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Title:

Mixed Multinomial Logit Model Estimation of Motorcycle Riding Safety Gear Based on Operator Motorcycle Type

Accession Number:

01475244

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Motorcycle crashes and crash fatalities are on the rise. Safety gear is an option that motorcycle riders have to protect themselves. In the research, crash data in the state of Ohio was used to generate maps through the use of Hot Spot Analysis to determine areas of Ohio with high numbers of motorcycle crash rates. Motorcycle events within those defined area were attended, and high definition video captured riders as they drove in and out of the events. The video was broken down to complete a survey of the gear that riders wear based on a variety of categories. The data taken from the survey was used to develop a mixed multinomial logit model to determine the correlations between motorcycle type and gear use. The findings of this research indicate that helmet use is more common in sport and standard types motorcycles compared to touring and cruising motorcycles. The research also suggests an overall increase in gear usage for sport motorcycles compared to other motorcycle types.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF30 Motorcycles and Mopeds.

Monograph Accession #:

01470560

Report/Paper Numbers:

13-1546

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Maistros, Alexander R
Schneider IV, William H
Stakleff, Brandon A
Holik, William A

Pagination:

20p

Publication Date:

2013

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2013-1-13 to 2013-1-17
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Motorcycle safety; Motorcycle type

Geographic Terms:

Ohio

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2013 Paper #13-1546

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 5 2013 12:23PM