Whole-body vibration exposure experienced by motorcycle riders – An evaluation according to ISO 2631-1 and ISO 2631-5 standards

Impact of speed humps of bicyclists

“…Design of speed humps should be modified to minimize impact to the non-motorized users. A previous study by Chen et al (2009) showed that the riders of four wheelers experience much lower WBVDV as compared to those in two wheelers. Therefore, the difference in discomfort between bicyclists and riders of four wheelers will be much larger, making the design more challenging.…”

“…In this paper, the authors introduce two new geometries of speed hump that are reported to be less hazardous than the circular speed hump. Chen et al (2009) compare the whole-body vibrations experienced by motorcycle riders and car drivers while riding on urban routes. The results, based on the vibrations measured at seat pad, show that whole-body vibration exposure levels of motorcycle riders are distinctively higher than those of drivers of sedans.…”

Measurement and evaluation of whole‐body vibration exposure in drivers of cargo vehicle compositions

“…Previous studies addressed this issue as a part of their objectives. Eger, Stevenson, Boileau, Salmoni, and Vib (), Chen, Chen, Liu, Chen, and Pan (), Johnson, Rynell, and Blood (), Lewis and Johnson () and Park, Fukuda, Kim, and Maeda () carried comparisons out between ISO 2631‐1 (1997) and ISO 2631‐5 (2004) standards based on exposure measurements. Besides the same two ISO standards, Thamsuwan, Blood, Ching, Boyle, and Johnson () and Kim et al () included analyses based on vector sum and compared the results with the European Directive 2002/44/EC () limits.…”

“…Besides that, there are still many questions about the relationship between characteristics of the WBV exposure and adverse effects on the health of exposed workers. Studies (e.g., Bovenzi & Hulshof, ; Bovenzi et al, ; Burdorf & Hulshof, ; Chen et al, ; Kollock, Games, Wilson, & Sefton, ; Seidel, Hinza, Hofmannb, & Menzela, ; Tamrin, Yokoyama, Aziz, & Maeda, ; Viruet, Genaidy, Shell, Salem, & Karwowski, ; Wikström, Kjellberg, & Landström, ) concerning the identification of dose–response relationship are still trying to find a way to quantify these effects. Burström, Nilsson, and Wahlström () carried out a review about WBV and the risk of low back pain (LBP) and sciatica.…”

Analysis of Passenger Ride Comfort

“…For this purpose, the physical model of the investigated system is formed by combining a full-vehicle model and a human model used in the literature. There are many studies in which used human body like a dynamic system, can be found [8], [15]. The human body used in this study is taken from these studies [8].…”