Article: Accidents rise along with motorcycles' popularity; Motorcycles, scooters and mopeds are turning up more frequently on the roads, but they're also becoming more common in accidents, hitting a 17-year high in 2007.(NEWS)

Byline: BILL McAULIFFE; STAFF WRITER

CORRECTION PUBLISHED 08/20/08: This story incorrectly reported the department that motorcycle safety spokesman Pat Hahn works for. He is an information officer for the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. .

It didn't surprise Bob Hedstrom to hear that motorcycle ownership in 2007 in Minnesota was nearly double what it was in 1996. "Ours (sales) will double from last year," said Hedstrom, owner of Scooterville Minnesota, a small-bike dealership at Cedar Avenue and Interstate 94 in Minneapolis. But the zooming popularity of stylish scooters and motorcycles has a darker backdrop. Crashes and injuries in motorcycle accidents hit a ...

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