Category Archives: Awareness

Motorcycle Fatality Data for FY2014 and 2010-2014 (five year combined data)

Since year 2000, the MMSF / Bikers Helping Bikers leaders have had a seat at the MassDOT / RMV table, working with State Officials on programs aimed at reducing accidents, injuries and fatalities. On July 15th, the Committee met and provided the following two presentations (Adobe PDF), based on the accident reconstruction reports and other data available for each registered motorcycle in Massachusetts.

Bikers Helping Bikers asks for your review and any ideas you might have to help reduce accidents and fatalities here in Massachusetts. Write us at info@massmsf.org with your thoughts, ideas, questions.

Click here to read 2014 report/data (Adobe PDF)

Click to read the 2014 report/data.

Click to read the combined 2010-2014 report/data.

“By the Numbers” from the MassDOT Registry of Motor Vehicles

Thanks to the MassDOT Registry of Motor Vehicles the following motorcycle data for Massachusetts is available in the attachment (PDF) below, and provides numerous, detailed charts showing historical motorcycle data through FY2014. Click the “By The Numbers” image below, or here, to read/view more.

Data Collected through 12/31/2014:
Registrations
2014 = 160,115 (up from 157,094 in 2013, down from high of 186,000 in 2010)
Licenses
335,618 (28,228 or 8.4% under age 29; 99,196 or 29.5% ages 50-59
Permits
17,246
Basic Rider Education Course
7,402 enrolled;
Experienced Rider Ed Course
761 enrolled
Fatalities
2014 = 36 (down from 38 in 2013; 53 in 2012; 36 in 2011)
5-year average (2010-2014) = 40.8
3-year average (2012-2014) = 42.3

Riders Helping Riders in 2014 – THANK YOU!

2014 THANK YOU!

Because of YOU, we helped several local families of riders in need, honored those who passed, and helped in reducing accidents and injuries. See our web site for a listing of all past events this year, and photos from the events, that show how you helped make a meaningful impact in others’ lives. If you would like to make a year end donation, click here.

THANK YOU! Bikers Helping Bikers / Riders Helping Riders!

TRANSITION COMING…STEP UP!!

Our Massachusetts Motorcyclists Survivor’s Fund, Inc., will begin a ‘phasing out’ the MMSF and ‘phasing in’ of a revamped “Bikers Helping Bikers / Riders Helping Riders” organization. Starting next month, we’ll be interviewing those with an interest in serving in leadership roles, participating in training workshops in February, and designing by-laws and electing officers in March, in advance of the upcoming 2015 riding season.

Current co-founders, Jason Hallock and Paul W. Cote, having participated the past 15 years, will be ‘retiring’ upon the completed transition, along with several other current MMSF Board Members, who will remain available to help as needed.

If you have a passion helping others, send an e-mail with your name and phone number to Info@MassMSF.org and we’ll contact you with info for the February workshops.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, January 1st, 2015
15th annual Cold Ride and Lunch by the Xtreme Riders – 1:00 p.m. at the Westender in Marlboro
All event details are on the Facebook Event Page.

Friday, January 2nd, 2015
Turkey Shoot! Be one of the first TOP SHOTS of 2015 ! 7:00 p.m. registration upstairs at the Winner’s Circle, Route 110, Salisbury – Darts, Pool, and video guns. All event details are on the 4th Annual Turkey Shoot Page.

Riders Helping Riders on TV and online!

Danvers Community Access Television was kind enough to invite Massachusetts Motorcyclists’ Survivors Fund Board members Paul Cote and Carol Richardson for twenty five minute interview segment called ‘Significant’ with host Charlie Vogel.

You can watch it online, watch it below, or find your local channel listings at www.danverstv.org.

MREP has your Nelson’s Ride Pix with Vinnie DiMartino

The Massachusetts Rider Education Program (MREP) has ten photo galleries from Nelson’s Ride, and tons of photos with YOU and Vinnie DiMartino. Check out the photos on their Facebook page!

To minimize the risk and maximize the fun of motorcycling, the Registry of Motor Vehicles sponsors the Massachusetts Rider Education Program (MREP). The mission of this program is to reduce the number of motorcycle related fatalities and injuries in the Commonwealth by increasing the statewide availability of Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) approved training courses for motorcycle riders and to increase awareness and education for both riders and drivers.