Boise Motorcycle Crash Factors: What Official Data Shows

Attorneys of Idaho | | Motorcycle Accidents
Injured rider near damaged bike and car showing risks of motorcycle accidents in Boise

Short answer: No current official public dataset supports ranking the five most common causes of motorcycle crashes in Boise. The newest ITD report records 695 Idaho motorcycle crashes in 2025. Of that 2025 group, 43% were single-vehicle and 8% involved an impaired motorcyclist. COMPASS’s Boise analysis covers only fatal and serious-injury crashes from 2018–2022. It […]

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Does Riding Without a Helmet Affect an Idaho Injury Claim?

Attorneys of Idaho | | Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle helmet graphic

Not automatically. Idaho Code § 49-666 requires motorcycle riders under 18 to wear qualifying protective helmets, while riders 18 and older are not covered by that helmet mandate. Helmet use does not answer who caused the vehicles to collide. A party may still dispute whether nonuse affected a particular injury, but as of September 2, […]

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