Motorcyclists
From 2017-2021, there were 319 motorcycle fatalities and 314 fatal motorcycle crashes on Nevada roadways
The Nevada Crash Data Dashboard provides information on who is involved in motorcycle-related driving fatalities and fatal crashes, where and when these crashes occurred, and why they happened. Nevada’s strategies to reduce motorcycle-related fatalities and serious injuries are listed below.
Task Force Leaders
Vice Chair: Justin McDonald, Department of Public Safety – Office of Traffic Safety
Facilitator: Lindsay Saner, Kimley-Horn
Strategies
- Conduct public education programs for high-risk motorcyclist behaviors (speeding, aggressive, reckless, and impaired riding) and for motorists to yield to motorcycles.
- Increase the percentage of motorcyclists that are trained and licensed.
- Integrate the unique characteristics of motorcycles and rider vulnerability into motorcycle-friendly roadway design, traffic control, construction, and maintenance policies and practices.
- Increase crash survivability through education and training.