REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR AN EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY MOTORCYCLE

The desirability and costs of near term safety improvements in motorcycles was determined and preliminary specifications and a recommended development plan for a near term experimental safety motorcycle was prepared. The program covered the following areas of safety: anti-lock brake, improved traction tires, improved headlamp system, conspicuity, windshield, rear vision, security system, fuel system and flexible fenders.

• Corporate Authors:

  AMF Incorporated

  Advanced Systems Laboratory, 495 South Fairview Avenue
  Goleta, CA  United States  93017
• Authors:
  • Bartol, J
  • Livers, G D
  • Hirsch, N R
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 111 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Brakes; Feasibility analysis; Fuel systems; Motorcycles; Safety engineering; Specifications; Tires; Traction
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Old TRIS Terms: Nhtsa
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051679
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-257-3-585
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Apr 5 1974 12:00AM