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A Harrod man is dead after his motorcycle collided with a deer Saturday night. 67 year old Thomas Helser was riding his motorcycle on Peeve Road, when a deer ran across the roadway from an adjacent field, into his path. Helser was unable to avoid the collision, and upon impact was ejected from the motorcycle. The Lafayette emergency squad transported Helser to Lima Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities say alcohol was not a factor in the accident, and Helser was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The Ohio Department of Public Safety reports there have been over six hundred motorcycle fatalities this year an increase from last year by about 63 deaths. Sgt. Rick Sanchez with the state patrol says the highway patrol post in Lima is working toward reversing those numbers. The Ohio traffic safety office and motorcycle Ohio are working together to lower all motorcycle accidents and fatalities by implementing various programs

RIP fellow rider

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600 deaths! That's high no matter how you look at it and the season's only half over. RIP Rider

+1. I had pick my jaw up off the floor after reading that figure. I thought it had been a better year than last. It seemed like we were losin more last year.

The damn forest rats are already out in force. Harvest should be a real treat this year.

RIP rider.

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False! According to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, as of Aug 3, 2010 the number of motorcycle fatalities was 88. That date last year it was 82.

Motorcycle fatalities increased nearly 35 percent between 2006 and 2008. Although there was a drop in motorcycle deaths in 2009, there has been a seven percent increase this year. However, these numbers are preliminary.

2009 saw a decrease in fatalities. So any reference to percentage increase that compares this year to last year will look larger than normal.

An estimate would be a 5 year averaging, which is 180 per year. At the start of August, that portion would be 105. So 88 is well below a five year averaging. Specifically, this year to date, is 16% lower than a five year trending.

edit: I think maybe they meant 600 highway deaths, or maybe even 600 deer related deaths, dunno. It's a big number.

Ok, I looked that up also, there's only around a dozen deer related fatalities confirmed in Ohio each year.

1996: 118

1997: 108

1998: 115

1999: 120

2000: 120

2001: 123

2002: 138

2003: 138

2004: 133

2005: 177

2006: 157

2007: 190

2008: 213

2009: 163

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False! According to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, as of Aug 3, 2010 the number of motorcycle fatalities was 88. That date last year it was 82.

2009 saw a decrease in fatalities. So any reference to percentage increase that compares this year to last year will look larger than normal.

An estimate would be a 5 year averaging, which is 180 per year. At the start of August, that portion would be 105. So 88 is well below a five year averaging. Specifically, this year to date, is 16% lower than a five year trending.

edit: I think maybe they meant 600 highway deaths, or maybe even 600 deer related deaths, dunno. It's a big number.

1996: 118

1997: 108

1998: 115

1999: 120

2000: 120

2001: 123

2002: 138

2003: 138

2004: 133

2005: 177

2006: 157

2007: 190

2008: 213

2009: 163

:dunno: I just copied and pasted the article

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:dunno: I just copied and pasted the article

I know, but didn't you read the thread on Bad Journalism? :D

Interesting data:

Most deer-vehicle collisions occur between October and January during the deer-breeding season. According to data from the Ohio Department of Public Safety and ODNR, peak hours for these collisions in 2006 occurred between 6:00-10:00 p.m. followed by 5:00-8:00 a.m. In 2006, 56 percent of these accidents occurred between 5:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m., while 22 percent occurred in the early morning between 5:00-8:00 a.m. (2006 Ohio deer-vehicle collisions by time and day).
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Makes ya wonder where they got 600. Is that the number of MC crashes in Ohio this year?

Keep wondering. In 2008 there were 4,967 Ohio motorcycle crashes with 4,430 injuries. I still got no clue what the 600 is.

edit: In 2008 there were 686,975 registered Ohio motorcyclists. The largest county is Franklin, with 47,003.

Not the best odds, one in 138 will crash. About 7/10th of 1%.

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