Analysis of factors that increase motorcycle rider risk compared to car driver risk

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-29

  Keall, Michael D ^a   Newstead, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Injury; Motorcycle; Risk; Statistics

Indexed keywords

CAR DRIVER; CRASH DATA; INJURY; INJURY CRASHES; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY APPROACH; SERIOUS INJURIES; SMALL CARS; STATISTICAL MODELS; TRAINING AND EDUCATION;

ACCIDENTS; BICYCLES; CRASHWORTHINESS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; RISKS; STATISTICS;

MOTORCYCLES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTORCYCLE; NEW ZEALAND; REGISTER; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMOBILES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; NEW ZEALAND; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867034950     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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