The latest 2024 figures recently released by the DfT reveal that the number of motorcyclists failing a breath test after being involved in a collision rose for a second successive year, despite the number of collisions dropping by more than 5.5% over the same period.
The figures also show that bikers involved in collisions were nearly twice as likely to be tested in 2015 (when 44% were breathalysed) than in 2024 (when just 28% were tested).
However, the number of riders involved in collisions who were over the limit when tested has remained fairly consistent: increasing from 1% in 2015, to 1.3% in 2024. Despite leaving plenty of room for improvement, it shows that alcohol is rarely a factor in motorcycle incidents, much less than for car drivers, where the rate of failed tests is almost double.