Effectiveness of antilock braking systems in reducing motorcycle fatal crash rates

Traffic Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-173

  Teoh, Eric R ^a  

^a Insurance Institute for Highway Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Antilock braking system; Combined braking systems; Crashes; Insurance claims; Motorcycles; Wheel lock

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MOTORCYCLES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953906859     PISSN: 15389588     EISSN: 1538957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2010.541308     Document Type: Article

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