2013
DOI: 10.3141/2388-07
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Relationship between Rider Trajectory and Injury Outcome in Motorcycle-to-Barrier Crashes

Abstract: In collisions with traffic barriers, motorcyclists have a much higher risk of fatality than other road users. Many databases focus on the vehicle when reporting the sequence of events; however, in motorcycle collisions, the vehicle and rider often separate and follow different trajectories. The aim of this study was to determine how rider trajectory influences injury outcome. Rider trajectories in barrier collisions were determined through an analysis of police accident reports from New Jersey (2007 to 2011). … Show more

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“…From a technical point of view, a certain separation of the PTW rider from the PTW has to be taken into account. On the one hand, such a separation can occur due to a higher rotational velocity of the PTW compared to that of the PTW rider, and on the other hand, actions of the rider like jumping from the vehicle prior to the impact were reported by cyclists [ 13 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From a technical point of view, a certain separation of the PTW rider from the PTW has to be taken into account. On the one hand, such a separation can occur due to a higher rotational velocity of the PTW compared to that of the PTW rider, and on the other hand, actions of the rider like jumping from the vehicle prior to the impact were reported by cyclists [ 13 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With regard to the stability issue, it should be also noted that a recent study based on police data (Daniello et al, 2014) has shown that motorcyclists' injury risk increased when thrown into a road barrier, compared to crashing in a sliding or upright position. While the use of police data may be known to suffer from a number of limitations regarding injury severity measures (Farmer, 2003), Daniello et al (2014) divided upright collisions based on the trajectory of the rider, which has been very uncommon in previous studies.…”
Section: Overall Findingsmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…This would be due to the fact that increased deceleration provided by ABS would theoretically decrease the impact speed, thus mitigating injuries. Also, other studies have suggested that injury severity could be reduced in crashes in which the rider is an upright position, compared to similar crashes with prone riders (Sporner and Kramlich, 2003;Rizzi et al, 2012), although Daniello et al (2014) reported no statistically significant difference between the injury risks for sliding into a road barrier, compared to striking upright without being separated from the motorcycle.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 93%
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“…In addition, the following data were recorded: curve radius, speed limit, crash consequences, time of the day, and the presence of road markings. The barrier type was determined by examining the crash location or using Google Street View, a method used in some earlier studies [19,23]. It has to be noted that the examined road safety barriers were not equipped with any type of MPS.…”
Section: Data Collectionmentioning
confidence: 99%