Characteristics of Unlicensed Motorcyclists in Florida
In the U.S., a motorcycle-only license or motorcycle endorsement is required to operate a motorcycle on public roadways. The goal of a licensing system is to ensure that motorcyclists have the minimum knowledge and skills needed to operate a motorcycle safely. Although unlicensed operation of motorcycles can impose significant harm to the motoring public, it often receives less attention in traffic safety research due to the illegal nature of the problem and the relatively small size of the motorcycling population, which is about 3% of the motoring public in the US. This study explored the unlicensed motorcyclist problem in Florida to explore their characteristics using traffic crash data and a survey of newly-endorsed motorcyclists who stated that they had been riding prior to receiving the endorsement. The study confirmed that unlicensed motorcyclists are more likely to be involved in risk-taking behaviors, and the magnitude of the unlicensed riding population is quite different among different motorcycle types. To further investigate the effects on crash injury severity of license compliance status by motorcycle type, injury severity models were developed by using Ordered Logit (OL) model.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF30 Standing Committee on Motorcycles and Mopeds.
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Authors:
- Lee, Chanyoung
- Karimi, Behzad
- Jang, Siwon
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
- Date: 2017
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 17p
- Monograph Title: TRB 96th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash injuries; Driving without a license; High risk drivers; Highway safety; Injury severity; Licensing; Motorcyclists
- Geographic Terms: Florida
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01625608
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 17-03815
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 8 2017 9:23AM