State Statistics

• On-highway Motorcycle Registration Statistics
• New Unit Sales Statistics
• Fatalities
• Student Enrollment

On-Highway Motorcycle Registrations Statistics

Number of motorcycle registrations in state: 562,176 for 2003. Number of motorcycle registrations in state: 535,424 for 2002. Percentage change from 2001 to 2002: 4.99% National total for registrations in 2003: 5,370,035 National total for registrations in 2002: 5,002,691 National Percentage change from 2001 to 2002: 7.34% State made up 10.47% of the national total of motorcycle registrations in 2003. State made up 10.70% of the national total of motorcycle registrations in 2002. Back to Top

On-highway Unit Motorcycle Sales Statistics

Number of new unit sales of on-highway motorcycles in state for 2003: 72050 Number of new unit sales of on-highway motorcycles in state for 2002: 66963 Percentage change: 7.60% National sales total for 2003: 678168 National sales total for 2002: 639782 Percentage change of national sales from 2002 to 2003: 6.00% State made up 10.62% of the nation's new unit sales in 2003. State made up 9.55% of the nation's new unit sales in 2002. Back to Top

Fatalities Statistics

Number of fatalities state-wide for year 2003: 383 Number of fatalities state-wide for year 2002: 323 Percent change: 18.6% National total for 2003: 3661 National total for 2002: 3270 Percentage change of national fatalities from 2002 to 2003: 11.95% Percentage of fatalities that occurred in state vs. national total (2002): 9.5% Percentage of fatalities that occurred in state vs. national total (2001): 9.8% Back to Top

Student Enrollment

Number of students enrolled for BRC training in 2004: 49,222 Number of students enrolled for BRC training 2003: n/a* Percent change: n/a Number of students that successfully passed BRC skill test in 2004: 44082 Number of students that passed BRC skill test in 2003: n/a Percent change: n/a Number of Students enrolled for ERC Training in 2004: 984 Number of students enrolled for ERC training in 2003: n/a Percent change: n/a Number of Students that successfully passed complete ERC Skill Tests: 976 Percent of students completed BRC training to number of state motorcycle registrations in 2004: n/a Percent of students successfully completed BRC training to new unit sales on highway motorcycles in 2004: n/a *California Program changed contractors January of 2004. Accurate records not available for 2003. Back to Top