A crash testing evaluation of motorcyclist protection systems for use on steel W-beam safety barriers

Safety barriers are a popular and proven countermeasure used to protect vehicle occupants from roadside hazards. However, international and Australian research demonstrates that safety barriers can pose significant safety risks to motorcyclists in the event of a crash. The Centre for Road Safety (CRS) undertook a series of crash tests of currently available Motorcyclist Protection Systems (MPS) to investigate their suitability for use on NSW roads. The objectives were to assess whether the addition of MPS to a standard W-Beam improves the injury outcome for an impacting motorcyclist, without compromising the safety of other road users.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Eveleigh, M
  • Burrows, A
  • Baker, J
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2016, Canberra, ACT, Australia
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 6-8 September, Canberra, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Guardrails; Injuries; Motorcyclists; Prevention; Steel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users); Safe systems (roads)
• Geographic Terms: Australia; New South Wales
• ATRI Terms: Crash test; Injury prevention; Motorcyclist; Safety fence; Steel
• ITRD Terms: 1648: Impact test (crash); 1686: Safety fence
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01617853
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 28 2016 2:24PM