Motorcycle conspicuity and traffic accidents

An analysis of data from 1508 motorcycle accidents obtained from Victoria police files for the year 1974 indicates that inadequate motorcycle visibility is an associated factor in 64.5 Percent of automobile / motorcycle collisions. It is the sole identifiable cause of 21.0 Percent of collisions. The conspicuity of the front of the motorcycle is found to be vitally important in these accidents (a).

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• Authors:
  • Williams, M J
  • Hoffmann, E R
• Publication Date: 1979-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 209-24
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crash analysis; Crash causes; Crash types; Data collection; Drivers; Location; Motorcycles; Motorcyclists; Time; Visibility
• Geographic Terms: Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Car; Conspicuity; Crash analysis; Crash cause; Crash type; Data collection; Driver; Location; Motorcycle; Motorcyclist; Time; Visibility
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01438711
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 24 2012 9:49PM