01476932

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http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/168537.aspx

This paper examines the background to the use of motorcyclist protection systems (MPS) within the United Kingdom by first presenting a case study of the first MPS installation in the United Kingdom. This installation increased awareness of the use of MPS systems within the United Kingdom and this, together with discussions from motorcyclist organizations and enquiries through Parliamentary Questions, persuaded both the Highways Agency (HA) and Transport Scotland to initiate research into incidents between motorcyclists and safety barriers. This paper presents the results of this research, and explains how this research may lead to implementation guidelines for future MPS use in the United Kingdom.

01476927

English

pp 89-92

2013-2

Transportation Research Circular

Roadside Safety Design and Devices: International Workshop

Web

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Barriers (Roads); Best practices; Guardrails; Highway design; Highway safety; Motorcycle crashes; Roadside; Strategic planning

Roadside safety hardware

United Kingdom

Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Mar 25 2013 11:16AM

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