Typical injury patterns of motorcyclists in different crash types:​ effectiveness and improvements of countermeasures

Hell, Wolfram; Lob, Günter

There is a high injury rate in motorcycle accidents. In contrast to automobiles, there have been no improvements in the passive safety of motorcycles in the last few decades. The motorcyclist drives without an impact absorbing zone, and his possible safety measures are limited to a safety helmet and appropriate safety clothing. His kinematics in a crash can take many different forms. The object of this study is the registration of 173 real-life motorcycle crashes at the scene of the accident, to get a coherent picture of the severity and injury localisation in different crash-types. Additionally, the efficiency of protective measures (147 articles of clothing and 85 crash helmets) was analysed.

Year

Entry

1989

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1985

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1990

Pedder JB, Newman JA, Mackay GM. The role of in-depth motorcycle accident studies in the reduction of accident trauma. In: Proceedings of the 1990 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 12-14, 1990; Lyon, France.305-318.

1984

Chinn BP, Macaulay MA. Leg protection for motorcycles. In: Proceedings of the 1984 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 4-6, 1984; Delft, The Netherlands.265-278.

1987

Pedder JB, Newman JA. After helmets: is there anything else? In: Proceedings of the 1987 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 8-10, 1987; Birmingham, UK.43-57.