AFTER HELMETS - IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1987 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE BIOMECHANICS OF IMPACTS, HELD IN BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) SEPTEMBER 8-10, 1987

Helmets remain the primary protective device available to motorcyclists. Their effectiveness in reducing the incidence and severity of head injuries has been clearly demonstrated in a number of field accident studies. Increasing attention is now being given to the potential and design of other protective devices: in particular, leg shields or guards and protective clothing. This paper is a review and evaluation of the development and current status of such protective features. Special attention is given to the difficulties of interpolating existing motorcycle accident data for the development and evaluation of such features. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  IRCOBI (International Research Council on the Biokinetics of Impacts)

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• Authors:
  • PEDDER, J B
  • NEWMAN, J A
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 43-57
• Serial:
  • Publication of: IRCOBI-Secretariat
  • Publisher: IRCOBI (International Research Council on the Biokinetics of Impacts)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clothing; Conferences; Design; Equipment; Evaluation; Helmets; Injuries; Injury severity; Leg; Motorcyclists; Prevention; Protective clothing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Severity
• ITRD Terms: 1688: Clothing; 8525: Conference; 1687: Crash helmet; 9011: Design (overall design); 3674: Equipment; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2163: Injury; 2023: Leg (human); 1752: Motorcyclist; 9149: Prevention; 1623: Severity (accid, injury)
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492476
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM