# Stats on Motorcycle injuries/deaths vs. auto

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-on-motorcycle-injuries-deaths-vs-auto/109618>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 17, 2002, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-on-motorcycle-injuries-deaths-vs-auto/109618 "2002-05-17T21:10:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 20, 2002, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stats-on-motorcycle-injuries-deaths-vs-auto/109618/21 "2002-05-20T20:16:19Z")

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**Barbarian, Jax, and Nihility** :  
I don’t think the OP’s reference to laying the bike down necessarily refers to doing it intentionally; most non-motorcyclists don’t know the lingo, and assume that “laying down” is roughly the same thing as crashing.

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