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Fatal motorcylce accidents increase each year (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12). In 1975, motorcycle deaths in West Germany totaled 1930 with another 70, 709 persons injured (13.) (Fig. 1). In 1974, 26% of the victims were killed at an age younger than 18 years and 60% before reaching the age of 25 years (13). It is remarkable that the increasing morbity rate of young and healthy people — much discussed in other countries — (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12) is not mentioned in German papers. Motorcycles are supposed to be 12–17 times more dangerous than cars (4, 5, 7). The rate of head injuries in motorcycle accidents ranges from 65%-80% (1, 12). Fatalities and nonreversible neurologic deficits are frequent (1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 12).
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Schöter, I. (1978). Head Injuries in Young Motorcyclists. In: Frowein, R.A., Wilcke, O., Karimi-Nejad, A., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Head Injuries. Tumors of the Cerebellar Region. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67028-2_14
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