(Stacker) - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has found that there are approximately 8.8 million motorcyclists on the road in the United States, according to active registrations from each state. This number marks a sharp increase since 2002, which had only 4.3 million motorcyclists.

This growing number is a concern for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as they’ve found that 15% of all traffic fatalities were motorcyclists . To put it in perspective, there are 1.13 passenger car fatalities for every 100 million vehicle miles traveled, compared to the rate for motorcyclists, which is 31.39 fatalities per 100 million miles traveled.

Using data from the IIHS and the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, CheapInsurance.com breaks down the difference in fatalit

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