Each year the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issues a report on traffic crash statistics. Below is a copy of the chart that reports the stats of motorcycle accidents. Each year ABATE of Florida, Inc. issues an Economic Impact Report of monies that are generated by the Florida motorcyclist. Please take the time to review these facts and figures. If you would like to review the HSMV report in it’s entirety you can do so at http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/reports/crash_facts.html

SAFETY EQUIPMENT USE/INJURY LEVELS

If you would like to view the 2004 Crash Statistics Report and Economic Impact Statement please click below.
2004 Reports

                     ABATE OF FLORIDA,INC.

James D.”DOC” Reichenbach II
State President
P.O. Box 712
Silver Springs, Florida 34489-0712
Phone/fax: (352) 625-6353
Beeper: (352) 506-5001
E-Mail: abatefl at worldnet.att.net

February 6, 2006
To:  All Motorcycle Rights Organizations and interested parties

The following is an economic impact report for the first five years of our amended helmet law.  The motorcycle registrations are compiled from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.  The tax and fees come the Florida license and registration bureau. From July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 our motorcycle registrations went from 195,306 to 473,637 which represent a total of a 143% increase.

278,331 motorcycles at an average of $10,000 each                                                                                                                      2,783,310,000
Sales tax on Motorcycles at 6%                                                                                                                                                             166,998,600
Registration Fees for Motorcycles                                                                                                                                                          10,047,749
Change of title                                                                                                                                                                                               8,280,347                                                                                                                                                                                  ____________

Total                                                                                                                                                                                                          2,968,636,696

This is a low figure as it doesn’t include antique motorcycle or mopeds that are licensed in Florida.  This is almost three billion dollars in five years that has been put into the economy of the State of Florida.  Over one hundred eighty million dollars went directly into the state treasury for the general fund.  This does not include the tourist money that has increased because of Florida being a freedom of choice state. In the past five years over Two Billion five hundred thousand dollars has been spent at Bike Week and Biketoberfest.

I hope these figures will help anyone who has heard the bad publicity that has come out of our amended law.  The motorcyclists have certainly paid their fair share into the Florida economy and it can be done in every state.

Respectfully,

James D. “Doc” Reichenbach II