What is it about?
A study of the population of motorcycle riders found no association between rider age, licence status or riding experience and crash involvement, whereas crashing was associated with a history of traffic violations and multiple near-crash experiences.
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Why is it important?
This was a survey of a multi-stage stratified random sample of a rider population. The findings have challenged some of the factors most commonly identified as crash predictors in studies limited to riders who have been involved in motorcycle crashes. The finding may be of value in reviewing the basis of motorcycle safety education programs. The association between multiple near-crash experiences and actual crashes is of particular interest as it suggests something about a riding style that requires further research.
Perspectives
Population studies of individual road user groups are difficult to conduct due to the potential biases introduced in the recruitment for the selection of participants. We were fortunate that in New South Wales, Australia driver/riders are issued with photo-licences, which must be renewed in person at a government registry office. This provided an opportunity to create a sampling plan based on the known population of registered motorcycles in each postal code area associated with each registry office.
Liz de Rome
Deakin University
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This page is a summary of: Near-miss crashes and other predictors of motorcycle crashes: Findings from a population-based survey, Traffic Injury Prevention, December 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1536822.
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