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This report provides insight and an update into the recent continued increasing trend in motorcycle rider fatalities. The analysis was based on 1995-2004 data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a census of all fatal motor vehicle crashes; Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) motorcycle sales and market distribution data; Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) motorcycle registration and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) data; and United States Census Bureau general population data.