California Accident Attorneys Blog
A decade of data shows a complicated answer — and one number that should concern every rider.
By Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC | May 2026 | Sources: NHTSA FARS, UC Berkeley SafeTREC, California OTS, CHP/SWITRS
The short answer is: better than last year, but worse than a decade ago — and considerably worse than the national trend suggests it should be. That nuance matters, because California’s motorcycle safety story is not a simple arc in either direction. It is a series of spikes, plateaus, and partial recoveries that add up to a persistent problem.