes occurring on other days.

 
   
 
   
   
     
 

Figure 5.03  Day of Week for Motorcycle Crashes, Injury Crashes and Fatal Crashes, 1997

  
   
 
   
     
   
   
     
 

Table 5.04  Day of Week for Motorcycle Crashes, Injury Crashes and Fatal Crashes, 1997

  
   
 
   
     
   
 
     
 

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