PLZEŇSKÝ KRAJ – Unfortunately, in recent weeks we have also recorded a higher number of traffic accidents involving motorcyclists in the Pilsen Region and in the whole of the Czech Republic. With the early arrival of favorable weather this year, there was also an earlier start to the motorcycle season. With this, a higher participation of motorcyclists in road traffic and also their accident rate were recorded.
“Last year, in the Pilsen region, we recorded 255 accidents involving motorcyclists, where the most common causes of accidents were excessive speed, incorrect overtaking, failure to give way, incorrect driving style and driving under the influence of alcohol. From the beginning of this year to the end of April, a total of 1,497 traffic accidents occurred in the Pilsen Region, of which 45 involved motorcyclists. Compared to the same period in 2023, there was an increase of 21 accidents, i.e. 9.45 percent,” says police spokesman Michal Schön.
There were two deaths, three serious injuries and forty minor injuries in these motorcyclist traffic accidents, which were twenty more than last year. In two cases, alcohol was involved in the accident, and twenty-seven accidents happened in the village.
