SAFETY MOTORCYCLE
To discover what happens to a motorcycle in a variety of collisions, a model about 24 inches long was constructed with a dummy figure fitted, all contained in a travelling cage moving down a sloping runway. The dimensions, velocities, etc. of the components are related by the principle of dimensional similarity so that relative motions and velocities remain as those of a full-sized machine. This enables the ultimate effect on the dummy to be photographed after the accident and from this can be built up a design for a safety motorcycle that will withstand the collisions met in practice. /Author/
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Corporate Authors:
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
1 Birdcage Walk
London SW1H 9JJ, England -
Authors:
- Westcott, J S
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1975-1
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 1-16
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Serial:
- Volume: 18
- Issue Number: 1
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash injury research; Crashes; Dummies; Mathematical models; Motorcycles; Photography; Research; Safety; Safety equipment
- Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Safety features
- Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00152378
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM