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Title:

Motor Scooters and Mopeds: Are Increasing Sales Translating into Increasing Crashes?

Accession Number:

01099684

Record Type:

Component

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Abstract:

Little is known about the crash involvement of scooters and mopeds and whether they are safer than other motorcycles. Difficulties in defining motor scooters and mopeds and identifying them in crash and other databases have hindered research. This paper reviews recent research and analyzes the nature and extent of moped and motorcycle crashes in the State of Queensland, Australia. Analyses of merged crash and registration data found that the number of moped crashes increased from 25 in 2001 to 97 in 2005. Most crashes resulted in hospitalization (43%) or medical treatment (38%) and occurred between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays in low-speed areas. Overall, 50.8% of crashes occurred at intersections and 32.3% were single-vehicle crashes. The most common crash types were collisions between vehicles traveling in the same direction (24.8%), loss of control on a straight road (23.1%), and collisions between the moped and another vehicle on an adjacent approach to an intersection (18.2%). The ratio of motorcycle to moped crashes was about 19:1, but moped crashes increased at a greater rate during 2001–2005 (260% versus 71%). The distributions of crash severity were similar. Moped crashes more often involved loss of control on a straight road (23.1% versus 12.7%), while motorcycle crashes more often involved loss of control on a curve (13.6% versus 5.0%). Moped riders in crashes were much more likely than motorcycle riders to be female (37.9% versus 7.2%) and younger and hold an interstate (10.8% versus 1.3%) or overseas (7.8% versus 0.7%) license. The interpretation of these data and their implications for licensing and other countermeasures are discussed.

Monograph Accession #:

01116587

Language:

English

Authors:

Haworth, Narelle
Nielson, Angela

Pagination:

pp 69-76

Publication Date:

2008

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2074
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309113489

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (25) ; Tables (4)

Geographic Terms:

Queensland

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 29 2008 3:46PM

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