crash.net article on crashes

I remember having read here several times about how the 800cc formula / control tires / 4 strokes / etc. might have contributed to increasing (or decreasing) the number of crashes in MotoGP, and one of the main complains was that there were hardly any numbers to find, as Dorna wouldn't publish them or whatsoever.



for once, crash.net came up with some useful statistic (or numbers, at least) on that matter. what really stunned me was that the average number of falls per rider per season is quite similar through all three classes, as well as the fact that the control tire rule (in the MotoGP class) resulted in a reduced number of crashes in its first year (2009 vs. 2008), although this number has massively climbed since then.



here's the link to the article:

http://www.crash.net...otogp_2011.html



cheers,

sewarion

well, there is an obvious overall trend identifiable. but there are exceptions, like 2005>2006 or 2008>2009. but these are total numbers, would be interesting to see the numbers for MotoGP only and the development over the years.