MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS: WHO, WHEN, WHERE, AND WHY

This report attempts to characterize the conditions which prevail when motorcycle accidents occur. In order to carry out this characterization, all single vehicle motorcycle accidents (N equals 706) and all car-motorcycle accidents (N equals 1418) which occurred in North Carolina in 1972 were investigated. Tabular presentations provide comparison between motorcycle accidents and similar passenger car accidents.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • This study was partially supported by the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program.
  • Corporate Authors:

    Highway Safety Research Center

    North Carolina University
    Chapel Hill, NC  United States 
  • Authors:
    • Griffin III, L I
  • Publication Date: 1974-3

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; Tables;
  • Pagination: 45 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00260957
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 11 1974 12:00AM