THE MINTER REPORT - AN ANALYSIS OF STATISTICS RELATING TO MOTORCYCLING

The study attempts to prove that the accident liability of drivers is not dependent on the type of motor vehicle used and that for the same age and experience the accident levels of twmv riders and car drivers are not very different. Although official statistics on accidents and casualties appear to show that motorcycling is many times more dangerous than car driving, it is believed that these figures overstate the situation. The study examines official and other data in order to judge the matter fairly and makes proposals for future policies that could be followed by both trade and users of twmvs. It is suggested that as there are wide variations of driving behaviour and competance amongst both motorcyclists and car drivers, such variations should be taken into account before conclusions are made. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Motorcycle Association of Great Britain Limited

  Starley House, Easton Road
  Coventry,   England 
• Authors:
  • MINTER, A L
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 86 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Alternatives analysis; Automobile drivers; Automobiles; Behavior; Crash analysis; Crash rates; Driver experience; Drivers; Evaluation and assessment; Knowledge; Motorcyclists; Statistics; Traffic crashes
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 1757: Age; 9001: Behaviour; 1243: Car; 1772: Driver; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2225: Experience (human); 1752: Motorcyclist; 6555: Statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394668
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM