FATAL AND SEVERE INJURY: SCOOTER AND MOPED CRASHES IN CALIFORNIA, 1985

Fatal and severe injury crashes for scooters and mopeds in California for 1985 were compared with those for motorcycles during the same year. Scooters had more than twice the injury crash rate of mopeds but one-half the rate of motorcycles. Age of injured drivers and crash patterns for scooters, mopeds, and motorcycles varied significantly.

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• Authors:
  • SALATKA, M
  • ARZEMANIAN, S
  • Kraus, J F
  • Anderson, C L
• Publication Date: 1990-9

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1122-24
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • ISSN: 0090-0036
  • EISSN: 1541-0048
  • Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crash rates; Crash severity; Fatalities; Injury classification; Moped drivers; Mopeds; Motorcycles; Motorcyclists; Scooters
• Geographic Terms: California
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497032
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Public Health Association
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 776
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM