Vulnerable riders: safety implications of motorcycling in the European Union

Motorcycling encompasses a number of types of vehicles and in recent years this has been reflected in the increased use of the term Powered Two Wheeler (PTW). PTW fatalities account for approximately 20 per cent of the total number of road fatalities in Europe; in addition, the fatality rate of PTW users is not declining at the same rate as that of car occupants. Whilst all modes of transport will inevitably carry some risk, a dedicated and thorough investigation of potential safety measures, specifically aimed at PTWs is overdue. The principles of PTW crash epidemiology and causation need to be understood to identify the most promising fields for targeted measures and further research needs. In conjunction with this, it should be recognised that increase in congestion has increased the popularity of PTWs. In recent years there has been much discussion about whether or not a PTW user falls into the category of vulnerable road user or not. Both PTW users and cyclists (when wearing a helmet) are to some extent protected. The same arguments can be advanced in relation to protective clothing. Despite its imperfections, we regard PTW users as vulnerable road users alongside cyclists and pedestrians due to the absence of a protective cage.

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• Corporate Authors:

  European Transport Safety Council (ETSC)

  Brussels,    

  European Transport Safety Council (ETSC)

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• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway safety; Mopeds; Motorcyclists; Traffic safety; Vulnerable road users
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (human factors)
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• ATRI Terms: Crash countermeasure; Injury prevention; Moped; Motorcyclist; Road safety; Vulnerable road user
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01385245
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9789076024325
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 6:45PM