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oldguy
18th May 2006, 21:11
The Hurt Report (AKA "Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of Countermeasures") this is US study but very interesting.
http://www.clarity.net/~adam/hurt-report.html

Drum
18th May 2006, 21:33
Some real interesting facts there.

Glad to say I seem to fit into all the lowest risk categories!

James Deuce
18th May 2006, 21:37
Hugely out of date. Vehicle performance has changed, roading has changed, road use has changed, vehicle use has changed, protective gear has changed, etc, etc, etc.

As painful as it is, I don't see the report being particularly valid anymore, especially as the number of motorcyclists in "Western" countries has diminished greatly since the report was written.

Motig
19th May 2006, 16:11
You would probably find that even if it is dated the majority of statistics would still apply today. Drivers/Riders are still the same human beings, they havn't been altered terribly much to my knowledge.

James Deuce
19th May 2006, 16:20
The statistics have changed dramatically, particularly the number of accidents per kilometre travelled and the average age of the riders have gone WAY up.