High risk behaviour

The majority of riders (70%) involved in crashes hold standard licences. Over the past 5 years, only 4% of riders in crashes were unlicensed or disqualified. But these 467 riders were responsible for a high proportion of all the crashes involving high risk behaviour.

1. In 2006, unlicensed riders accounted for 35% of all riders in crashes who had an illegal alcohol reading.
2. Eighteen per cent (18%) of all unlicensed riders involved in crashes had an illegal alcohol level compared to 3% of licensed riders.
3. Nearly a third of all unlicensed riders (31%) were involved in speed related crashes compared with 23% of licensed riders.
4. Nearly a quarter of all unlicensed riders (24%) were not wearing a helmet, or wore a helmet that was not correctly fastened, when they crashed. They account for 31% of all un-helmeted riders.
5. Pillion casualties were more likely not to have worn a helmet if they were on a motorcycle ridden by an unlicensed rider than a licensed rider (3% vs 0.1%).