Comparison of severity of motorcyclist injury by crash types

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2265, 2011, Pages 70-80

  Schneider, William H ^a   Savolainen, Peter T ^b  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; SAFETY DEVICES;

CRASH DATA; CRASH FACTORS; CRASH TYPE; HELMET USE; INJURY SEVERITY; MOTORCYCLE CRASHES; MOTORCYCLE FATALITIES; MULTI-VEHICLES; PREVIOUS YEAR; STATE OF OHIO;

MOTORCYCLES;

EID: 84858111389     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2265-08     Document Type: Article

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