01471940

Monograph

http://www.domesticscan.o...oads/NCHRP20-68A_09-04.pdf

http://www.domesticscan.o...ices-for-motorcycle-safety

http://www.domesticscan.o...9-04_Executive_Summary.pdf

In March and April 2011, a team of transportation professionals with expertise in highway design, maintenance, data collection and analysis, and motorcyclist safety issues held discussions with representatives from five states, four motorcycle rider advocacy groups, and one manufacturer on infrastructure issues relating to enhancing motorcyclist safety. The scan team focused on infrastructure, event management and travel planning, data collection and analysis, and communication and coordination as topics for discussion. The scan team chose specific states and organizations because of their innovative approaches to enhancing motorcyclist safety and their unique circumstances in hosting major riding events. The team invited motorcycle rider advocacy groups to participate because of their unique interests in promoting rider safety. The scan team traveled to Florida, Maryland, and Wisconsin. In addition to officials from various organizations in these states, the team met with representatives from South Dakota, Idaho, and the American Motorcyclist Association, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, the Motorcycle Industry Council, and the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, as well as with individuals from Harley-Davidson USA, and American Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE) of Florida Inc. The scan team gathered information on a broad array of topics a nd identified some effective practices that could be adopted at the state, city, and county levels. The team reviewed specific approaches to planning, design, operations, maintenance , and communications. These approaches are described in this report. The team strongly endorses the concept of a motorcycle safety coalition in each state, with a membership representative of all stakeholders in the state. The coalitions provide perspective on the unique riding and handling characteristics of motorized two- and three-wheeled vehicles that are affected by roadway design, construction, and maintenance practices. The most effective coalitions serve as advisory bodies to heads of transportation departments. Formal business plans and frequent, regularly scheduled meeting s provide opportunities for timely feedback on current and emerging safety issues. These ad visory groups are effective in raising awareness of motorcycling issues among transportatio n officials, engineering and maintenance personnel, and the traveling public. The states included in this domestic scan have adopted practice s and protocols for highway design, construction, operations, and maintenance that are inte nded to enhance motorcycling safety. In addition, some of the states have created targeted programs to promote safety at large-scale annual rallies and at popular, but challenging, rid ing locations. The impetus for many of these programs was the growing awareness of the rising number of motorcyclist fatalities.

NCHRP Project 20 68A, Scan 09-04

English

85p

2011-9

Scan Team Report

Digital/other

Appendices; Figures; Tables

Coalitions; Communications; Maintenance; Motorcycle crashes; Motorcyclists; Operations; Planning and design

Motorcycle safety; Scanning studies

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety

TRIS, ATRI

Feb 7 2013 11:10AM