THE PROBLEM OF LEG INJURIES IN MOTORCYCLE RIDERS. A LITERATURE SURVEY, A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE OUTCOME OF MOTORCYCLE RIDERS LEG INJURIES SUPPLEMENTED BY SOME RESULTS FROM AN ACCIDENT STUDY

Severe injuries to the legs sustained by motorcyclists are well known. To elucidate the state of affairs of crash protection of motorcyclists legs, and to describe the nature and size of the problem, the following studies have been carried out: (1) a comprehensive study of the literature on the protective effects of motorcycle crash bars; (2) a study of the frequency, nature and outcome of significant injuries to motorcyclist's legs and (3) a study of the use of crash bars and the influence of these items on the injury patterns in an accident population. Some of the results of these studies are presented. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 393117. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented during the Proceedings of the 1984 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impacts, Delft, the Netherlands, 4, 5, 6 September 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  IRCOBI (International Research Council on the Biokinetics of Impacts)

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• Authors:
  • NORDENTOFT, E L
  • LARSEN, C F
  • BEHRENSDORFF, I
• Conference:
  • This paper was presented during the Proceedings of the 1984 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impacts, Delft, the Netherlands, 4, 5, 6 September 1984.
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 229-241

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Equipment; Injuries; Injury severity; Leg; Motorcyclists; Prevention; Protection; Reviews
• Geographic Terms: Denmark
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 8028: Denmark; 3674: Equipment; 2163: Injury; 2023: Leg (human); 1752: Motorcyclist; 9149: Prevention; 1623: Severity (accid, injury)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393134
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM