In 2013 the mortality rate reached 13.2/100,000 inhabitants, out of which over 44% of the deceased were motorcyclists. In part, that situation is the result of an astounding increase in motor vehicles, especially motorcycles. It is estimated that nearly 1,600 motorcycle licenses are issued in Colombia every day; that is to say, that there are over 500,000 new motorcycles per year. In 2013, motorcycles became the number one motor vehicle in Colombia.
Esta situación en parte ha sido resultado del incremento vertiginoso del parque automotor, especialmente de motocicletas; se estima que diariamente en Colombia se expiden alrededor de 1.600 licencias para este tipo de vehículo, es decir, más de 500.000 nuevas motocicletas por año; así en 2013 se constituyeron como el vehículo más representativo en el parque automotor del país.