Very good read Re. accidents and stats on Irish roads..

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SOURCE

And the main causes of crashes;

Gardaí said today that a provisional analysis of motorcycle collisions since 2011 shows that almost 4 out of 5 involved another vehicle, with 50 riders and pillion passengers losing their lives since then.
The four most common types of collision involving motorcyclists and other vehicles were:
A motorcyclist overtaking another vehicle turning right, resulting in the motorcyclist colliding head on into the side of the turning vehicle. 6 out of 13 motorcycle fatalities were involved in this type of collision this year.
A motorcyclist colliding head on with an oncoming vehicle while the motorcycle was overtaking a vehicle
A motorcyclist losing control while taking a corner and crossing into the path of an oncoming vehicle resulting in a head on collision.
Another vehicle turning or driving through a junction / joining a main road from a minor road and colliding with a motorcyclist.
Two age groups in particular feature in motorcycle fatalities – 26 to 30 at 32 per cent and 40-50 at 18 per cent.
More than half of the fatal collisions involving a motorcyclist occurred on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, typically from midday to 6pm.

I'd love to post this in other motoring forum for car drivers to read too, since they kill a lot of us bikers but I'm sure the message would be lost on most.

Have a safe ride people.

thehomeofDob

Points 2 and 3 are almost entirely a motorcyclists fault, while point 1 is a mix of both but a motorcyclist in this position should be extra cautious. Only point 4 can have the majority of blame placed on car drivers. Those are startling results considering we all bash on about how car drivers are out to kill us. Either way, it's more of a reason to stay safe out on the road, and be extra vigilant.

HamSambo

Jaysus lads mind yourselves. I'm hearing a lot of horror stories lately with a friend of mine killed in a head on collision with a thick in a Passat who was over the white line on a rural road 6 weeks ago and another friend who destroyed his leg just yesterday when another w**ker pulled out under him from a gateway.
Don't listen to that demon on your shoulder who's telling you to roll on the power, we all hear him from time to time.
Stay safe lads
Dan

Suasdaguna1

And to the idiots zig zagging through traffic......careful lads....

carsQhere

The 13 fatal figure was back at the beginning of July. It's 19 now. MAG covered the report at the time.

Motorcyclist fatalities increase, drivers urged to “think bike”
http://www.magireland.org/2013/news-media/drivers-urged-to-think-bike/

Meanwhile RSA figures suggest as many as one in four collisions are the result of distracted driving. The majority of these would be people phoning/texting while driving. On Friday I was behind a woman in a focus who drove at least a hundred yards on the wrong side of the road. As I eventually went past her, she was still tapping on the phone.

Cienciano

Had a few close incidents in situations listed in Makikomi's post. And I'm sure everyone here knows a few people that weren't so lucky.
Take her handy