Adolescent motorcyclists are being scraped off the road or being left to a “too close to call” moment due to inattentive drivers on Tasmania’s roads, Luke Corcoran says.

Since June 2016, 18,171 motorcyclists have registered in Tasmania and 272 of those have been in accidents.  

Corcoran has been no stranger to the reckless behaviour of Tasmanian drivers.

“I’ve been in two motorcycle accidents, one could have been fatal,” he said.

“With those two accidents, I’ve also had tonnes of close calls because of drivers not seeing me.

“Frequently people bump into me and on some occasions I drop my bike.”

As of September this year, 27 motorcyclists have died on Tasmanian roads, compared to 24 total deaths in 2011.

Since 2007, the crash rate has increased from 277 to 329 in 2016.

Drunk, inexperienced and absentminded drivers have been putting motorcyclists, as well as other drivers, at risk.

“I believe motorcyclists should be able to lane split only at red lights or traffic jams so that we can sit at the front of the line and be seen,” Corcoran said.