Motorcycle Crash Causes and Outcomes: Pilot Study [Traffic Tech]

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Accident causes
  • Accident investigation
  • Data collection
  • Fatalities
  • Methodology
  • Motorcycle accidents
  • Training
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Number 391
• Series:
  NHTSA BSR Traffic Tech
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1525894
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  The number of motorcyclist crash-related fatalities has more than doubled during the past 10 years. In the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a comprehensive study of the causes of motorcycle crashes. In anticipation of this mandate, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded a contract to Westat, Inc., and Dynamic Science, Inc., to conduct a Pilot Study to develop and test a methodology for in-depth motorcycle crash investigation. Using a protocol developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development for a multination European study as a guide, the project had four main goals: (1) Develop comprehensive data collection forms, a coding manual, and field protocol for crash investigations; (2) Develop data collection forms, a coding manual, and field protocol for the collection of control group data; (3) Develop training material for use in a future larger scale study; and, (4) Assess the levels of effort and resources required for each stage of an investigation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2075/dot_2075_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 199.46 KB]
• Collection(s):
  NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8239883e30146c40425d8263b6fe27e31598d66345f914962d0916ace0065326