MINIBIKE BACKGROUND INFORMATION

DURING THE PAST DECADE, MINIBIKES HAVE BECOME A NEW HAZARD. A DELIGHT FOR YOUNGSTERS, THE OCCUPANT DEATH RATE IS PROBABLY HIGHER THAN THAT OF MOTORCYCLES - MOST VICTIMS BEING BETWEEN 9 AND 15. GENERALLY, MINIBIKES CANNOT BE LICENSED FOR USE ON PUBLIC STREETS ALTHOUGH A FEW OF THE LARGER, MORE SOPHISTICATED BIKES DO HAVE NECESSARY SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND CAN BE LICENSED AS MOTORCYCLES TO BE RIDDEN ON PUBLIC STREETS BY LICENSED DRIVERS. THERE ARE OVER ONE HUNDRED MODELS OF MINIBIKES AVAILABLE WITH VARYING DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Automobile Association

  Traffic Engineering & Safety Department
  ,   United States 
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Design; Hazards; Licenses
• Old TRIS Terms: Minibikes
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223760
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 16 1972 12:00AM