THE DUTY OF MOFA (GERMAN LOW SPEED MOPED) RIDERS TO WEAR HELMETS
HELMPFLICHT BEI MOFAFAHRERN
WHEN THE CRASH HELMET LAW WAS INTRODUCED, MOFA (GERMAN LOW SPEED MOPED) RIDERS WERE EXEMPT. HOWEVER, STATISTICS SHOW A HIGH NUMBER OF DEAD AND INJURED AMONG MOFA RIDERS, AND IT APPEARS TO BE UNJUSTIFIED TO TREAT THEM DIFFERENTLY FROM MOTORCYCLE AND MOPED RIDERS AND EXEMPT THEM FROM WEARING HELMETS. A STUDY SHOWED THAT, OF THE FEW MOFA RIDERS WHO WEAR CRASH HELMETS, NONE WAS FATALLY INJURED. MOFA RIDERS ARE DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO TRAUMATIC EFFECTS. THE WEARING OF HELMETS PREVENTS OR REDUCES THE NUMBER OF INJURIES WHICH HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. THE FACT THAT MOFAS OFTEN REACH SPEEDS HIGHER THAN ALLOWED AND THAT SERIOUS HEAD AND SKULL INJURIES OCCUR EVEN AT SPEEDS BELOW 25 KM/H, IS SIGNIFICANT. HOWEVER, MOFA RIDERS ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK BECAUSE VEHICLES WITH WHICH THEY COLLIDE ARE HEAVIER. THE AUTHOR DEMANDS THE INTRODUCTION OF CRASH HELMET LEGISLATION FOR MOFA RIDERS. A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBERS INJURED, SERIOUSLY INJURED AND FATALLY INJURED OF ABOUT A THIRD WOULD BE EXPECTED. THE COVERING ABSTRACT FOR THE CONFERENCE IS IRRD NO 311057.
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Authors:
- GERLACH, D
- Publication Date: 1979
Language
- German
Media Info
- Pagination: 237-50
- Monograph Title: KONGRESSBERICHT JAHRESTAGUNG 1979 DER DEUTSCHEN GESELLSCHAFT FUER VERKEHRSMEDIZIN E.V., GEMEINSAM MIT DER DEUTSCHEN VERKEHRSWACHT E.V., 30. MAERZ BIS 1. APRIL 1979, KOELN
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Serial:
- UNFALL U SICHERHEITSFORSCH STRASSENVERKEHR 21
- Issue Number: 21
- ISSN: 0341-5732
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash severity; Fatalities; Helmets; Injuries; Legislation; Motorcyclists; Protective clothing; Skull
- ITRD Terms: 1687: Crash helmet; 1602: Fatality; 2163: Injury; 1556: Legislation; 1752: Motorcyclist; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 2021: Skull
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01289282
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 1:42AM