New data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) reveals that motorcycle fatalities spiked by nearly a full quarter last year, from 449 deaths in 2014 to 554 deaths in 2015. That’s a 23 percent increase, according to the state’s preliminary data.<\/a><\/p>\n Motorcyclists account for almost 20 percent of all auto accident deaths in Florida, even though they only account for 3 percent of all the registered vehicles in the state.<\/p>\n Also troubling is the fact that, according to a recent survey conducted by AAA Consumer Pulse<\/a>, almost 1 in 6 motorcyclists forego motorcycle insurance. When you consider that the average economic cost of each motorcycle death, per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is nearly $1.5 million, we’re talking serious losses not only to individual families, but to communities at-large. That $1.5 million figure factors in medical bills, legal expenses, lost productivity, emergency medical services, insurance bills, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) reveals that motorcycle fatalities spiked by nearly a full quarter last year, from 449 deaths in 2014 to 554 deaths in 2015. That’s a 23 percent increase,…<\/span><\/p>\n