Huge Spike in Motorbike Fatalities Six Months Into 2024

Police check the identification of members of the public at a pop up road block in Broadmeadows, Victoria to ensure they have legitimate reasons for leaving one of the 10 postcode hotspots on 2 July, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Thirty-five motorcyclists have died on Victorian roads so far this year, an increase of 75 percent from the same time last year.

Police are concerned about the spike, which represents a 56 percent increase above the five-year average of 22.6 deaths, just six months into 2024.