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State Program Report : North Carolina
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State Statistics

On-Highway Motorcycle Registrations Statistics

Number of motorcycle registrations in state: 91,063 for 2002.
Number of motorcycle registrations in state: 86,761 for 2001.
Percentage change from 2001 to 2002: 4.96%
National total for registrations in 2002: 5,002,691
National total for registrations in 2001: 4,901,584
National Percentage change from 2001 to 2002: 2.06%
State made up 1.82% of the national total of motorcycle registrations in 2002.
State made up 1.77% of the national total of motorcycle registrations in 2001.


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On-highway Unit Motorcycle Sales Statistics

Number of new unit sales of on-highway motorcycles in state for 2003: 20977
Number of new unit sales of on-highway motorcycles in state for 2002: 20062
Percentage change: 4.56%
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 3.1% of the nation's new unit sales in 2003.
State made up 3.1% of the nation's new unit sales in 2002.

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Fatalities Statistics

Number of fatalities state-wide for year 2002: 123
Number of fatalities state-wide for year 2001: 109
Percent change: 12.84%
National total for 2002: 3270
National total for 2001: 3197
Percentage change of national fatalities from 2001 to 2002: 1.41%
Percentage of fatalities that occurred in state vs. national total (2002): 3.76%
Percentage of fatalities that occurred in state vs. national total (2001): 3.40%


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Student Enrollment

Number of students enrolled for BRC training in 2003: 7844
Number of students enrolled for BRC training in 2002: 6665
Percent change: 18%
Number of students that successfully passed BRC skill test in 2003: 7210
Number of students that successfully passed BRC skill test in 2002: 6130
Percent change: 18%

Percent of students completed BRC training to number of state motorcycle registrations in 2002: 13.66%
Percent of students successfully completed BRC training to new unit sales on highway motorcycles in 2003: 29.09%

Number of Students enrolled for ERC Training in 2003: 486
Number of students enrolled for ERC training in 2002: 631
Percent change: -23%
Number of Students that successfully passed complete ERC Skill Tests: 486

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