Application of ISO 13232 to motorcyclist protective device research

Rogers, Nicholas M.; Zellner, John W.

Affiliations

¹International Motorcycle Manufacturers Association, Switzerland

Abstract

International Standard 13232 has been developed and internationally approved for the purpose of providing common research methods for assessing the feasibility of protective devices which might be fitted to motorcycles and which are intended to reduce injuries to riders resulting from car impact. The Standard represents the current international consensus of relevant experts from 10 participating nations reached through the committee process. The Standard involves agreed methods for: description of a standardized motorcycle accident population; a specialized motorcyclist crash dummy; measurement methods; injury indices; full scale test procedures and conditions; and methods for calibrating and using computer simulations to predict performance across the population of accidents. The Standard provides a practical and specific means for evaluating the comparative effects of proposed protective devices. Results of applying the Standard to a full scale test evaluation of an example proposed UKDS motorcycle leg protector device are presented and discussed, along with suggestions for possible future refinements of the Standard.

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Cited By (2)

Year	Entry
1998	Rogers NM, Zellner JW. An overall evaluation of UKDS motorcyclist leg protectors based on IS0 13232. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). May 31–June 4, 1998; Windsor, Ontario, Canada.2247-2259.
1998	Kebschull SA, Zellner JW, Van Auken M, Rogers NM. Injury risk/benefit analysis of motorcyclist protective devices using computer simulation and IS0 13232. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). May 31–June 4, 1998; Windsor, Ontario, Canada.2357-2374.