Iowa Records More Motorcycle Accident Deaths, GPTB Increase May Be To Blame

story by Motorcycle.Com Staff, Created Jan. 01, 2007
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`So when you've got a car engine on a motorcycle — with people who aren't as sharp as they used to be — you're going to get more and more severe crashes,'' Falb said. ``It's us middle-aged duffers, whose bones are more brittle than they used to be, who are having trouble judging distances."

Note that Iowa had almost a 22% increase in one year for 2006. This followed a 24% increase in 2005. You can not say there was a corresponding increase in motorcycle riders.

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