Effectiveness of protective clothing in Munich area motorcycle accidents.

Author(s)
Schuller, E. Beier, G. & Spann, W.
Year
Abstract

To assess the effectiveness of protective clothing, in particular of crash helmets, a nine-month accident field study was carried out, which covered non-minor injured helmeted and non-helmeted motorcyclists. Crash helmets were found to reduce the number of non-minor injured riders at least 82% of the figure for unhelmeted riders. Wearing motorcycle clothing is effective in preventing or reducing abrasions and lacerations at low levels of injury severity.

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Publication

Library number
B 22113 (In: B 22101 [electronic version only]) /84/91/ IRRD 269897
Source

In: Proceedings of the 26th Stapp Car Crash Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 20-21, 1982, p. 259-267, tab., ref.; SAE Paper No. 821162

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