“The driver of the car never looked. He just drove straight across [the intersection] and right over me. I was lucky [to survive].”
Over the past four years, 2758 crashes involving a motorcycle or moped took place at urban intersections – 38 people were killed in these crashes, with over 500 being seriously injured.
Drivers are at fault in 90 per cent of crashes between cars and motorbikes at urban intersections, according to Ministry of Transport statistics.
Motorcycle sales increased in 2020, perhaps a knock-on effect of Kiwis’ inability to travel internationally.
While 8350 motorcycles were sold in 2019, it is estimated that motorcycle sales will reach 9000 by the end of 2020, the highest in the last decade, according to ACC.