Traffic safety among motorcyclists in Norway: A study of subgroups and risk factors

Bjørnskau, Torkel; Nævestad, Tor‐Olav; Akhtar, Juned

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2011.09.051

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“…6 Based on this premise, younger motorcyclists and during the first months after acquiring their licenses to drive a motorcycle should have been the most involved in these accidents. However, the injured were mostly adults who apparently no longer had to prove themselves as motorcyclists and were aware of the risks in motorcycle driving.…”

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Characteristics of motorcyclists involved in accidents between motorcycles and automobiles

Oliveira

Petroianu

Gonçalves

et al. 2015

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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Conflict of interest: none Introduction: traffic accidents are one of the main causes of death and disability, with motorcyclists representing the great majority of both the victims and the perpetrators. Objective: this work studied the characteristics of motorcyclists injured in accidents involving motorcycles and automobiles. Method: this study sought to interview 100 motorcyclists who had been injured in collisions between motorcycles and automobiles, and who were undergoing emergency hospital treatment in the region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The questionnaires included demographic information (age, gender, skin color, education level, profession) and questions about years of licensed driving practice, how often they would drive an automobile, how long they had had a motorcycle driver's license, how often they would ride a motorcycle, the number of prior accidents involving a car, and the number of prior accidents not involving a car. Results: of the 100 consecutive accidents studied, 91 occurred with men and 9 with women, aged between 16 and 79 (m = 29 ± 11) years. Regarding their reason for using a motorcycle, 83% reported using it for transport, 7% for work, and 10% for leisure. Most of these accident victims had secondary or higher education (47%). Of the motorcyclists who held a car driver's license, 68.3% drove the vehicle daily or weekly and held the license for more than one year. Sixty-seven percent of the accident victims used a motorcycle daily and had a motorcycle driver's license for at least one year. Conclusion: among the motorcyclists injured, most were men aged 20 years or older, with complete secondary education, and experienced in driving both motorcycles and cars, indicating that recklessness while driving the motorcycle is the main cause of traffic accidents.

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Characteristics of motorcyclists involved in accidents between motorcycles and automobiles

Oliveira

Petroianu

Gonçalves

et al. 2015

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras.

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“…Algunos estudios indican que el riesgo de sufrir lesiones en motocicleta es entre10 y 30 veces superior al correspondiente de los conductores de automóviles 5,9 . Esto se debe no solo a la forma del vehículo, que mantiene el cuerpo a la intemperie y limita, en comparación con los automóviles, las opciones en los sistemas de seguridad pasiva (como el cinturón de seguridad o la misma cabina del vehículo), sino que, además de la falta de protección contra choques, están expuestos a no ser vistos por otros conductores de automóviles y a los impactos con barreras de seguridad que han sido diseñadas para otro tipo de vehículos.…”

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“…Sin embargo, los usuarios de las motocicletas tienen un riesgo particularmente alto de lesiones por colisión [1][2][3] , por lo que el motociclismo es considerado una actividad peligrosa 4 . Aunque en otros países los accidentes en motocicleta se han reducido drástica-mente 5 , en México las lesiones son un problema que incrementa junto con la tasa vehicular.…”

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Análisis de los accidentes y las lesiones de los motociclistas en México

Sanz

2017

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“…A study of MC accidents in a hospital in Brazil showed that young riders with less than 5 years of experience are more likely to encounter accidents (Zabeu et al, 2013). The same pattern was also observed among young riders in Norway (Bjornskau et al, 2012). Driving experience alone does not determine safe driving as Crundall (2013) discovered that MC riders with advance training had the fastest hazard response times compared to experienced riders.…”

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Modeling Motorcycle Accident Severity in the Philippines Using Helmet Use, Riding Experience, and Driving Behaviour

2017

ijtte

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Abstract:The study aims to characterize motorcyclists' behaviour in the Philippines and its relationship in predicting the type of injury sustained during an accident. It is hypothesized that violations are likely predictors of serious injury. A survey questionnaire was used to gather data on accident experience and severity, demography, driving experience, and helmet use. Driver behaviour was characterized using the Manchester Driver Behaviour Questionnaire. Logistic regression (LR) was used to model the chance of suffering from serious or minor injury during a MC accident. Significant predictors of serious injury are drunk driving, nonusage of helmets, and underestimating the speed of oncoming vehicle when overtaking. The first two are violations that have already been addressed enactment of laws. However, current behaviour showed that these laws did not change the behaviour of MC riders as expected. Results indicate that the use of helmets had been effective because most of the injuries were concentrated in the lower limbs. The length of MC driving experience did affect the seriousness of injury.

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Traffic safety among motorcyclists in Norway: A study of subgroups and risk factors

Cited by 59 publications

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Characteristics of motorcyclists involved in accidents between motorcycles and automobiles

Characteristics of motorcyclists involved in accidents between motorcycles and automobiles

Análisis de los accidentes y las lesiones de los motociclistas en México

Modeling Motorcycle Accident Severity in the Philippines Using Helmet Use, Riding Experience, and Driving Behaviour

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