Development of ranking equations for a protection level star rating system for motorcycle clothing

Motorcyclists are one of the most vulnerable road users on Australian roads. Motorcycle protective clothing may reduce the incidence and severity of injury in crashes, however a substantial proportion has been found to fail under crash conditions. The aim of this research was to develop an evidence-based system for rating protective motorcycle clothing to enable motorcyclists to make informed purchasing decisions. A set of equations and weighting systems were developed based on the results of 21 garments tested to the European Standard for protective motorcycle clothing (EN13595:2002). This work provides a first step towards consumer information for protective motorcycle garments.

• Record URL:
  • http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Hurren, C J
  • de Rome, L
  • Nuthula, A
  • Wang, X
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2016, Canberra, ACT, Australia
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 6-8 September, Canberra, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clothing; Evaluation; Injuries; Injury severity; Motorcyclists; Prevention; Standardization; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ATRI Terms: Clothing; European standard; Evaluation; Injury prevention; Injury severity; Motorcyclist
• ITRD Terms: 9020: Evaluation (assessment)
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01617912
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 28 2016 2:31PM