Travel exposure and choice of comparison crashes for examining motorcycle conspicuity by analysis of crash data

Cercarelli, Lucia; Arnold, P.K.; Rosman, D L; Sleet, David A.; Thornett, M. L.

doi:10.1016/0001-4575(92)90049-o

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“…Broader analysis of our data also demonstrates that the average number of bony injuries sustained is greater in multiple vehicle crashes. This finding is in keeping with the increased crash risk associated with riding among other vehicles shown by Cercarelli et al 6 . and in keeping with the greater injury severity/mortality in multivehicle crashes shown by Whittington 7 and Meuleners et al 5 …”

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Factors influencing motorcycle crash victim outcomes: a prospective study

Cunningham

Chenik

Zellweger

2012

ANZ Journal of Surgery

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

Factors influencing motorcycle crash victim outcomes: a prospective study

Cunningham

Chenik

Zellweger

2012

ANZ Journal of Surgery

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“…Low motorcycle conspicuity, or the inability of the motorcyclist to be seen by other road users, is considered an important factor associated with the risk of motorcycle crashes (Cercarelli et al, 1992;Williams and Hoffmann, 1979;Wulf et al, 1989). Previous work suggests that inexpensive measures, such as wearing reflective or fluorescent clothing, and using headlights in daytime could reduce motorcycle fatalities and serious injuries (Muller, 1984;Rumar, 1980;Thomson, 1980;Wells et al, 2004).…”

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Modeling motorcycle helmet use in Iowa: Evidence from six roadside observational surveys

Gkritza

2009

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…Cercarelli et al (1992) produce evidence from accident database studies to suggest that many crashes between cars can be interpreted as LBFS errors. The explanation of collisions purely in terms of sensory conspicuity problems does not therefore seem likely to provide a complete explanation of this type of accident (Olson 1989;Wulf et al 1989).…”

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An analysis of 'looked but failed to see' accidents involving parked police vehicles

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Drivers who collide with a vehicle that is parked on the hard shoulder of a motorway or dual-carriageway sometimes claim not to have seen it before the collision. Previous research into vehicle conspicuity has taken such 'looked but failed to see' claims at face value, and concentrated on attempting to remedy the problem by making vehicles more conspicuous in sensory terms. However, the present study describes investigations into accidents of this kind which have involved stationary police cars, vehicles which are objectively highly conspicuous. Two laboratory studies showed that experienced drivers viewing a film of dual-carriageway driving were slower to respond to a parked police car as a 'hazard' if it was parked directly in the direction of travel than if it was parked at an angle; this effect was more pronounced when the driver's attention was distracted with a secondary reasoning task. Taken together with the accident reports, these results suggest that 'looked but failed to see' accidents may arise not because the parked vehicle is difficult to see, but for more cognitive reasons, such as vigilance failure, or possession by the driver of a 'false hypothesis' about the road conditions ahead. An emergency vehicle parked in the direction of travel, with only its blue lights flashing, may encourage drivers to believe that the vehicle is moving rather than stationary. Parking at an angle in the road, and avoiding the use of blue lights alone while parked, are two steps that drivers of parked emergency vehicles should consider taking in order to alert approaching drivers to the fact that a stationary vehicle is ahead.

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Travel exposure and choice of comparison crashes for examining motorcycle conspicuity by analysis of crash data

Cited by 23 publications

References 4 publications

Factors influencing motorcycle crash victim outcomes: a prospective study

Factors influencing motorcycle crash victim outcomes: a prospective study

Modeling motorcycle helmet use in Iowa: Evidence from six roadside observational surveys

An analysis of 'looked but failed to see' accidents involving parked police vehicles

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