Motorcyclist crashes into tree: 22-year-old seriously injured!

Motorcyclist crashes into tree: 22-year-old seriously injured!

L53 Übersaxnerstraße, 6830 Rankweil, Österreich - A serious motorcycle accident occurred today in the L53 Überaxnerstraße between Rankweil and over itching. Shortly before 2:00 p.m., a 22-year-old motorcyclist from Wolfurt came off the road for an unknown cause before a curve. The young man crashed into a tree and, as [Vol.at] (https://www.vol.at/22-jaehriger-motorradfahrer-krachten- against-baum/9478043), was reported about 8 meters into the neighboring forest area, where he was seriously injured.

The emergency services quickly moved out to help the injured person. The fire brigade, emergency doctor and paramedic took care of the fastest possible initial care. In addition to the accident site, the fire brigade also secured traffic. In order to facilitate the rescue of the motorcyclist, an ascent aid with two slides was set up and oil binder was spread around the motorcycle. The injured person was then transported to the state hospital.

The risks for motorcyclists

The statistics are sobering: According to data on the accident, the risk of being accidentally accident is to have a motorcyclist than for drivers. In 2019, over 28,426 motorcyclists in Germany had an accident in Germany, 542 lost their lives. [Motorradonline] (https://www.motorradonline.de/ratbanger/statistik-zu--motorradunfaellen-2019- toetungs risk-vier-so-hoch/) shows that the risk of death for motorcyclists is more than four times as high as for car inmates. Especially the month of June is one of the most accidental periods, which could not be due to the attractive driving conditions and the higher number of moving motorcyclists.

Around 31% of motorcycle accidents have crashed as sole accidents. Over 68% of the collisions involved with other vehicles. In addition, "non -adapted speed" was one of the most common causes of accidents, which applies to both motorcyclists and the drivers of small vicinity. More than 12% of the accidents with small crafts were under the influence of alcohol.

a call for caution

Not only the weather, but also concentration plays a crucial role in road traffic. An investigation of the ADAC shows that over 10% of accidents outside of towns can be attributed to distracted or tired drivers. In Austria, motorcyclists are often affected by serious injuries, since 57% of the killed and 39% of the seriously injured comes from country roads - the places where today's accident also happened.

It remains to be hoped that the injured person can quickly recover despite his serious leg injury and that this incident serves as an urgent reminder for all motorcyclists to always drive carefully and responsibly.