Speeding is a major factor in fatal motorcycle crashes, consistently appearing in roughly one-third of all deadly incidents in the United States. In 2023, 36% of motorcyclists involved in fatal crashes were speeding, and in 2022 the figure was similar at 35%. A longer-term view from 2016–2020 shows that about 33% of fatal motorcycle accidents involved speeding, reinforcing that this is a persistent trend rather than a short-term spike. Younger riders are disproportionately affected: in 2023, mor